Photos of the Study Days are available here
https://www.flickr.com/photos/guengl/albums/72157682519218071
TUESDAY, 6 June (morning)
09.30 – 09.45 Opening of the meeting and welcome
- Gabi Zimmer , President of the GUE/NGL Group
- Josu Juaristi (EH Bildu – GUE/NGL MEP)
- Amets Arzallus (journalist and oral improviser champion)
- Debate
Future of the EU (elections, Brexit, militarisation…): challenges for the Left
09.45 – 11.15 Chair: Helmut Scholz (Die Linke – GUE/NGL MEP)
11.15 – 11.30 Ezker Nodoa, meeting point of Donostia’s left movements, will give to GUE/NGL a letter with their social fights.
Last movements & challenges on the migration and refugees issue: Open debate to the public
11.30 -13.00 Chair: Josu Juaristi (GUE/NGL MEP) (TBC)
Optional participation: Workshop with local and European activists and NGOs at the same place. Open debate to the public
13.00 – 14.30 Chairs: Panayota Maniou – Amandine Bach (GUE/NGL political advisors)
TUESDAY, 6 June (afternoon)
Social and political participation: challenges, best practices. Open debate
15.00 – 16.45 Chair: Xabier Benito Ziluaga (Podemos – GUE/NGL MEP)
- Stelios Kouloglou (Syriza – GUE/NGL MEP)
- Anne-Marie Mineur (Socialistische Partij – GUE/NGL MEP)
- Stefan Eck (Independent – GUE/NGL MEP)
- Juan Carlos Izagirre (former Mayor of Donostia)
- Joseba Asiron (Mayor of Iruñea-Pamplona) (TBC)
- Debate
16.45 – 17.00 Coffee Break
Open debate on social and political participation
17.00 – 18.00 Chair: Matt Carthy (Sinn Féin – GUE/NGL MEP)
- Anjel Oiarbide (Gure Esku Dago)
- Anaiz Funosas (Bake Bidea)
- Debate
18.15 Departure by bus to the Miramar Palace – Donostia
Group Photo in front of Miramar Palace
18.30 – 19.45 An update on the Peace Process by Arnaldo Otegi (Spokesperson of EH Bildu)
Comments, questions and answers
WEDNESDAY, 7 June (morning)
Presentation of the Mondragon experience and colloquium
09.45 – 10.30 Presentation: Ander Etxeberria (Mondragon Corporation).
- Comments and questions.
10.30 – 10.45 – Coffee break
New tendencies in cooperative work, social and solidarity economy, relationship with universities and R.I.D. centres
10.45 – 12.15 Chair: Marie-Christine Vergiat (Front de Gauche – GUE/NGL MEP)
- Igor Ortega (researcher of the Mondragon University)
- Beñat Irasuegi (expert on Social and Solidarity Economy)
- Enrike Zuazua (researcher)
- Mikel Biain ( mayor of Oñati)
- Debate
WEDNESDAY, 7 June (afternoon)
Industrial development in EU: job creation, green innovation and tech. transfer
15.00 – 16.30 Chair: Marisa Matias (Bloco de Esquerda – GUE/NGL MEP)
- Martina Michels (Die Linke – GUE/NGL MEP)
- Neoklis Sylikiotis (AKEL – GUE/NGL MEP)
- Orona company (TBC)
- Joseba Garmendia (doctor in economics)
- Ricardo Del Corte (entrepreneur) (TBC)
- Debate
16.30 – 16.45 The Basque union majority gives the Basque Social Rights Charter to GUE/NGL.
– Coffee break –
Fighting the Social Gap: minimum income, cuts, wealth distribution
16.45 – 18.15 Chair: Eleonora Forenza (L’Altra Europa con Tsipras – GUE/NGL MEP)
- Miguel Viegas (PCP – GUE/NGL MEP)
- Miguel Urbán (Podemos – GUE/NGL MEP)
- Helena Franco (former minister of Finance in Gipuzkoa)
- Garbiñe Aranburu (general secretary of LAB – Basque Union)
- Iñaki Alonso (Save the Children)
- Debate
THURSDAY, 8 June
9.00 – 10.00 Press point in Tabakalera: Gabi Zimmer – Josu Juaristi
10.00 – 11.30 Group Meeting