Agenda & Documents

Wednesday 22 October 2025

11:15-12:30 | Election of the EESC Bureau members and of the

• EESC President and 2 Vice-Presidents,
• 6 section Presidents and President of the Consultative Commission on Industrial Change

 European Parliament, Grand Hemicycle, Paul-Henri Spaak building, 3rd floor

12:30-13:15 | Press conference with incoming EESC President Séamus Boland and Vice-Presidents Marija Hanževački and Alena Mastantuono

• Interpretation from/into EN/FR - Anna Politkovskaja room, SPAAK 0A50, European Parliament, Paul-Henri Spaak building

Thursday 23 October 2025

9:00-9:30 | Meeting of the Assembly chaired by the new elected EESC President

• European Parliament, Grand Hemicycle

9:30-11:00 | Adoption of Committee opinions

• European Parliament, Grand Hemicycle

11:00-13:00 | Inaugural ceremony

11:00 START OF THE CEREMONY and welcome by moderator Jacki Davies

1. Musical performance (by Irish musicians Colm Ó Snodaigh and Brian Hogan)
2. Poetry recitation (by Irish author Vona Groarke)
3. Projection of a video of the newly elected President
4. Statement by the President and the Vice-Presidents
5. Institutional speeches and video messages:
   • António Costa, President of the European Council (video message)
   • Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission(video message)
   • Younus Omarjee, Vice-President of the European Parliament
   • Thomas Byrne, Minister for European Affairs, Ireland
   • Hadja Lahbib, Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management
   • Michael McGrath, Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection (video message)
6. Speeches by EESC Group presidents
7. Interaction with representatives of the groups
8. Closing interaction between moderator and newly elected President
9. European Anthem

13:00 | END OF THE PLENARY SESSION

13:15 | Inaugural reception

• Yehudi Menuhin Space - European Parliament