Date: 04 February 2025

Time: 17:30 - 19:00 (CET), followed by a reception

Venue: Renaissance Hotel, Rue du Parnasse 19, 1050 Brussels

Conference Language: English (no translation)

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The EU Commission will soon present its Clean Industrial Deal and develops a Quality Jobs Roadmap. These are urgent initiatives, as strong industries are crucial for our prosperity. One missing element so far is a bolder policy to guarantee a Just Transition for workers and communities. They are both the subject of change requiring safeguards, and an essential resource driving the transition. Our event will discuss how European Just Transition legislation can make the EU achieve its full potential.
This high-level discussion will bring together senior EU officials, policymakers, industry leaders, and social partners.

AGENDA

17h30 Opening and welcome

• Claudia Detsch, Director of FES Just Climate Competence Centre, Brussels

17h35 Inputs on the Clean Industrial Deal

• Introduction and chair: Ludovic Voet, Confederal Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
• Isabelle Barthès, Deputy General Secretary of industriAll Europe  

17h50 High-level Panel Debate on Just Transition

• Esther Lynch, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
• Jana Toom, Member of the European Parliament, Coordinator at the EMPL Committee, Renew
• Sara Matthieu, Member of the European Parliament, member of the ITRE Committee, Greens
• Q&A, moderated by Ludovic Voet, Confederal Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)

18h45 Forward Looking Proposals

• Presentation of legal basis for Just Transition Directive: Kalina Arabadjieva, Senior Researcher, European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)

18h52 Conclusions

• Esther Lynch, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)

19:00 Networking Reception

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