FOURTH VISIT ROME - BRUSSELS 26 TH - 30 TH JUNE, 2006 PROGRAMME Sunday, 25 th June 2006 Arrival of participants in Rome Accomodation in Hotel Jolly Vittorio Veneto Corso d Italia, 1 00187 Rome Tel.: 00 39 06 84951 Fax: 00 39 06 884 1104 Email: roma_vittorioveneto@jollyhotels.it Monday, 26 th June 2006 Italian National Council for Economy and Labour (CNEL) 2 Viale Davide Lubin 00196 Roma Tel.: 00 39 6 369 23 29 Fax: 00 39 6 369 22 12 Parlamentino Working languages: Arab, English, Italian and Turkish 15:00 h Reception of delegates in the seat of the Italian National Council for Economy and Labour (CNEL) 15:15 h Opening of the visit in Rome Mr. Antonio Marzano President of the Italian National Council of Economy and Labour (CNEL) Mr. Alonso Dezcallar de Mazarredo Advisor of the Spanish Embassy in Rome 15:30 h Welcome of the Italian Government Mr. Ugo Intini Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs 16:00 h Coffee break 1
16:30 h Presentation of the TRESMED 2 Project Ms. Carmen Aguilera Lucio-Villegas Director of Institutional Relations of the ESC of Spain 17:00 h The role of the CNEL in the context of Italian institutions Ms. Francesca Santoro President of the Commission for International Affairs and European Policies 17:30 h Intervention of the Israeli, Palestinian and Turkish delegations 18:00 h 18:30 h End of day Tuesday, 27 th June 2006 10:00 h The composition and functioning of the CNEL Mr. Salvatore Cervone Secretary General of the CNEL 10:30 h Intervention of the Israeli, Palestinian and Turkish delegations 11:00 h 11:30 h The role, functioning and composition of the Economic and Social Council of Slovenia Ms. Danica Cvetko Secretary General of the Economic and Social Council of Slovenia 12:00 h Intervention of the Israeli, Palestinian and Turkish delegations 12:30 h 13:00 h Work lunch hosted by the CNEL 15:00 h Meeting with the Commission for International Affairs and European Policies Chaired by: Mr. Angelo Gennari Vice President of the Commission for International Affairs and European Policies 17:00 h Conclusions End of the Rome visit 2
Wednesday, 28 th June 2006 Transfer of participants to Brussels Accomodation in Brussels Royal Windsor Hotel Grand Place 5 Rue Duquesnoy, 1000 Brussels Tel.: 00 32 2 505 5555 Fax: 00 32 2 505 5500 Email: resa.royalwindsor@warwickhotels.com Thursday, 29 th June 2006 European Economic and Social Committee 99, rue Belliard B-1040 BRUSSELS Tel: +32 (0)2 546 90 11 Fax: +32 (0)2 513 48 93 Room 70 Working languages: Arabic, Spanish, French, English and Turkish 09:00 h Opening of the visit in Brussels Ms. Beatriz Porres External Relations Unit, European Economic and Social Committee Mr. Carlos García de Cortázar Coordinating advisor of Labour and Social Affairs, Spanish Permanent Representation to the European Union First part: Social Dialogue and Civil Dialogue at the European level 09:15 h The structure and functioning of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Ms. Laila Wold Secretariat of External Relations, EESC 10:00 h The role of the EESC in the institutional context of Europe Mr. Patrick Venturini Secretary General of the EESC 11:00 h Coffee break 3
11:15 h The European Economic and Social Committee s policy in its relations with Euromediterranean countries Ms. Margarita López Almendáriz President of the Euro-med Follow- Up Committee, EESC 13:15 h Work lunch at the European Economic and Social Committee s premises 14:30 h Presentation of the Social Affairs Section Mr. Henri Malosse President of the Section, EESC 15:30 h Social dialogue at the European level: The role of the European Commission Mr. Dominique Bé Head of Unit, Social Dialogue and Industrial Relations, General Direction of Employment, European Commission 16:00 h The Internacional Labour Organisation (ILO) its activities in the European context Mr. Eddy Laurijssen Director of the ILO office in Brussels 16:30 h 17:00 h End of day 19:30 h Dinner hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee VIP room of the European Economic and Social Committee Viernes, 30 de junio 2006 09:00 h Presentation of the activities of the three groups represented in the EESC (employers, trade unions and diverse activities) Mr. Arthur Ladrille, Trade Unions Group Mr. Marco Thyssen, Secretariat of the Employers Group Ms. Anne Davison, President of the External Relations Section, Diverse Activities Group 10:30 h Presentation on the Internacional Activities of the EESC Ms. Anne Davison President of the External Relations Section, EESC 4
11:15 h Coffee Break 11:30 h Euro Mediterranean Policy Mr. Rafael Dochao Moreno European Commission, General Direction of External Relations 12:15 h Intervention and greeting Ms. María Victoria Morera Villuendas Ambassador of Spain in Belgium 12:30 h Work lunch at the European Economic and Social Committee s premises Second part: Social dialogue at a national level - the Belgian experience 14:00 h The National Labour Council of Belgium (CNT) Presentation Mr. Paul Windey President of the CNT 14:30 h The Central Economic Council of Belgium (CCE) Presentation Mr. Robert Antonissen Head of Institutional Relations of the CCE 15:15 h Closing of the work visit and of the TRESMED-2 Project Ms. Margarita López Almendáriz President of the Euro-med Follow- Up Committee, EESC Ms. Carmen Aguilera Lucio-Villegas Director of Institutional Relations of the ESC of Spain 15:30 h End of the work session and of the 4 th TRESMED-2 visit 5