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Sources of Sustainable Growth after the Crisis

15 November 2011

Conference of the EESC Bureau in cooperation with the Polish EU Presidency

Chancellery of the Prime Minister

Sala Kolumnowa (Column Room)

Al. Ujazdowskie 1/3

Warsaw

Programme

Interpretationfrom English, French, German, Polish and Swedish into English, French,

German and Polish

Registration: 8.30-9 a.m.

9 a.m.Opening session

9-9.10 a.m.Opening: Staffan Nilsson, President, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

9.10-9.40 a.m.Opening by the Polish Presidency:

Waldemar Pawlak,Deputy Prime-Minister of Poland and Minister of Economy

Jolanta Fedak, Minister of Labour and Social Policy

9.40–11.10 a.m.ROUND TABLE 1 –Sustainable growth: economic and environmental aspects

Chair: Joost van Iersel, president of the EESC Europe 2020 Steering Committee

9.40-10 a.m.Keynote speech:Prof. Dr hab. Tomasz Żylicz, Dean of the Faculty of Economics of the University of Warsaw

Participants in the round table:

Prof. Stanisław Gomułka, Chief economist, Business Centre Club (BCC), former finance viceminister

Andrzej Adamczyk, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the National Commission atNSZZ "Solidarność" Trade Union

Czesław Grzesiak, Vice-President of thePolish Confederation of Private Employers Lewiatan (PKPP)

Tadeusz Chwałka, President of Trade Unions Forum (FZZ)

Andrzej Kassenberg, President of the Polish Institute for Sustainable Development

Josef Zbořil, EESC rapporteur for the Impact of the crisis on the ability of European firms to undertake pro-climate investments

Lutz Ribbe, EESC rapporteur for Resource efficiency flagship initiative

Gerard Dantin, EESC co-rapporteur for the EU budget review and rapporteur for Fiscal policy: growth and fiscal adjustments

11.10-11.25 a.m.Coffee break

11.25 a.m.–12.45 p.m.ROUND TABLE 2 –Sustainable growth: employment and social aspects

Chair: Anna–Maria Darmanin,vice-president, Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

11.25–11.40 a.m.Keynote speech: Michal Boni, Minister-member of the Polish Council of Ministers

Participants in the round table:

Jan Guz, President ofAll-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions (OPZZ)

Jerzy Bartnik, President of the Polish Craft Association

Jakub Wygnański, Co-president of the Council for Public Interest Activity

Edgardo Maria Iozia, EESC rapporteur for Promoting sustainable green jobs for the EU energy and climate change package

Cristian Pîrvulescu, EESC co-rapporteur for EU Strategy for Charter for Fundamental Rights

12.45 p.m.Conclusions of the Conference

Jacek Krawczyk, vice-president, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

1 p.m.Lunch for all participants

2.30–3.30 p.m.EESC Bureau meeting

(open only to members of the EESC Bureau and to all invited Polish EESC members)

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