European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
Workers' rights - Free movement, fair movement
8.30 a.m. | Registration
9 a.m. | Opening session:
Welcome address
- Oliver RÖPKE, Workers' Group President – EESC
9.10 a.m. | "Sustainable Europe – Sustainable future"
Keynote speech
- Timo HARAKKA, Minister of Employment
9.30 a.m. | "Social dimension of sustainable Europe – European labour mobility"
Interventions
- Jarkko ELORANTA, President of the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK)
- Antti PALOLA, President of the Finnish Confederation of Professionals (STTK)
- Per HILMERSSON, ETUC Deputy General Secretary
- Eve KYNTÄJÄ, Migration policy specialist (SAK) and member of ETUC Taskforce on ELA
10.30 a.m. | Press point
11.00 a.m. | "Social dimension of sustainable Europe – European labour mobility"
Debate
12.45 p.m. | Lunch break
2 p.m. | "Skills mobility in the European labour market"
Interventions
- Birgitta VUORINEN Director, Division for Higher Education Policy, Ministry of Education and Culture
- Sture FJÄDER, President of the Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland (AKAVA)
- Petri LEMPINEN, Executive director, The Rectors’ Conference of Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences Arene
Debate
3.30 p.m. | Coffee break
3.45 p.m. | "EESC contribution to the Commission's work programme"
Intervention
- Rudy DE LEEUW, rapporteur
Debate
4.45 p.m. | Closing remarks
- Oliver RÖPKE, Workers' Group President – EESC
5 p.m. | End of the meeting