European Economic
and Social Committee
European Year of Rail 2021
PROGRAMME
10.00-11.00 Opening remarks
- Christa SCHWENG, EESC President (video message)
- Baiba MILTOVIČA, TEN Section President, EESC
- Elżbieta ŁUKANIUK, Member of Commissioner VĂLEAN's Cabinet in charge of Rail and roads
- Barbara THALER, MEP, TRAN committee, EPP shadow on the European Year of Rail
- Aleš MIHELIČ, State Secretary, Slovenian Ministry of Infrastructure (video message)
- Tālis LINKAITS, Latvian Minister of Transport
11.00-12.30 First panel - Decarbonisation and Digitalisation of Railways
Moderator: Francesco DE LOTTO, CCMI President, EESC
- Alberto MAZZOLA, Executive Director, The Voice of European Railways (CER)
- Dimitri VERGNE, Team Leader on Sustainability, European Consumer Organisation (BEUC)
Debate
12.30-12.45 Cultural event to mark the European Year of Rail
- Isabel CAÑO AGUILAR, TEN Bureau Member and former EESC Vice-President for Communication, EESC
- Koen CLEMENT, General Manager, Europalia Arts Festival
- Screening of the film: "La Ronde by Boris Charmatz"
12.45-13.00 Presentation of the agreement "Women in Rail"
- Alberto MAZZOLA, Executive Director, The Voice of European Railways (CER)
- Jedde HOLLEWIJN, Policy Officer for Railways, European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF)
13.00-14.30 Lunch Break
14.30-16.00 Second panel - The role of railways in the TEN-T corridors and in the completion of its core network
Moderator: Stefan BACK, President of TEN Thematic Study Group on Transport, EESC
- Iveta RADIČOVÁ, Coordinator for the Mediterranean TEN-T corridor
- Carlo SECCHI, Coordinator of the Atlantic TEN-T corridor
- Inés AYALA SENDER, Coordinator of the Rhine-Danube TEN-T corridor
Debate
16.00-16.10 Closing remarks
- Stefan BACK, President of TEN Thematic Study Group on Transport, EESC
Interpreting will be provided from/to DE-FR-EN.
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