Forum
Another Road for Europe
June 28, 2012 European Parliament, Brussels Room ASP 3G3
Languages of the Forum: English, French, Italian with simultaneous translation; German will be translated in the three other languages.
Programme
9.00 Opening: Isabelle Durant, vice-president of the European Parliament (Greens/EFA); Rossana Rossanda (il Manifesto)
9.15-11.45
1. Taming finance
The euro, financial markets, debt and fiscal policies
Chair: Mario Pianta (Sbilanciamoci!) Opening and review of alternative proposals (10 min)
Introductory Remarks: Trevor Evans (Euromemorandum) (10 min)
Proposals from activists and experts (7 min. each):
Dany Lang (Economistes atterrés), Ronald Janssen (ETUC), Andrea Della Vecchia (Joint Social Conference), Steffen Stierle (Attac Germany), Antonio Tricarico (Re:Common), Corporate Europe Observatory, Andrew Simms (New Economics Foundation), Andrea Baranes (Fondazione Responsabilità Etica), Klaus Sühl (Rosa Luxembourg Stiftung).
Members of the European Parliament and political forces (7 min. each):
Leonardo Dominici (Socialists and Democrats), Liem Hoang Ngoc (Socialists and Democrats, France), Jürgen Klute (European United Left, Germany), Philippe Lamberts (Greens/EFA, Belgium), Patrick Le Hyaric (European United Left, France), Gianni Pittella, vice-president of the European Parliament (Socialists and Democrats)
Discussion
11.45-13.00
2. Avoiding a great depression
A green new deal, employment, ecological conversion and common goods
Chair: Dany Lang (Economistes atterrés) Opening and review of alternative proposals (10 min)
Introductory Remarks: Pascal Petit (Université Paris 13) (10 min)
Proposals from activists and experts (7 min. each):
Sarah King (ETUC), Maurizio Landini (Fiom-Cgil), Etienne Lebeau (Joint Social Conference), Giulio Marcon (Sbilanciamoci!), Thomas Coutrot (Attac France), Pierre Jonckheer (Green
European Foundation), Sian Jones (European Anti-Poverty Network ), Mariya Ivancheva (European Alternatives Bulgaria), Tommaso Fattori (Water campaign), Jason Nardi (Social Watch Italian coalition)
Members of the European Parliament and political forces (7 min. each):
Nikolas Chountis (European United Left, Greece), Stefano Fassina (Partito Democratico, Italy), Sven Gieglod (Greens/EFA, Germany), Marisa Matias (European United Left, Portugal), Nichi Vendola (Sinistra Ecologia Libertà, Italy).
Discussion
lunch break and press conference
15.00-17.30
3. A democratic Europe Participation and decision making at European level
Chair: Monica Frassoni (European Green Party) Opening and review of alternative proposals (10 min)
Introductory Remarks: Rossana Rossanda (Il Manifesto),
Susan George (Attac France and Transnational Institute) (10 min each)
Proposals from activists and experts (7 min. each):
Rosemary Bechler (Open Democracy), Pier Virgilio Dastoli (European Movement-Permanent Forum of Civil Society), Philippe Pochet (ETUI), Hilary Wainwright (Red Pepper, UK), Fabienne Orsi (Economistes Atterrés), Franco Carminati (Joint Social Conference), Massimo Torelli (Rete@sinistra), Daniel Seco/Sergi Díaz (15M movement, Barcelona), Lorenzo Marsili (European Alternatives), Tamsin Murray-Leach/Sean Deel (London School of Economics), Raffaella Bolini (Arci), Roberto Musacchio (former MEP), Walter Baier (Transform! Europe).
Members of the European Parliament (7 min. each):
Isabelle Durant (Greens/EFA), Paul Murphy (European United Left Ireland),
Rui Tavares (Greens/EFA), Gabi Zimmer (President, European United Left, Germany)
Discussion
17.30-18.30
Conclusions and proposals for action
with summaries of proposals from the Chairs
and discussion on the ways ahead and on future European initiatives
Important: registration and access
Participants and speakers have to register in order to have access to the European Parliament.
All participants MUST REGISTER by the 23rd of June 2012
by sending an e-mail to stefano.squarcina@europarl.europa.eu
with the following information:
1) Name and surname, 2) Date of birth, 3) Country of residence and address, 4) Number of a valid document (passport, national ID, etc.).
