The Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament is holding a conference on the topic of trade policy and human rights.

Wednesday 13 October 2010
16H00 - 19H00, Room ASP 3G3
European Parliament

Interpretation will be provided in the following languages: EN/FR/DE/ES/IT

16H00 Opening session: Welcome speech by Véronique DE KEYSER, Vice-President of the S&D Group

16H15 - 17H30: A European Perspective

Chair: Kader Arif, MEP, S&D INTA Coordinator
Karel De Gucht, EU Trade Commissioner
Éva Dessewffy, WTO Expert, Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour (AK Europa)
François CANTIER, Président fondateur, Avocats Sans Frontières France (ASF)
Michel TILEMANS, Chair of the Council Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM) - Belgian Presidency of the Council of EU

17h30 - 18h45: A multilateral Perspective

Chair: Richard Howitt, MEP, S&D Coordinator Subcommittee on Human Rights
Valentine RUGWABIZA, Deputy Director General, World Trade Organization (WTO)
Rudi DELARUE, Director, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Prof. Susan AAronson, George Washington University

18h45:Conclusions
Martin Schulz, President of the S&D Group in the European Parliament