In order to prepare its opinion on the health package proposed by the European Commission, the EESC is organising a public hearing on "Building a European Health Union" on 29 March 2021.
The aim of the event is to gather input from other EU Institutions, civil society and health professionals.
We will debate around the following questions:
- How can we build a strong European Health Union?
- What are the strengths and weaknesses of the current proposals?
Draft Programme
09.00 a.m. - 09.30 a.m. | Testing connections
09.30 a.m. - 09.35 a.m. | Introduction
- Giulia Barbucci, President of the study group
09.35 a.m. - 09.45 a.m. | Presentation of the opinion
- Ioannis Vardakastanis, Rapporteur of the EESC opinion
09.45 a.m. - 11.10 a.m. | Panel 1
(with break for the interpreters 15 minutes)
Moderator: Giulia Barbucci, President of the study group
Introduction by
- Sylvain Giraud, Head of unit Medical products: quality, safety, innovation, European Commission, DG SANTE
- Ingrid Keller and Sebastiano Lustig, European Commission, DG SANTE C3 (Cross-border threats and ECDC)
Interventions by
- Andrea Ammon, Director, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
- Emer Cooke, Executive Director, European Medicines Agency (EMA)
- Nicolas Gonzalez Casares, EP Rapporteur for the EMA regulation
Q&A
11.10 a.m. - 11.25 a.m. | Break
11.25 a.m. - 12.45 p.m. | Panel 2
Moderator: Giulia Barbucci, President of the study group
Interventions by
- Caroline Costongs, Director, EuroHealthNet
- Roberto Ciambetti, COR rapporteur for EU Health Union Communication
- Olgierd Geblewicz, COR Rapporteur for ECDC/Cross border threats
- Birgitta Sacredeus, COR Rapporteur for EMA Regulation
- Annabel Seebohm, Secretary General, Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME)
- Zoltan Massay Kosubek, European Public Health Alliance (EPHA)
- Jan Willem Goudriaan, Secretary General, European Federation of Public Services Union EPSU
- Marta Branca, Secretary General, European Hospital and Healthcare Employers’ Association (HOSPEEM)
Q&A
12.45 p.m. - 12.55 p.m. | Conclusions
- Ioannis Vardakastanis, Rapporteur of the EESC opinion
12.55 p.m. - 01.00 p.m. | Closing remarks
- Giulia Barbucci, President of the study group
Participants can speak FR-DE-EN-IT-EL(tbc)-SV(tbc)-HU(tbc)-PL-BG(tbc)-RO and listen FR-EN-IT-EL(tbc)-PL