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Shaping the EU agenda for disability rights 2020-2030 – Brussels

21/10/2019 @ 9 h 00 min - 13 h 30 min

What lessons can be learned from the current EU Disability Strategy 2010-2030? What could be changed or improved in the next EU Strategy 2020-2030?

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is organising a public hearing on “Shaping the EU agenda for disability rights 2020-2030” on 21 October 2019, where we will try to give an answer to these questions.

Programme

09:00 – 09:30 | Welcome coffee and registration

09:30 – 10:00 | Opening session

Moderator: Madi Sharma, European Economic and Social Committee

  • Ioannis Vardakastanis, Rapporteur of the opinion on “Shaping the EU agenda for disability rights 2020-2030”, European Economic and Social Committee

10:00 – 10:20 | Keynote speakers

  • Marc Priestley, Professor of Disability Policy, Leeds University

10:20 – 11:30 | Session 1

Moderator: Gunta Anca, European Economic and Social Committee

  • Monica Silvana González, MEP, European Parliament
  • Representative, DG EMPL, Unit for Disability and Inclusion
  • Antero Kiviniemi, Finnish presidency
  • Representative, European Ombudsman
  • Representative, Fundamental Rights Agency
  • Representative, Committee of the Regions

11:40 – 12:50 | Session 2

Moderator: Bo Jansson, European Economic and Social Committee

  • Catherine Naughton, European Disability Forum
  • Representative, Social Platform
  • Representative, European trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
  • Representative, Business Europe

12:50 – 13:00 | Conclusions

  • Ioannis Vardakastanis, Rapporteur of the opinion on “Shaping the EU agenda for disability rights 2020-2030”, European Economic and Social Committee

Interpretation requested from French, English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Czech, Latvian, Lithuanian and Polish into French, English, Italian, Spanish and Czech.

More information

Organizer

European Economic and Social Committee
Phone
+32 (0)2 546 90 11
Email
events@eesc.europa.eu

Venue

European Economic and Social Committee- Room VMA1
Rue Van Maerlant 2
Brussels,
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