60th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome: social
economy’s contribution to economic, social
and territorial cohesion in Europe
Tuesday 7th March 2017
European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels, room VMA3
13:00-13:10 Welcome and opening remarks
 Georges Dassis, President of the EESC
 Jens Nilsson, MEP (S&D, SE), SEIG Co-President
13:10-13:50 The social economy at the centre of an agenda for the
progress of the European Union
 Jyrki Katainen, European Commission Vice-President for Jobs,
Growth, Investment and Competitiveness
 Marie-Christine Vergiat, MEP (GUE/NGL, FR), SEIG Co-President
 Juan Antonio Pedreño, President of Social Economy Europe
13:50-14:30 Social economy’s contribution to economic, social and
territorial cohesion in Europe
Presented & moderated by Alain Coheur, Vice-President of SEE and Cospokesperson of the EESC Social Economy Category
 Normunds Popens, Deputy Director-General for Implementation,
DG Regional & Urban Policy
 Jens Nilsson, MEP (S&D, SE), Co-President of the SEIG
 Karl-Heinz Lambertz, First Vice-President of the Committee of the
Regions (tbc)
 Luigi Martignetti, Secretary General of REVES
14:30-14:45 Questions and answers
14:45-15:00 Closing remarks
 Ramón Luis Valcárcel, Vice-President of the European Parliament
(EPP, ES), SEIG Co-President