Social-, Indenrigs- og Børneudvalget 2016-17
SOU Alm.del Bilag 139
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Meeting of the
Chairpersons of the
Committees on Social Affairs
Draft Programme
23 – 24 MARCH 2017
MALTA
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Thursday, 23 March 2017
15:00 – 18:30
18:30
19:00
Arrival of delegations and registration at the hotels
Departure by bus from the hotels to the dinner venue
Dinner hosted by Hon. Anthony Agius Decelis,
Chairman of the Social Affairs
Committee
Venue: Esplora, Interactive Science Centre, Villa Bighi, Kalkara
21:30
Return to the hotels by bus
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Friday, 24 March 2017
08:15
Departure by bus from the conference hotels to the Grand Hotel Excelsior, Great
Siege Road, Floriana
08:30
09:00
Arrival of participants and registration for the meeting
Opening of the meeting
Welcome address by Hon. Angelo Farrugia,
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
Introductory remarks by Hon. Anthony Agius Decelis,
Chairman of the Social
Affairs Committee
Speech by Ms Marianne Thyssen,
European Commissioner for Employment,
Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
(tbc)
09:30
Poverty and Social Exclusion: Working towards a more inclusive
Europe
Keynote Speaker: Mr Thomas Handel,
Chairperson of the EP Committee on
Employment and Social Affairs
Speaker: Ms Sian Jones,
Policy Coordinator, European Anti-Poverty Network
Debate
10:30
Coffee Break
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11:00
What makes an individual socially excluded? Different perspectives
and exchange of best practices
Speaker: Prof. Angela Abela,
Department of Family Studies
,
University of Malta
Speaker: Ms Jana Hainsworth,
President, Social Platform
Speaker: Mr Silvan Agius,
Director Human Rights and Integration, Ministry for
Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties
Speaker: Mr Alfonso Lara Montero,
Policy Director, European Social Network
Debate
13:00
Official Photo
Lunch
14:30
Taking stock of the policies of Europe 2020 and the way forward
Keynote Speaker: Mr Thomas Dominique,
Chairperson, Social Protection
Committee
Speaker:
Dr Barbara Kauffmann,
Director for Employment and Social
Governance, European Commission
Speaker: Mr Ioannis Dimitrakopoulos,
Head of Equality and Citizens’ Rights
Department, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Debate
16:15
16:30
Concluding remarks by the Chairperson of the Social Affairs Committee
Departure of delegations
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