03 February 2021

The Inter-Institutional Group “SDGs for well-being and consumers’ protection” has been presented during the digital conference “Making sustainability an easy choice for EU citizens”that has been held on February 16th, 2021 from 10:00 to 12:00.

Please find here the video-recording of the event.

Inter-Institutional Group

“SDGs for well-being and consumers’ protection”Launch event

PROGRAMME OF THE DIGITAL CONFERENCE
16 February 2021, 10:00 – 12:00

Moderator: Brian Maguire, EURACTIV

10:00 – 10:10 Opening remarks

• Mariano Votta, Active Citizenship Network Director and Secretary General at ECU

10:10 – 10:40 Keynote speeches

How to foster a sustainable transition, the Institutional perspective: EU consumer policy in the service of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Agenda 2030

• Liene Balta, policy officer - European Commission - Directorate General for Justice and Consumers, Consumer policy unit
• Roberto Tatò, Italian Ministry of Economic Development - General Directorate Market, Competition, Consumer Protection and Technical provisions. Division IX - European and international policies, European administrative cooperation and recognition of professional qualifications

Implementation of the 2030 Agenda: an overall assessment on citizens participation in sustainable consumption

• Andrea Bonicatti, International relations, Contact person for the Working Groups on Goal 1, Goal 8 and Finance for Sustainable Development at the Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development – ASviS

 10:40 – 11:00 Attending MEP supporters

• Nikos Androulakis (Greece - S&D)
• Jose Gusmão (Portugal – GUE/NGL)
• Sabrina Pignedoli (Italy – NI)
• Marcos Ros Sempere (Spain - S&D)

Messages from MEP supporters

• Tanja Fajon (Slovenia - S&D)*
• Aldo Patriciello (Italy - EPP)
• Giuliano Pisapia (Italy - S&D)
• Patrizia Toia (Italy - S&D)

11:00 - 11:50 Roundtable discussion

• Luca Visentini, General Secretary at European Trade Union Confederation/ETUC-CES
• Alessandro Mostaccio, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee, Secretary General at Movimento Consumatori
• Paolo Patruno, Deputy Secretary General at CLITRAVI (Liaison Centre for the Meat Processing Industry in the European Union)
• Francisco J. Verdera Marí, Acting General Director at CITIZENStandards
• Valeria Palmisano, Head of Institutional Relations with the European Union at Edison
• Laura Esposito, Sustainability Projects Manager at TIM, Telecom Italia

11:50- 12:00 Final remarks

• Sergio Veroli, ECU President and Vice-President at Federconsumatori

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