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Draft Programme

Chaired by Luca Jahier, President of the European Semester Group (ESG), EESC

9:30-9:45 - Opening session

Welcome:

  • Luca Jahier, President of the European Semester Group, EESC
  • Ioannis Vardakastanis, President of the ECO Section, EESC

9:45-10:35 1st Panel discussion: Further socialisation of the European Semester

  1. How can we increase the role of civil society and their involvement in the planning and monitoring of social reforms and investments within the European Semester?
  2. How to ensure the effectiveness of the Social Convergence Framework on the ground and what role for organised civil society ?
  • Fabrizio Balassone, Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni, for Economy
  • Géza Hetényi, Head of Economic and Financial Unit, Permanent Representation of Hungary to the European Union
  • Vania Putatti, Policy Coordinator at EuroHealthNet 

10:35-11:15 Interactive session

Conclusions of the panel: Cinzia Del Rio, President of the SOC section and Gonçalo Lobo Xavier, Vice-president of the ESG, EESC.

11:15-11:25 Coffee break

11:25-12:15 2nd Panel discussion: Including the monitoring of the internal territorial imbalances into the European Semester

  1. What reforms and investments are needed to help the less competitive regions improve their performance and catch up, thereby promoting economic and social convergence at European level?
  2. What are the potential benefits, challenges and implications of monitoring internal territorial imbalances for the overall objectives of the European Semester?
  3. How can the monitoring of internal territorial imbalances be effectively integrated into the European Semester, and what specific tools and indicators should be used to monitor internal territorial imbalances within the European Semester framework ?
  • Themis Christophidou, Director-General of DG REGIO, European Commission  
  • Radim Sršeň, member of the Committee of the Regions 
  • Nicolas Rossignol, assistant to the director on research and policy, ESPON EGTC 

12:15-12:50 Interactive session

Conclusions of the panel: Ioannis Vardakastanis, President of the ECO section and Javier Doz Orrit, Vice-president of the ESG, EESC.

12:50-13:00 Conclusions of the conference

  • Luca Jahier, President of the ESG, EESC

Interpreting requested from ES/EN/FR/IT into ES/EN/FR