PROGRAMME
Joint Seminar of the European Economic and Social Committee and the National Tripartite Social and Economic Council on EU-Ukraine relations
Kiev 26-27 September 2011
Meeting venue:
Radisson Blu Hotel Kyiv
22 Yaroslaviv Val St.,
01034 Kyiv, Ukraine
Interpretation: English, French, Ukrainian and Russian (passive)
Day 1 – 26 September 2011
9:30 a.m. / Registration of participants10:00 a.m. / Opening
- Mr. Sandy Boyle, President of the External Relations Section, EESC
- Amb. José Manuel Pinto Teixeira, Head of the European Union Delegation to Ukraine
- Mr. Vyacheslav Kolomiets, Deputy Co-chairman of the National Council from the side of the Government, Deputy Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine – Chief of Staff
- Mr. Vasyl Khara, Co-Chairman of the National Council from All-Ukrainian Trade Unions and Trade Union Associations
- Mr. Oleh Shevchuk, Deputy Chairman of the Joint representative body of employers at national level, Member of the National Council from All-Ukrainian Associations of the Employers’ Organizations, Member of Parliament Ukraine
11:15 a.m. / Session 1:
EU-Ukraine Association Agreement negotiations progress
Moderator: Mrs. Ariadna Abeltina; EESC, Member of Employees' group
- Mr. Pavlo Klimkin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
- Ms Madeleine Majorenko, Head of division, European External Action Service (EEAS)
Discussion/Questions and answers
12:45 a.m. / Lunch offered by the EESC2:00 p.m. / Session 2:
Civil society involvement in the Eastern Partnership and the internal reforms process of Ukraine
Moderator: Mr. Vasyl Khara, Co-Chairman of the National Council from All-Ukrainian Trade Unions and Trade Union Associations, Head of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine
- Mr. Gintaras Morkis, Member of the Employers' group, EESC
- Mr. Oleksiy Miroshnychenko, Deputy Co-chairman of the National Council from All-Ukrainian Associations of the Employers’ Organisations, Executive Vice President Director of All-Ukrainian Association of the Employers’ Organisations “Confederation of Employers of Ukraine”
- Mr. Hryhoriy Osovyy, Deputy Co-Chairman of the National Council from All-Ukrainian Trade Unions and Associations, the Deputy Head of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine
- Mr. Oleh Rybachuk, Chairman of the Civil Society Expert Council within the Ukrainian part of the EU-Ukraine Cooperation Committee
- Ms Halina Usatenko, representative of Ukrainian platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum
Discussion/Questions and answers
3.45p.m. / Session 3:
EU-Ukraine Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area negotiations progress. The role of civil society in trade agreements
Moderator: Mrs Mall Hellam, EESC, Member of various interests group
- Mr. Mykhailo Harmash, Head of Department of Cooperation with the European Union, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine
- Mrs. Ulrike Hauer, EU Delegation in Ukraine
- Mr. Jonathan Peel, Member of Employers' group, Chair of the Permanent group on trade, EESC
- Mr. Rodion Kolyshko, Member of employers' side of NTSEC
- Mr Ihor Burokovskiy, Head of the Board of the Institute of economic researches and political consultations
Discussion/Questions and answers
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Day 2 – 27 September 2011
09:00 a.m. / Opening speech:- Mr. Serhiy Melnyk, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food in Ukraine
Session 4: Agricultural sector in Ukraine
Topic 1:
Agricultural policy and rural development in Ukraine and their convergence with the EU policies
Moderator: Mr. Leonid Kozachenko, Member of the National Council from All-Ukrainian Associations of the Employers’ Organisations, Co-Chairman of the Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation
- Mr. Seppo Kallio, Member of the Various interests group, EESC
- Mr. Oleh Nivyevskiy, Head of research center of agriculture, food and renewable energy institute for economic research and policy consulting
- Mr. Serhiy Liskovskiy President of the Corporation «Ukrahrohimholdynh»
- Mr. Viktor Privalov, President of the Agricultural Chamber of Ukraine
- Mr. Bohdan Drozdowskiy, Team Leader for the project Implementation of Ukraine's commitments under WTO and ENP frameworks in the rural sector
Discussion/Questions and answers
10:15a.m. / Topic 2: Sustainable development and green agriculture
Moderator: Mr. Dmytro Oliynyk, Deputy Co-Chairman of the NTSEC from All-Ukrainian Association of the Employers' organisations; Head of the Employers' Federation Council
- Mrs. Dilyana Slavova, Member of Various Interest group, EESC
- Mr. Oleh Rubel,Deputy Headof Black Sea Branch of Ukrainian Environmental Academy of Science, Member of the Working group for the Danube region of the Civic expert council
- Mrs. Hanna Holubovska – Onisimova, coordinator of Eastern Partnership Eastern Partnership “Energy, climate changes and environment“
- Mr. Zinoviy Broyde, Director of State scientific and technical researches center «Ecoresources»
Discussion/Questions and answers
11.15 a.m. /
Coffee break
11.30 a.m. /Topic 3:
Employment situation in the agricultural sector and rural areas
Moderator: Mr. Martin Siecker, member of Employees' group, EESC- Sergiy Melnyk, Director of State Institute for Researches of Social and Labor Relations
- Mrs. Ella Libanova, Institute of demography and social researches, Director
- Mr. Vasyl Kostrytsya, International Labour Organisation, National Correspondent in Ukraine
- Mr. Timo Kuusela, Country Manager for Ukraine, European Training Foundation
Discussion/Questions and answers
12:30 a.m. /
Closing session
- Mr. Juraj Stern, Chair of the EESC Eastern Neighbours Contact Group- Mr. Leonid Kozachenko, Member of the National Council from All-Ukrainian Associations of the Employers’ Organisations, Co-Chairman of the Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation
- Mr. Vyacheslav Kolomiets, Deputy Co-chairman of the National Council from the side of the Government, Deputy Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine
Departure
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