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14:00 Welcome messages
Speakers:
Yves SOMVILLE, EESC member (BE), NAT Section
Yves Somville – EESC Welcome:
Arie VAN DEN BRAND, President Groupe de Bruges
Arie van den Brand – ARC Welcome:
Civil Society’s Reform Priorities
14:05 Plenary Debate on the emerging ideas for the future CAP and the unresolved issues that need to be addressed
Introduction: Michael DOWER, Member of the ARC Core Group
Michael Dower – Debate on unresolved issues:
Moderator: Arie VAN DEN BRAND, President Groupe de Bruges
14:40 Summary of the debate and introduction of the experts
Consulting the experts
Introduction by the moderator:
Robert LUKESCH, Associate partner of ÖAR Regional Consulting Ltd.
Robert Lukesch – Intro to expert round:
14:45 Coalition Building on Reforming Agriculture and Trade Policies in a Globalized World
Speaker: Jim HARKNESS, Director of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Jim Harkness – Speech
15:05 The CAP and Public Health Policy
R. Lukesch – Introduction of Tim Lang
Speaker: Tim LANG, Professor of Food Policy at City University London, UK
Tim Lang – Speech
15:25 Sustainable Farming Practices and Environmental Challenges
R. Lukesch – Introduction of Erik Mathijs
Speaker: Erik MATHIJS, Professor and head of division of agricultural and food economics at the K.U.Leuven, Belgium
Erik Mathijs – Speech
15:45 General discussion on prospects for the future CAP
Discussion of experts’ presentation
Europe’s Decision-Makers Respond
16:30 Chair and moderator: Arie VAN DEN BRAND, President Groupe de Bruges
Introduction of representatives of EU Institutions by A. van den Brand
16:40 The State-of-Play of the Reform Process
Speakers:
Dacian CIOLOŞ, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development
Dacian Cioloş – Speech
Albert DEß, Rapporteur, Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Albert Deß – Speech
Marek SAWICKI, Polish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development representing the EU Presidency
Marek Sawicki – Speech
Lutz RIBBE, EESC member (DE), NAT Section
Lutz Ribbe – Speech
Debate
17:10 Questions and discussions
17:50 Final Statements
18:00 Conclusions
Final Debate of the 2nd ARC Conference
