European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
Thursday, 6 February 2020
2.30-3.10 p.m. Report on recent activities
- 17th Regional Seminar of ACP-EU Economic and Social Interest Groups, 20-21 November 2019
- 5th Meeting of the CARIFORUM-EU Consultative Committee, 26 November 2019
- EESC Plenary session, Debate : "From development to partnership", 12 December 2019
- EESC President mission to Senegal, 13-17 January 2019
3.10-5 p.m. The priorities of the new European Commission (2019-2024)
- Mr Domenico Rosa, Head of Unit - Strategic Partnerships EU-ACP and EU-African Union, DG Devco, European Commission
- Mr Jonas Jonsson, Head of Division - Pan-African affairs (AFRICA.5), European External Action Service
- Ms Ewa Synowiec, Director of Directorate D: Sustainable Development; Economic Partnership Agreements – African, Caribbean and Pacific, Agri-Food Trade
Discussion
Coffee break
5.30-6.30 p.m. The priorities of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and its agenda for 2020
- MEP Carlos Zorrhino, Co-chair of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Discussion
6.30 p.m. Dinner at the invitation of the EESC
Friday, 7 February 2020
9.30 a.m.-13 p.m. Programme of activities of the ACP-EU Follow-up Committee for 2020
- Meeting of acp-eu economic and social interest groups
- EU-Africa economic and social stakeholders' network
- EESC and ACP-EU follow-up Committee's renewals
Coffee break
Discussion
- Any other business
1p.m.-1.30 p.m. Closing remarks by Mr Jaroslaw Mulewicz (in camera)
- Lessons learned from the current mandate
Discussion
Working languages : EN-FR-PT - Interpreting requested from/into: EN-FR-PT