The public hearing will bring together MEPs, high-level European Commission and Member States representatives, EESC members and social economy representatives, to have an exchange of views on the importance of developing a European Action Plan for the social economy, towards an ambiutious European social economy policy.

When & Where: Wednesday 28th of September, from 1pm to 3pm, at the European Parliament (room JAN4Q2).

Speakers: Jens Nilsson, MEP (S&D, SE), Co-President of the Social Economy Intergroup, Ramón Luis Valcárcel MEP (EPP, ES), Vice-President of the European Parliament and Co-President of the Social Economy Intergroup (tbc), Elżbieta Bieńkowska, Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (tbc), Branislav Ondruš, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of Slovakia, Nadine Muller, Responsible of the Social and Solidarity Economy department at the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social and Solidarity Economy, Juan Antonio Pedreño, President of Social Economy Europe, Ariane Rodert, Vice-President of the EESC’s Group III, Sven Giegold, MEP (GREENS/EFA, DE), Co-President of the Social Economy Intergroup.

To register, please send an e-mail to contact@socialeconomy.eu.org before the 23rd of September. In case you need an accreditation to the EP, please include your following information: full name, type of ID, ID number, date of birth and nationality.

Please find attached the full programme of the hearing.