On Wednesday, 28 April 2021, from 10:00 to 13:00 CEST, we will hold the conference On the Road to Porto: A Solidarity Action Plan for All Generations that will explore the potential of the Action Plan in facing the social and economic challenges of the future and in providing solutions to the Europe’s demographic challenge.

The European Pillar of Social Right Action Plan published on 3 March 2021 represents a first step towards the EU Social Summit, where the Action Plan will be endorsed. At this stage, it is crucial that all institutions, social partners, governments and civil society organisations both at European and national level are ready to make it a tool for enhanced social and economic well-being and guaranteed common good for all. Read more about the event here.

The conference is organised in the framework of the EU funded project “ETUC SociAll” and in cooperation with the multi-stakeholder Alliance “Stand Up for the Social Pillar”.

Date: Wednesday 28 April 2021
Time 10:00-13:00 CET
Please register HERE

The schedule for the event is as follows:

10:00 Welcome and introduction of the agenda by Liina Carr, Confederal Secretary, ETUC, in charge of the ETUC SociAll project and Petros Fassoulas, EMI Secretary General

10:05 Keynote speech: How the Action Plan on the EPSR can boost solidarity, equality-based, and dignifying solutions to the EU demographic challenge

• Dubravka Šuica, Vice-President for Demography and Democracy of the European Commission

10:20-11:10 The EPSR Action Plan providing opportunities for all generations: full equality from the youngest age in a life-long perspective

• Nicola Countouris Director of the Research Department at the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)
• Jana Hainsworth, Secretary General of Eurochild
• Tea Jarc, President of ETUC-Youth committee, ETUC
• Diana Dovgan, Secretary General of CECOP, European Confederation of Worker and Social Cooperatives
• Brando Benifei, MEP, Vice-President, European Movement International

11:10-12:00 The EPSR Action Plan addressing labour markets neglected potentials: quality jobs and inclusiveness across all ages for adequate effective and solidarity-based social protection

• Patrizia Bussi, Vice-President of SEE, ENSIE Secretary General, Social Platform member
• Social Platform Representative
• Enrico Somaglia, Deputy Secretary General at European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Unions
• Followed by Q&A.

12:00-12:45 “Dignity of ageing” vs “Cost of ageing”, “ETUC SociAll” for a new EU narrative: implementing the EPSR and revisiting social protection funding policy and the European Economic Governance approach

• Maciej Kucharczyk, Secretary General of Age Platform Europe 
• Giuseppe Guerini, President  of  CECOP,  European  Confederation  of  Worker  and  Social Cooperatives
• Liina Carr, Confederal Secretary, ETUC
• Sibylle Reichert, Executive Director of AIM – International Association of Mutuals
• Jozef Pacolet, Professor emeritus on assignment, HIVA, KU Leuven
• Agostino Siciliano, General Secretary of FERPA

12:45-13:00 Closing remarks

• Jérôme Guedj, President of Matières Grises, professor at Sciences Po

Interpretation will be available in EN, FR, DE, IT, ES, PL.