INTERPARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE MEETING
"
Human rights and the external actions of the EU
and Member States
"
Tuesday, 20 November 2018, 9:00 - 12:30
European Parliament, Brussels
09:00 - 09:10
Welcome and opening remarks by
Pier Antonio Panzeri,
Chair of the
Subcommittee on Human Rights of the European Parliament
Panel 1 - Mainstreaming Human Rights into external actions
09:10 - 10:00
Karin Kneissl,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Austrian Presidency of the Council
Stavros Lambrinidis,
European Union Special Representative for Human Rights
Debate with MEPs and Members of National Parliaments
Panel 2 - Business and Human Rights
10:00 - 11:30
The State duty to Protect and the Corporate Responsibility to Respect
Member of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational
corporations and other business enterprises of the United Nations Office of the
High Commissioner on Human Rights
Business and Human Rights
Representative of Business
Business and Human Rights
Representative of civil society