Europaudvalget 2018-19 (1. samling)
EUU Alm.del Bilag 73
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2018 ANNUAL SESSION OF THE
PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE ON THE WTO
WTO: The way forward
Geneva, 6-7 December 2018
Organized jointly by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the European Parliament
(WTO Headquarters, Room CR1)
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
Thursday 6 December
(43 session of the Steering Committee
in camera
from 9 a.m. to
12.30 p.m. at the IPU Headquarters)
10:00
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18:00
14:30
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15:00
rd
Registration of participants
Inaugural session
Ms. Gabriela Cuevas Barron,
President of the
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Mr. Fabio Massimo Castaldo,
Vice-President
of the European Parliament
Ambassador Junichi Ihara,
Permanent Representative of
Japan to the WTO, Chairperson of the WTO General Council
15:00
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16:00
16:00
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18:30
Hearing with the WTO Director-General,
Mr. Roberto Azevêdo
Challenges and opportunities facing the WTO
Dialogue with senior WTO negotiators and officials
Guest Speakers
Ambassador Roberto Zapata Barradas,
Permanent
Representative of Mexico to the WTO, Chairman of the
Negotiating Group on Rules
Ambassador Eloi Laourou,
Permanent Representative of
Benin to the United Nations Office and other international
Organizations in Geneva, Chairperson of Trade Policy
Review Body at the WTO
Ambassador Sunanta Kangvalkulkij,
Permanent
Representative of Thailand to the WTO, Chairwoman of the
Dispute Settlement Body
Ambassador Dennis Shea,
Permanent Representative of
the United States to the WTO.
18:30
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19:30
20:00
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22:00
Reception at the WTO
Steering Committee
(in camera meeting, IPU Headquarters)
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Provisional programme of the session
2.
Friday 7 December
9:30
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12:30
WTO 2030?
New and disquieting developments - including emerging trade
wars, the growing trend towards unilateral measures and the
looming paralysis of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body - are
putting the multilateral rules-based system at risk. What WTO do
we envisage for 2030? What are the solutions ahead? What can
parliamentarians do to bolster free and fair trade generally and in
the WTO in particular?
Presentation of reports and interactive debate
Rapporteurs:
Mr. Jean Bizet, Senator (France)
Mr. Paul Rübig, Member of the European Parliament
12:30
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14:30
14:30
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17:30
Lunch break
How can technological development benefit the people?
New technologies develop very rapidly. Digitalization, robots,
artificial intelligence, the internet of things and 3D printing will
revolutionize how we produce, work, move and consume. The
world economy will need a trade policy framework that embraces
change and responds to the many fast-paced transformation
processes. Will the WTO and its members be able to deliver on
the new challenges? How can we make sure that technological
development benefits the people? How can parliamentarians
contribute to achieving this?
Presentation of reports and interactive debate
Rapporteurs:
Ms. Dieh Mandiaye Ba, Member of Parliament (Senegal)
Ms. Emma McClarkin, Member of the European Parliament
17:30
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18:00
Closing session: adoption of the outcome document
Rapporteur suggested:
Ms. Inmaculada Rodrigues-Piñero,
Member of the European Parliament