The impact of liberalisation on Europe’s dairy sector: 02/09/2015, 15:00-18.30
THE IMPACT OF LIBERALISATION ON EUROPE'S DAIRY SECTOR
1st Day (02/09/2015)
Room Altiero Spinelli 1G2
Coffee and water available inside the room
Interpretation available in: ES, EN, FR, DE, PT, EL, FI
15.00 – 15.15 OPENING BY GABI ZIMMER, PRESIDENT OF GUE/NGL AND LÍDIA SENRA, GUE/NGL MEP
15.15 – 16.00 EUROPEAN BACKGROUND. EVOLUTION OF THE SITUATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND PROPOSALS
Moderator: Josu Juaristi, GUE/NGL MEP
Isabel Vilalba. Dairy farmer, General Secretary of Sindicato Labrego Galego, European Coordination Vía Campesina (ECVC)
Romuald Schaber. Dairy farmer, president of European Milk Board
Nicolas Bezençon. Uniterre Switzerland
Mikel Azkarate Tomassone. Dairy farmer and member of EHKOlektibo (Agroecological peasants from Euskal Herria) (Basque Country)
16.00 – 17.00 DEBATE
17.00 – 17.30 INTERNATIONAL BACKGROUND
Moderator: Lídia Senra, GUE/NGL MEP
Diane Dowling. National Farmer’s Union. Situation in Canada.
Néstor Alfredo Díaz Benítez. Fensuagro (Colombia), Vía Campesina International (LVC). Impacts of a liberalised market in the North and South.
Situation in India (speaker from India tbc)
– Gérard Choplin. Free-lance expert on agriculture policies. Prospects for global dairy market.
17.30 – 18.30 DEBATE
18.30 END GUE/NGL INITIATIVE
2ND DAY [03/09/2015]
Room 1C51
Interpretation available in: ES and EN
Moderators: Lídia Senra and Josu Juaristi, GUE/NGL MEPs
09.00 – 11.00 MEETING/EXCHANGE/DEBATE WITH GUEST SPEAKERS FROM DELEGATIONS. PRESENTATION OF THE SITUATION IN EACH COUNTRY. DEBATE AND IDENTIFICATION OF COMMON POINTS
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