PES “A New Social Europe” Conference, supported by the ETUC
Tuesday 11th October
16:30-17:00 Introduction
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, PES President
John Monks, Secretary General ETUC
17:00-18:30 First Panel: Building an active society
Introduction and moderation: Joel Decaillon, Confedereal Secretary, ETUC
John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister, United Kingdom
Martin Schulz, President PES Group
Anders Teljebäck, State Secretary for Employment, Sweden
Didier Donfut, Secretary of State for European Afffairs
Questions and Answers
18:30-20:00 Second Panel: Building an Inclusive Society
Introduction and moderation: Catelene Passchier, Confederal Secretary, ETUC
Anna Diamantopoulou MP, former European Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs
Jesús Caldera, Minister for Employment and Social Affairs
Casper Einem, President, CEEP (European Centre of Enterprises with public participation and of enterprises of general economic interest)
Kinga Göncz, Minister for Children, Youth and Equal opportunities, Hungary
Questions and Answers
20:00-20:15 Closing Speech
Vladimir Spidla, Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs
REGISTRATION: Participants should register with Kerry Lydon at PES Secretariat by fax (+32 2 230 17 66) or by email ()
With the financial support of the European Parliament
