Third meeting of European Union-Latin America and Caribbean organised civil society, Mexico, 13, 14 and 15 April 2004 PROGRAMME
- 1 - Tuesday 13 April 2004 Preparatory Meetings 9 a.m. 10 a.m. Bilateral meeting EESC Consultative Committee on the Central American Integration System Room 2 10 a.m. 11 a.m. Bilateral meeting EESC Andean Employers Advisory Council, Andean Labor Advisory Council Room 2 11 a.m. 2 p.m. Bilateral meeting EESC Economic and Social Consultative Forum of Mercosur Room 2 2 p.m. 3 p.m. Registration 3 p.m. 6 p.m. Preparatory meetings of the groups: Employers Employees Various Interests 6 p.m. Press meeting Room 2 Auditorium Room 1
- 2-8.30 a.m. 9 a.m. Registration Wednesday 14 April 2004 Auditorium García Robles 9 a.m. 10 a.m. Opening session Mr Briesch, President of the European Economic and Social Committee Mr Duplà del Moral, Director, European Commission Mr Wagner, Minister, Special Secretary of the Economic and Social Development Council of Brazil. Mr Abascal, Minister of Employment, Mexico I. Social Cohesion in Latin America and the Caribbean 10 a.m. 11.30 a.m. Session One : Social cohesion: from the point of view of the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean Chaired by: Mr Regaldo, President of the Employers Group of the European Economic and Social Committee Representative of the European Economic and Social Committee: Mr Zufiaur, rapporteur for Social cohesion in Latin America and the Caribbean Representative of the Andean Community of Nations Representative of the Economic and Social Consultative Forum of Mercosur Representative of the Consultative Committee on the Central American Integration System Representative of the Caribbean 11.30 a.m. 12 noon Coffee break 12 noon 1.30 p.m. Session Two: Sustainable economic development and social cohesion Chaired by: Mr Chávez, Chairman of the Andean Labor Advisory Council Mr Atkinson, representative of the Inter-American Development Bank Mr Duplà del Moral, Director, European Commission Mr Rodríguez García Caro, member of the European Economic and Social Committee 1.30 p.m. 3 p.m. Lunch offered by the Mexican government
- 3-3 p.m. 4.30 p.m. Session Three: The labour market and labour relations in Latin America and the Caribbean Chaired by: Mr Riesco Valdivieso, representative of the Chilean Employers Organisation. 4.30 p.m. 5 p.m. Coffee break Mr Miranda, ILO Representative, Mexico Mr Báez, InterAmerican Regional Workers Organisation (ORIT) Mr de Regil, member of the Management Board of the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) 5 p.m. 6.30 p.m. Session 4: Inequality, exclusion and social cohesion Chaired by: Ms Luro, Argentine Consumers Association. Ms Grynspan, representative of the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) Ms Scarpato; Education International Reverend Father Melicias, President of the União das Misericórdias Portuguesas (UMP), Portugal Mr Murro, Employees Representative, Social Welfare Bank, Uruguay
- 4 - Thursday 15 April 2004 Auditorium García Robles II. Governance and strengthening organised civil society 9 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Session 1: Governance, democracy and the role of civil society Chaired by: Ms Sigmund, President of the Various Interests Group of the European Economic and Social Committee 10.30 a.m. 11 a.m. Coffee break Ms Jusidman, socio-economic analyst, Mexico Mr Olsson, member of the European Economic and Social Committee Mr Simancas, Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives, Columbia Mr Leiseder, Delegation of the European Commission in Mexico 11 a.m. 12.30 p.m. Session 2: Establishing and strengthening consultation mechanisms with civil society Chaired by: Mr Briesch, President of the European Economic and Social Committee Mr Wagner, Minister, President of the Economic and Social Development Council of Brazil. Mr Ferrer, Spanish Economic and Social Council Mr Fraschini, Uruguay Chamber of Industry Mr Marcos-Sánchez, Andean Labor Advisory Council 1 p.m. 3 p.m. Lunch offered by the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Commission 2.15 p.m. 3 p.m. Press conference 3 p.m. 4 p.m. Presentation and adoption of the Final Declaration Chaired by: Mr Zufiaur, President of the Latin America follow-up committee 4 p.m. 5 p.m. Closing session Mr Briesch, President of the European Economic and Social Committee Mr Agnew, Ambassador of Ireland in Mexico Mr Canales Clariond, Minister for Economic Affairs, Mexico
- 5 - Friday 16 April 2004 Room 2 9 a.m. 11 a.m. Meeting of the European Economic and Social Committee with representatives of Mexican civil society 11 a.m.-12 noon Meeting with the Council for productive sectors dialogue of Mexico