European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
10:00 | Opening
Opening remarks by Ozlem Yildirim, EESC Rapporteur of the Information report on the Environmental protection as a prerequisite for respect for fundamental rights
10:10 | "Inspirational speaker"
- Olivier De Schutter, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
10:30 | Session 1: "How the right to clean and healthy environment relates to fundamental human rights?"
Moderated by Arnaud Schwartz, EESC Study Group President
Proposed speakers:
- AnaĂŻs Berthier, Senior Lawyer and Head of EU Affairs, Client Earth
- Natalia Kobylarz, Senior Lawyer at the European Court of Human Rights / Environmental Law Specialist
- Sébastien Duyck, Senior Attorney Climate & Energy Program, CIEL – Center for International Environmental Law
- Hana Begovic, Director, Earth Advocacy Youth
Questions and answers: EESC Members can take the floor, external participants can post questions via Sli.do
11:30 | Session 2: "Towards a new vision and strategy for enforcing environmental rights in the EU"
Moderated by Arnaud Schwartz, EESC Study Group President
Proposed speakers:
- SĂ©verine Nadaud, Environmental Law Specialist at Limoges University
- Marie Toussaint, Member of the European Parliament, Greens/EFA
- Anna Triponel, Strategic Advisor on Business and Human rights, Triponel Consulting
- Zsuzsanna Belenyessy, Legal officer, European Commission, DG Environment
Questions and answers: EESC Members can take the floor, external participants can post questions via Sli.do
12:30 | Conclusions
Concluding remarks by Ozlem Yildirim, EESC Rapporteur