Start date : 27/01/2021
End date : 28/01/2021
Where:
Brussels, Belgium
European Economic and Social Committee,
Economy and the euro, Employment and social rights,
- Political Meetings
The 557th EESC plenary session will host the following guests and debates:
- a presentation of the priorities of the Portuguese EU Presidency by António Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal
- a presentation of the 2021 Commission work programme and the strategic foresight report by Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission
- a debate on a new pact on migration and asylum with Ylva Johansson, Commissioner for Home Affairs
- a debate on the new EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement with Michel Barnier, Head of the European Commission’s task force for relations with the United Kingdom
- a presentation of the UN’s official mission to the EU institutions by Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
