CETA: TTIP in a Canadian disguise
CETA: TTIP in a Canadian disguise
GUE/NGL Comprehensive conference on CETA
May 31st 2016
Venue:
European Parliament
Rue Wiertz 60,B-1047 Brussels
Room ASP 1G2
Programme
9.00 – 12.30 Hearing
Opening of the conference by Gabi Zimmer followed by welcoming words by Anne-Marie Mineur
Panel 1 – From NAFTA to CETA
Speakers: Sujata Dey (Council of Canadians), Paul de Clerck (Friends of the Earth), Adoración Guaman (University of Valencia), Pierre Soucy (President of the Quebec Council of Social Affairs), Lola Sanchez Caldentey (MEP PODEMOS, moderator)
Public services
Jobs and economy
Government Procurement
Panel 2 – Privatizing justice
Speakers: Laurens Ankersmit (Client Earth), Cecilia Olivet (Transnational Institute),
Andreas Fisahn (University of Bielefeld), Helmut Scholz (MEP DIE LINKE, moderator)
ISDS/ICS
Feedback from the experts
Panel 3 – Food, agriculture & environment
Speakers: Jurjen de Waal (Foodwatch), Dominique Bernier (Quebec Coalition Against Mining), Matt Carthy (MEP Sinn Fein, moderator)
Shale gas / tar sands
Hormone beef, rules of origin and quota
Concluding remarks by Anne-Marie Mineur and Pierre-Yves Serinet (coordinator of the Quebec Network on Continental Integration)
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch
14.00 – 16.00 In-depth workshops
- Reinforce the Parliamentary network
- Data flows and privacy protection
- ISDS/ICS in more depth
- Health & Environmental protection
Venue: European Parliament
Rue Wiertz 60,B-1047 Brussels
Room ASP 1G2
For more details please contact:
sahar.nasiri@europarl.europa.eu
http://www.guengl.eu/news/article/press-conferences/ceta-ttip-in-a-canadian-disguise-31-05-2016[1]
Links:
- http://www.guengl.eu/news/article/press-conferences/ceta-ttip-in-a-canadian-disguise-31-05-2016