The Role of the Social Partners in Framing, Implementing and Monitoring

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European Economic and Social Committee

The role of the social partners in framing, implementing and monitoring
the Europe 2020 strategy

Seminar co-organised by the Belgian Central Economic Council, the Belgian National Labour Council and the European Economic and Social Committee with support from the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (Working languages: FR-NL-EN-DE-ES-IT)

17 September 2010 at the Palais d’Egmont / Egmontpaleis in Brussels

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9.00 Arrival of participants[1]

10.00 Introductory remarks by the co-chairs: Mr Robert Tollet, President of the Belgian Central Economic Council (CEC), and Mr Mario Sepi, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

10.20 Mr Steven Vanackere, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs

10.45 Mr Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission, "The Commission programme and social players' ownership of the Europe 2020 strategy "

11.10 Mr Lorenzo Codogno, President of the Economic Policy Committee, “Europe 2020 strategy: macroeconomic context and perspectives”

11.40 Statements by ESCs and participants

12.30 Lunch

14.00 Introductory remarks by the co-chairs: Mr Paul Windey, President of the Belgian National Labour Council and Mr Staffan Nilsson, President of the EESC's Lisbon Strategy Observatory

14.05 Mr Staffan Nilsson: "The role of civil society organisations in the Europe 2020 strategy"

14.15 Mr Wolfgang Greif, member of the EESC, rapporteur, "The implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy"

14.30 Mr Vincent Van Quickenborne, Belgian Minister for Enterprise and Streamlining Policy

14.45 Ms Joëlle Milquet, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Employment and Equal Opportunities

15.00 Coffee break

15.20 Ms Maria João Rodrigues, political adviser and professor of European economic policy, "The role and arrangements for the social partners' involvement in formulating and implementing the Europe 2020 strategy objectives"

15.45 Round table co-chaired by Mr Staffan Nilsson and Mr Paul Windey: "Social dialogue and macro-economic dialogue – joint examination by the social partners: flanking the structural reforms". Participants: Businesseurope – ETUC – BEUC (European Consumers' Association) – UEAPME (European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) – representatives of the Belgian social partners – European Commission

17.00 End of conference

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[1] A slight wait is to be expected, given the security measures at the Palais d’Egmont