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Wednesday 11 December
Debates on opinions on disability rights, unemployment insurance, human rights and business, populism and fundamental rights, taxation and the sustainable development goals, use-value of European products and services
Thursday, 12 December
9.30 a.m – Debate on the theme From development to partnership, in connection with the REX/516 dossier with:
- Jutta Urpilainen, European commissioner for international partnerships
- Isabelle A.J. Durant, deputy secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- Vera Songwe, executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
- Abozer Elmana Elligai, president of the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC)
- Mikolaj Dowgielewicz, permanent representative of the European Investment Bank (EIB) to the European institutions in Brussels
- The AU-EU Youth Cooperation Hub, with Elena Bonell de Pascual, representing the Business & Job Creation cluster, and Oyewole Oginni, representing the Peace & Security cluster,
11.00 a.m. – 2019 Civil Society Prize awards ceremony
on the theme of More women in Europe's society and economy