Programme

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10:00 Welcome and introductory remarks

  • Javier Doz Orrit, President of the study group for the EESC opinion on "Enhancing Fiscal Transparency through Participatory Budgeting in the EU", European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
  • Elena Calistru, Rapporteur for the EESC opinion on "Enhancing Fiscal Transparency through Participatory Budgeting in the EU", European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

Keynote Addresses: What is fiscal transparency? How are fiscal transparency and participatory budgeting interconnected? Theory, implementation, pioneers

  • Sean Dougherty, Senior Advisor and Head of Secretariat, OECD Fiscal Network
  • Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis, Member of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and Rapporteur for the CoR own-initiative opinion "EU budget and place based polices – proposals for new design and delivery mechanisms for the MFF post 2027" - remote participation

Panel 1: Challenges, opportunities, and best practices of fiscal transparency and participatory budgeting

  • Tristan Le Guen, Head of Sector of the Budget performance/coordination and communication, European Commission, DG BUDG 
  • Roberto Falanga, Assistant Research Professor of Sociology at the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon (ICS-ULisboa), Research Expert under the project "Challenges and Opportunities for the Future of Democracy" based at the Joint Research Centre" of the European Commission (JRC) 
  • Eszter Hartay, Program Director, European Center for Not-For-Profit Law Stichting (ECNL)
  •  Blagica Petreski, Chief Economist – Executive Director, FinanceThink 

Panel 2: Strengthening democratic resilience, youth involvement, social cohesion, and momentum for the twin transitions through participatory budgeting

  • Rareș Voicu, President of the European Youth Forum
  • Anthony Zacharzewski, Member of the Demotec Project, President of the non-profit organisation "The Democratic Society"
  • Michaela Karamperi, Vice-President, Generation Climate Europe 

Debate

Summary and conclusions

  • Elena Calistru, Rapporteur for the EESC opinion on "Enhancing Fiscal Transparency through Participatory Budgeting in the EU" 

13:00 End of the public hearing