2 –3April2014, Brussels,Belgium Creating asocialEurope European Dialogue2014

INVITATION Hans BöcklerFoundation theManaging BoardSpokesperson of Michael Guggemos We to lookforward seeingyou. Trade Union Confederation. Trade German of Confederation Unions andEuropean (DGB) and theEuropean Trade Union the with Institute inco-operation theOtto Brennerwith Foundation, Foundation Ebert theFriedrich The European Dialogueis beingconducted thisyear inconjunction Europe. andsocialdevelopmenton thefuture of democratic Schulz, theEuropean President of Parliament, explain hisideas will unionists. economists andtrade with Andstrategy finallyMartin ing sofar. Thatiswhy we wantto discussaneweconomic andsocial ithasbeenpursu- austerity itcontinues thepolicyof if social crisis shall Plan”. Europe notbeableto overcome will theeconomic and Trade of man Confederation Unions’ proposal foraEuropean “Mar- In oursecond majorfocuswe fordiscussiontheGer- putforward thepanel. of part Huber,Berthold GlobalUnion theIndustriAll President forbeing of theseresults andanopendebate.to thepresentation of We thank to draw demands. uptheirpolitical bededicated panelwill A whole Foundation have meetings Ebert Friedrich heldspecialpreparatory and valueadded. In theirpreparation, unionistsandthe young trade knowledge innovation andskillsare sourcealthough thecrucial of themdonoteven haveof achance to undergovocational training, qualification. education for aprofession However, orahigher many themhave work, many very acquired of of although goodtraining major focus. More thanfive millionyoung peopleintheEUare out And we alsoaimto make young people’s prospects forthefuture a workers’ anddemandsto expectations theEuropean Parliament. theEuropeanand socialfuture of Union. Ouraimisto express Dialogue 2014ouraimisto joininthedebate onthedemocratic theEuropeanfor theirMembers of Parliament. With theEuropean In the28EUMember May bevoting States of 2014thecitizens will Dear Sirs, DearColleagues, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 14.00 h Panel II: Creating a better future for the young generation Individual arrival in Europe Young people’s demands in Year 7 of the economic crisis. Wednesday, 2 April 2014 A collage of music, texts, questions and answers of an impatient generation. from 08.30 h Registration Taking part: Young trade unionists from , Austria, 09.30 h Welcome and opening Poland, Slovakia, Spain, the Czech Republic and Kurt Beck, Chairman of the Hungary Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Germany Co-ordinated and chaired by: 09.45 h Europe: dream, nightmare, reality. Clemens Rode, Otto Brenner Foundation, The new EU – how the project of an elite can Germany become a project of the citizen again Heribert Prantl, member of the editorial team of 15.30 h Coffee break the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany 15.45 h Debate 10.30 h Panel I: with Berthold Huber, President of IndustriALL Discussion on Europe’s prospects Global Union

Discussants: Discussants: , Member of the European Dominika Pyzowska, Member of the Youth Com- Parliament, Greens, Germany mittee, „All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions” Daniel Gros, Director, „Centre for European Policy (OPZZ), Poland Studies“, Belgium Stefanie Holtz, Member of the IGM Youth Paulina Piechna-Wieckiewicz, Vice-President of Committee, Germany the „National Council of the Democratic Left Jan Horeckcý, President of the Youth Committee Alliance”, Poland CMKOS, the Czech Republic Nicolas Sartorius, Vice-President of the Balázs Kovács, President of the Works Council of “Fundacion Alternativas”, Spain Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing, Hungary Aina Vidal Sáez, National Coordinator of Acció Chaired by: Jove, CCOO de Catalunya, Spain Michael Brocker, radio journalist, WDR Cologne, Germany Chaired by: Michael Brocker, radio journalist, WDR Cologne, 12.30 h Lunch Germany 17.00 h End of conference day and inividual transfer by 11.00 h Democratic and social Europe – from the metro to the dinner revue „Autoworld“. ’s perspective , President of the European 19.00 h Dinner at Autoworld Brussels Parliament

Keynote speech 11.45 h Coffee break Bernadette Ségol, Secretary General, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), Belgium 12.00 h Closing panel What kind of Europe do the different political parties favour? Thursday, 3 April 2014 Judith Kirton-Darling, Labour Party, Great Britain 09.00 h Opening remarks Marisa Matias, GUE/NGL, Portugal Annelie Buntenbach, member of the Executive Marije Cornelissen, Grüne/EFA, the Netherlands Board of the DGB, Germany Martin Kastler, European People’s Party, Germany Chaired by: 09.20 h Panel III: Melinda Crane, Deutsche Welle TV, Germany An economic and social strategy for Europe Discussants: 13.00 h Closing remarks Maria Jepsen, Director of the Research Michael Guggemos, Spokesperson of the Department, European Trade Union Institute Managing Board, Hans Böckler Foundation, (ETUI), Belgium Germany Reiner Hoffmann, member of the Executive Board of the DGB, Germany 13.15 h Imbiss Vassilis Monastiriotis, Associate Professor of Political Economy, London School of Economics, European Institute, England Mario Pianta, Professor of Economic Policy, University of Urbino, Italy David Lizoain, economist, former adviser to the President of Catalonia, Spain Chaired by: Melinda Crane, Deutsche Welle TV, Germany Host of the Hans Böckler Foundation and Otto Brenner Conference- The conference languages are: event: Foundation in conjunction with the Friedrich Ebert languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Polish, Hungari- Foundation and the European Trade Union an, Czech/Slovakian/and Bosnian/Croatian/Serb Institute ETUI There will be interpreters.

Event location: SQUARE - BRUSSELS MEETING CENTRE Glass Entrance rue Mont des Arts B-1000 Brussels

Closing date for 5 March 2014 registration: Registration is binding and will be confirmed along with the travel instructions

Organisation/ Hans Böckler Foundation registration: HR/Administration/Legal Division Katharina Jakoby Hans-Böckler-Straße 39 40476 Düsseldorf Tel.: +49 (0)211 7778-124 Fax: +49 (0)211 7778-4124 [email protected] www.boeckler.de

Please note: No registration fees are charged for the conference. The organiser will bear all costs for accommodation and board during the conference (from 1 – 3 April 2014).

Hotel: Several hotels near the event location have been booked. The hotels are allocated by the Hans Böckler Foundation.

Dinner: Participants are to make their own way to Autoworld. A public transport ticket will be sent out with the confirmation.

Hans-Böckler-Straße 39 40476 Düsseldorf Tel.: +49 (0)211 7778-0 Fax: +49 (0)211 7778-120 www.boeckler.de