Territorial Dialogue for Growth and Jobs

Draft Programme

12.30-13.45: Registration
13.45-14.30: Opening session
Opening speech:
• Luc Van den Brande, President of the Committee of the Regions:
European growth and jobs policies beyond the emergency and the role of
regions and cities: the CoR's Opinion on the Lisbon Strategy and the LMP
2008 report
Opening addresses:
• Hans-Gert Pöttering (tbc) President of the European Parliament: Short
and long term measures in the EU economic policy and the Budget review
• Mario Sepi, President of the European Economic and Social Committee:
The role of the Partneship principle in the implementation of the Lisbon
strategy
14.30-15.45: Question time:
• Danuta Hübner, (tbc) European Commissioner for Regional Policy
Beyond the economic and financial crisis: what Lisbon Strategy for the future?
Perspectives for growth and jobs in Europe and the role of regions and cities.
Co-chaired by:
Luc Van den Brande, President of the Committee of the Regions
Marek Mora, Deputy Vice Prime Minister for European Affairs, Czech
Presidency of the EU Council
TERRITORIAL DIALOGUE 2009 - DRAFT PROGRAMME
15.45 -16.00: Closing session
Growth and jobs policies in the next decade: main issues for debate in 2009
• Marek Mora, Deputy Vice Prime Minister for European Affairs, Czech
Presidency of the EU Council: The Spring European Council and beyond
• Luc Van den Brande, President of the Committee of the Regions: The
contribution of the Committee of the Regions to the post-2010 debate on
growth and jobs