CONFERENCE: For environment, farming and jobs - STOP EU-MERCOSUR

LIVESTREAM: https://www.guengl.eu/events/stop-eu-mercosur/

 

CONFERENCE

For environment, farming and jobs

STOP EU-MERCOSUR

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, BRUSSELS, Room JAN 6Q2

THURSDAY 12TH DECEMBER 09:00 TO 13:00

Workshops 14:00 to 16:00, and final plenary 16:00-17:00

Interpretation: FR DE NL EN  ES PT FI SV CS

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09:00  Introduction:

Manon Aubry, co-president GUE/NGL and Maria Fernanda Vallejos, Member of the Parliament of Argentina

 

State of play: MEP Helmut Scholz, coordinator INTA for GUE/NGL

 

First panel: The defense of environment

Moderation: GUE/NGL MEP (ENVI Committee)

– Prof Larissa Mies Bombardi, University of Sao Paolo

– Karine Jacquemart, Foodwatch France

 

Second panel: The defense of sustainable agriculture and public health

Moderation: MEP Luke Ming Flanagan (AGRI Committee)

– Colm O’Donnell, President of the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association.  (INHFA).

– Roberto Baggio, MST Via campesina, Brazil

– Marine Colli, INTERBEV

 

Third panel: For decent jobs and diversified economies.

Moderation GUE/NGL MEP, (ITRE Committee)

– Andrés Larisgoitia, CTA Confederation (Argentina) and Coordination of Mercosur Trade Unions

– David Cayla, Economist

– Klaus Ernst, MP Die Linke, trade unionist, Chairman of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy of the German Parliament

 

12:40: Conclusions:   MEP Emmanuel Maurel (INTA Committee)

13:00: Lunch break

 

14:00 – 16:00: 3 Workshops in parallel

(in EN & SP)

 

Workshop 1:  The way forward to STOP  EU-MERCOSUR

Room: P1C51

Moderation GUE/NGL MEP

Introduced by Carlos Sanchez Mato

 

Worshop 2:  EU-MERCOSUR and liberalization of services including maritimes and financial

Room: PHS 5C088

Moderation MEP Helmut Scholz

Introduced by Tanja Buzek, Workers’ Group in the European Social and Economic Committee (EESC) and Verdi.

 

Workshop 3:  Analysis of the impact assessment requested by Commission

Room: PHS 5C003

Moderation MEP Emmanuel Maurel

Introduced by Mathilde Dupré, Velben institute

 

16:00 – 17:00: Final plenary to report from workshops and conclusion

Room 1C51

 

Register now:  http://www.opinio.europarl.europa.eu/opinio/s?s=A1212

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