Beskæftigelsesudvalget 2014-15 (1. samling)
BEU Alm.del Bilag 70
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05.01.2015
Meeting of the Chairpersons of the Committees on
Employment and Social Affairs
22 – 23 February 2015
Riga
DRAFT PROGRAMME
Sunday, 22 February 2015
14:00 – 19:00
18:40
19:00
Arrival of delegations and registration for the event at the hotels
Departure by bus from the hotels to Riga State Gymnasium No. 2
Dinner hosted by
Ms Aija Barča,
Chairperson of the Social and Employment Matters
Committee of the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia
Venue: Ceremonial Hall of Riga State Gymnasium No. 2, Kr.Valdemāra iela 1
Return to the hotels by bus
22:00
Monday, 23 February 2015
8:15
Departure by bus from the hotels to the Saeima
Coffee and registration for the event (for those not yet registered)
Venue: Grand Vestibule, Saeima, Jēkaba iela 11
9:00 – 9:30
OPENING SESSION
Venue: Plenary Chamber, Saeima, Jēkaba iela 11 (entrance from Klostera iela)
Welcome address by
Ms Ināra Mūrniece,
Speaker of the Saeima of the Republic of
Latvia
Introductory remarks by
Ms Aija Barča,
Chairperson of the Social and Employment
Matters Committee of the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia
Introductory remarks by
Mr Valdis Dombrovskis,
Vice-President of the European
Commission for the Euro and Social Dialogue (Tbc)
Adoption of the agenda
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9:30 – 11:00
SESSION I
Promoting Inclusion of the Most Vulnerable Groups into the Labour
Market
Mr Uldis Augulis,
Minister for Welfare of the Republic of Latvia (Tbc)
Mr Juan Menéndez-Valdés,
Director of the European Foundation for the
Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Tbc)
Ms Gunta Anča,
President of the Board of the Latvian Umbrella Body for Disability
Organisations SUSTENTO, Member of the European Economic and Social
Committee
Debate
11:00
Coffee break
Grand Vestibule
11:40 – 13:10
SESSION II
Social Entrepreneurship – a Tool To Achieve Social Objectives
Ms Marita Ulvskog,
Vice-Chair of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
of the European Parliament (Tbc)
Ms Ariane Rodert,
Member of the European Economic and Social Committee (Tbc)
Mr Andris Bērziņš,
President of the Samaritan Association of Latvia (Tbc)
Debate
13:10
Family photo
Plenary Chamber
Lunch
Cafeteria of the Saeima
13:25
14:40 – 16:10
SESSION III
Youth Guarantee Initiative – the First Year of Implementation
Ms Marianne Thyssen,
European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs,
Skills and Labour Mobility (Tbc)
Mr Vilis Brūveris,
Project Manager of the youth organisation –Next– (Tbc)
Mr Juras Požela,
Chairman of the Commission for Youth and Sport Affairs of the
Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania
Debate
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16:10
16.25
End of the Meeting
Press conference
Voting Room
Optional
– guided tour of the Museum of Occupation of Latvia
Return to the hotels by bus
Departure of delegations