Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are an indispensable part of civil society. However, NGO influence on policymaking is not always positive. A large number of well-connected NGOs explicitly aim to influence EU trade and investment policymaking.
JEFTA the Japan-EU Trade Agreement. Risks & Alternatives
Date
07 Nov 2017 09:00
Address
European Parliament Brussels
Room PHS 1A002
1047 Brussels
BelgiumLinks
Section
Trade & Society
Event Location
Brussels
Event Description
JAPAN-EU FREE TRADE AGREEMENT. RISKS & ALTERNATIVES
European Parliament Brussels - Room PHS 1A002
(with interpretation EN, FR, DE, CZ, DA, EL, ES, IT, NL, PT, SV, JAP-EN)
8.30 Welcome, coffee & tea
9.00 Introduction
Gabi Zimmer, President of GUE/NGL
Takashi Shinohara, Member of the House of Representatives of Japan
Lucile Flagueyrac, NGO Seattle to Brussels
9.30 Risks in JEFTA
Moderator Anja Hazekamp, MEP GUE/NGL
Environment and regulatory co-operation
Lora Verheecke, Corporate Europe Observatory
Financial services
Sanya Reid, Third World Network
Agriculture, food safety animal welfare
Shoko Uchida, Pacific Asia Resource Center
Data flow and privacy
Marija Bartl, researcher University of Amsterdam
Reactions and debate
11.00 Building alternatives
Moderator: Helmut Scholz, MEP GUE/NGL
Alternatives for industrial policy transition and job creation
Peter Scherrer, European Trade Union Confederation
Cooperatives work on alternatives
Igor Ortega, researcher Mondragon University (tbc)
Citizens are organising to win
Cornelia Reetz, Campact
Reactions and debate
12.15 Conclusions
Kimitoshi Morihara, Member of the House of Representatives, Japan (tbc)
Matt Carthy, MEP GUE/NGL (tbc)
13.30 Workshops
Data flow protection
Marija Bartl, University of Amsterdam, Moderator: Helmut Scholz
Defence of services
Pablo Sanchez, EPSU, Moderator: Matt Carthy
Protection of environment
Kees Kodde, Greenpeace, Moderator: tbc
For more information please contact: josette.hermans@europarl.europa.eu
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