STOP TTIP, CETA, TISA - For a citizen's trade agenda

Programm:

09:00: OPENING Gabi Zimmer, President of GUE/NGL,

with Susan George (Attac-France)

09:30: Part I : WHAT IS AT STAKE?

- State of play of the trade negotiations, Cécile Toubeau, Transport and Environment (member of the Advisory Group)

Parliamentarian response: MEP Helmut Scholz, shadow TTIP

- ISDS why some country oppose it: Scott Harris, Council of Canadians and Thomas Faunce , National Australian University

Parliamentarian response: MEP Anne-Marie Mineur, shadow CETA

Debate

- The effect on health public services: Pablo Sanchez, ETUC,

Parliamentarian response: MEP Georgios Katrougalos, shadow TISA

- How regulatory co-operation undermines democracy: Kenneth Haar, CEO

Parliamentarian response: MP Oskar Matute, EH Bildu

Debate

11:00 Part II: CITIZENS RAISE THEIR VOICES

- The European Citizens Initiative goes on, despite Commission's refusal,

Michael Efler, Representative of ECI NO TTIP

- Consumers associations raise their voices

Örjan Brinkman, President BEUC

Debate

- National and Local Parliaments take action against TTIP and CETA

(European and US parliamentarians)

- Trade unions are moving

(Representative Verdi and US trade unionist)

Debate

12:30: CONCLUSIONS by Malin Björk, Deputy President of GUE/NGL

13:00: Lunch break

14:30 - 16:00: WORKING GROUPS FOR FOLLOW-UP:

- European Citizen's initiative and 2015 Action Day

- Parliamentary network

- In defence of public services

- TTIP agriculture, health and environmental issues

Entrance Simone Veil

Interpretation: FE, DE, IT, NL, EN, DA, EL, ES, PT, FI, SV, CS

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