Programme

08:50-09:00 | Family photo

09:00 – 09:45 | Opening session

Moderator: Stavroula Demetriades, Eurofound

Welcoming addresses:

  • Olta Manjani, Deputy Minister of Economy, Culture and Innovation of Albania
  • Majlinda Dhuka, Minister of State and Chief Negotiator, Albania
  • Oliver Röpke, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
  • Ivailo Kalfin, Executive Director of Eurofound
  • Pilvi Torsti, Director of European Training Foundation (ETF)
  • H.E. Silvio Gonzato, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Albania

 

09:45-11:00 | Living and working in the Western Balkan Region

Moderator: Matthias Themel, ETF

  1. Quality of jobs, quality of life: findings of Eurofound surveys in the region presented by Stavroula Demetriades, Eurofound
  2. The future of skills in the Western Balkan Region: findings of ETF studies in the region presented by Romain Boitard, ETF
  3. Inclusion of stakeholders, including social partners, in the implementation of the Growth plan and Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans (EESC) presented by Andrej Zorko, EESC member

Q&A session

 

11:00-11:30 | Coffee break

 

11:30-12:15 | On-stage dialogue: How can social dialogue deal with socioeconomic challenges?

Moderator: Lidija Pavić Rogošić, EESC member

Panellists:

  • Lejo Sibbel, Senior Specialist on Social Dialogue and Labour Law, ILO,
  • Martin Hošták, EESC member, Secretary-General, National Union of Employers of the Slovak Republic

  • Miloš Miljković, Executive Secretary of the "Independence" (Nezavisnost) Trade Unions Confederation, Serbia 

  • Pavle D. Radovanović, Vice-President of the Chamber of Economy of Montenegro

  • Dafina Peci, Executive Director at National Youth Congress of Albania 

12:15- 13:00 | Working groups

Improving working conditions, skills for the future and quality of life: Making change happen

 

13: 00- 14:15 | Lunch break

 

14:15-15:00 | Working groups

Youth Guarantee and Growth plan: Opportunities for strengthening social dialogue  

 

15:00-15:45 | Navigating a way forward: Harvesting ideas and suggested solutions from the working sessions (plenary)

15:45-16:00 | Closing remarks

  • Ivailo Kalfin, Eurofound
  • Pilvi Torsti, ETF
  • Oliver Röpke, EESC