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European Economic and Social Committee
16th European Consumer Day
Thessaloniki, 14 March 2014 /
Consumer protection and social inclusion in times of crisis
Programme
8.30 / Registration
9.00 / 10.00 / Opening session
Mr Georgios DASSIS, President of the Employees Group, EESC
Mr Yiannis BOUTARIS, Mayor of Thessaloniki
Mr Nicolaos TSEMPERLIDIS, President of the Consumers Protection Centre (KEPKA)
Mr Theodoros KARAOGLOU, Minister for Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
10.00 / 11.30 / Panel 1: Challenges in the field of consumer protection
Chaired by: Mr Luca JAHIER, President of Various Interests' Group, EESC
Keynote speaker: Mr Neven MIMICA, European Commissioner for Consumer Policy
Panellists:
Ms Sylvana RAPTI, Head of the Greek S&D Delegation, European Parliament
Mr Jérôme CHAUVIN, Deputy Director General, BUSINESSEUROPE
Ms Fatma SAHIN, Adviser for Internal market & consumer rights, EuroCommerce
MrKostas ROSSOGLOU, Senior Legal Adviser, BEUC, the European Consumer Organisation
=Discussion
11.30 / 12.00 / Coffee break
12.00 / 13.30 / Panel 2: Consumer rights and their enforcement in times of crisis
Chaired by: Ms Milena ANGELOVA, Vice-President of Employers' Group, EESC
Keynote speaker: Mr Georgios STERGIOU, General Consumer Secretary
Panellists:
Ms Despina SPANOU, Director for Consumer Affairs, European Commission
Ms Evangelia KEKELEKI, Secretary-General of KEPKA, Member of the EESC
Mr Dimitrios BAKATSELOS, President of the Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry
=Discussion
13.30 / 15.00 / Lunch
15.00 / 16.30 / Panel 3: Over-indebtedness and financial exclusion
Chaired by: MrMiltiadis KOUMIOTIS, Vice President of KEPKA
Panellists:
Mr Georgios STERGIOU, General Consumer Secretary
Ms Paraskevi MICHOU, Director for Civil justice, DG JUSTICE, European Commission
Ms Reine-Claude MADER, President of the Consumer, Housing and Lifestyle Federation (CLCV); Spokesperson of the Category "Consumers and environment", EESC
Dr Eleni ALEVRITOU, President of Greek Consumers Association EKPIZO
=Discussion
16.30 / 17.00 / Closing session
Consumer rights during the crisis
Mr Georgios LEHOURITIS, President of General Consumer's Federation of Greece INKA
Appropriate treatment of over-indebtedness
Mr Martin SIECKER, President of the Section for Single Market, Production and Consumption, EESC
Closing remarks
Mr Henri MALOSSE, President of the EESC

Interpretation: from Greek, English and French into Greek, English and French.