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Privatisation of Public Goods
Event Type
L - Conference, forum
Organiser type
Federations / Associations
Section
EU Priorities 2020
Health & Consumers
Social Europe & Jobs
Sustainable Dev.
Event Location
Brussels
Event Description
Privatization of Public Goods
26 June 2013, 15.00-18.30,European Parliament, Room ASP A1G2
PROGRAMME
15.00 – 15.15 Opening
Gabi Zimmer, President GUE/NGL
Thomas Händel, MEP GUE/NGL , (Die Linke, Germany)
Session 1 Panel on Common Goods
15.15-16.00 Moderator: Marie-Christine Vergiat, MEP GUE/NGL, (Front de Gauche, France)
Panelists:
- Harald Wolf, MdL, Die Linke, Germany - The Berlin experience
- René Fernandez Revollo, Ambassador of Bolivia - The view from Latin America
16.00 – 16.30 Open discussion
16.30 - 16.45 Coffee break
Session 2 Panel on Water issues
16.45-17.30 Moderator: Martina Anderson, MEP GUE/NGL (Sinn Fein, Ireland)
Panelists:
Tommaso Fattori, Forum of Water movements, Italy
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