S&D event: Europe at a crossroads - make or break?
14h00: Arrival at the boat
14h30: Opening speeches
- Iratxe García Pérez, S&D president
- Jens Geier, Head of the S&D SPD delegation
14h50: Keynote speeches
- Dr. Bärbel Kofler, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Udo Bullmann, S&D coordinator of the committee on development in the European Parliament “Global North and Global South in the current crisis”
15h20-16h20: Workshops - running in parallel
Workshop 1
Roundtable discussion on energy poverty: understanding the economic, security and enlargement perspectives
- Pedro Marques, S&D vice-president
- Oliver Röpke, Workers’ Group, European Economic and Social Committee
- Ana Pirtskhalava, secretary general, YES (Young European Socialists)
Workshop 2
Rountable discussion on the Sustainable Development Goals: the devastating effect of climate change on our everyday lives.
- Udo Bullmann, Committee on Development
- Andreas Schieder, GPF Chair,
- Conny Reuter, Global Coordinator Progressive Alliance
- Dr. Bärbel Kofler, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development
Workshop 3
Roundtable discussion on the social dimension of the recent crisis: making concrete proposals for urgent solutions.
- Gaby Bischoff, S&D vice-president;
- Esther Lynch, deputy secretary general, ETUC;
- Kata Tüttő, Deputy Mayor of Budapest
- Mikael Leyi, secretary general, Solidar
- Dr. Bärbel Kofler, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development
16h20-16h35: MEPs reporting back
- Workshop 1: Pedro Marques, S&D vice-president
- Workshop 2: Andreas Schieder, GPF Chair,
- Workshop 3: Gaby Bischoff, S&D vice-president
16h35-16h40: Conclusions:
- Jens Geier, Head of the S&D SPD delegation
16h40-18h30: Networking reception
