European Economic
and Social Committee
Draft Programme - 3rd meeting of the EU-Ukraine Civil Society Platform
November 8, 2016
9:30 - 10:00
- Registration of participants
- Welcome coffee
10:00 - 10:40 Opening session
Opening remarks from the CSP Co-Heads:
- Grygoriy OSOVYI
- Alfredas JONUŠKA
Welcome remarks:
- Olena ZERKAL, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for European Integration (tbc.)
- Mykola KNYAZHYTSKYI, Co-Head of the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee (tbc.)
- Hugues MINGARELLI, EU Ambassador to Ukraine (tbc.)
10:40 – 11:40 Session 1: Implementation of the Association Agreement: Progress in Reforms , Major Challenges Ahead and Civil Society Contribution
A general overview of the situation
- A GOEEI representative ?
- A Ukrainian CSP representative(s) - an overview?
Progress since past CSP reports
- Olena PAVLENKO, Dixi Group (on Energy Policy)
- Olexii KHMARA, Transparency International Ukraine (on Anti-Corruption Policy) (tbc.)
Discussion
11:40 - 12:00 Coffee break
12:00 – 13:30 Session 2: The War in Eastern Ukraine: the State of Affairs and Actions to Come Out of the Deadlock
- Iryna GERASCHENKO, Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (tbc.)
- Olha AIVAZOVSKA, Head of the Board of the Civil Network OPORA (tbc.)
Discussion
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 16:00 Session 3. Anti-Discrimination Legislation and Practice: Rights of Vulnerable Groups in the Context of the Association Agreement
Co-Rapporteurs:
- Yulia TYSHCHENKO, Head of the Board, the Ukrainian Independent Centre for Political Research
- Ulrika WESTERLUND, Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Rights, EESC member
Discussants:
- Sergiy PETUKHOV, Deputy Minister of Justice for European Integration (tbc.)
- Aksana FILIPISHYNA, Representative of the Ombudsman for children rights, non-discrimination and gender equality (tbc.)
Discussion
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 – 18:00 Session 4. Labour Market Regulation in the EU and Ukraine: Common Features and Differences. Adaptation of the Ukrainian Labour Legislation to EU Legislation
Co-Rapporteurs:
- Vasyl ANDREEV,
- Andrzej ADAMCZYK,
Discussants:
- Sergiy USTYMENKO, Deputy Minister of Social Policy for European Integration (tbc.)
Discussion
18:30 Dinner
November 9, 2016
9:30 - 11:00 Session 5. Finalizing the Joint Resolution
Discussion
11:00 - 11:20 Coffee break
11:20 – 12:20 Session 6. What the CSP Could Do to Succeed with its Mission: Planning Action for 2017
12:20 – 12:30 Meeting Wrap-Up
Concluding remarks from the CSP Co-Heads:
- Grygoriy OSOVYI
- Alfredas JONUŠKA