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10 Mar 2025
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EXPRESS2 is a project that addresses from a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and cross-sectional perspective, the growing demand for a new, more democratic, inclusive, and sustainable social contract in the EU. To achieve this, we will work to create a more appealing and legitimate EU social contract draft that will be submitted to inhabitants, Member States and EU institutions that will have the possibility to participate and decide upon the conditions, rights, and obligations to be binding.
To engage in conversation with the relevant Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and EU policymakers and gather their feedback on the draft European Social Contract early on, the European Movement International (EMI) is organising this first kick-off workshop.
The workshop will be held in person at Mundo Mandou in Brussels on 10th March 2025 from 9.00 to 17.00 CET.
Download the new European Social Contract here.
Agenda
09:30 – 10:30
European Social Contract – general introduction
- Petros Fassoulas, Secretary General, European Movement International;
- Antoni Abat Ninet, UAB.
10:30 – 12:00
Democracy panel
- Dr. Giuseppe Martinico, Full Professor of Comparative Public Law, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna;
- Dr. Zeynep Gülru Göker, Associate Professor, Director, SU GENDER – Gender and Women’s Studies Center of Excellence, Sabanci University.
12:00-13:00
Networking lunch
13:00 – 14:30
Climate Change panel
- Patrizia Heidegger, Deputy Secretary General, Director for EU Governance, Sustainability and Global Policies, European Environmental Bureau;
- Elina Bardram, Director for adaptation and resilience, communication and civil society, DG CLIMA;
- Philippe Adriaenssens, Policy Director, The European Round Table for Industry (ERT);
- Alberto Barrio, Centre for Climate Change Law and Governance, University of Copenhagen;
- Jorge Piñera Álvarez, UAB;
- Panel and Workshop moderated by Dr. Beatriz Martínez Romer, University of Copenhagen.
15:00 – 16:30
Digitalisation panel
- Dr. Giulia Gentile, Lecturer in Law Essex Law School;
- Alexandra Geese, MEP, the Greens;
- Laura Lazaro Cabrera, Center for Democracy and Technology;
- Elisa Gambardella, Solidar Foundation.
SPEAKERS
Antoni Abat Ninet
Author and professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Patrizia Heidegger
Deputy Secretary General, European Environmental Europe
Laura Lazaro Cabrera
Counsel and Programme Director for Equity and Data, Center for Democracy and Technology Europe
Philippe Adriaenssens
Policy Director, European Round Table for Industry, European Round Table for Industry – ERT
Alexandra Geese
Member of the European Parliament, Greens/EFA
Adam Nyman
Director of Debating Europe
Dr. Zeynep Gülru Göker
Associate Professor, Director, SU GENDER – Gender and Women’s Studies Center of Excellence, Sabanci University
Elina Bardram
Director for Adaptation and Resilience, Communication and Civil Society, DG CLIMA
Jorge Piñera Álvarez
Pre Doctoral Fellow, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Alberto Barrio
Researcher, Centre for Climate Change Law and Governance, University of Copenhagen
Elisa Gambardella
Education and Lifelong Learning Coordinator, Solidar Foundation
Beatriz Martinez Romera
Associate Professor on Environmental and Climate Change Law Head of Centre (CLIMA), Copenhagen University
Dr. Giuseppe Martinico
Full Professor of Comparative Public Law, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
Location
- Mundo Madou, Av des Arts 7/8, Brussels, Belgium.
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme under the grant agreement No 101132426. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
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