Protecting EU whistleblowers
A race against time
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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
9:00 – 9:10
Opening
Julia Reda MEP, Greens/EFA Group
9:10 – 9:30
Keynote speech
The Whistleblower Protection Directive: A clear example of the Added Value of the EU
Zeta Georgiadou, Deputy Head of Unit, European Commission, DG JUSTICE AND CONSUMERS Unit C2 – Fundamental rights policy
9:30 – 10:00
Presentation of the European Parliament’s Position
- MEP Virginie Rozière, S&D Group
- MEP Pascal Durand, Greens/EFA Group
Questions & Answers
10:00 – 10:30
State of Play in the Council of the EU
- Anamaria Stoia, JHA counsellor, Permanent representation of Romania to the European Union
- Carmen Necula, FREMP Vice-President, Permanent representation of Romania to the European Union
Questions & Answers
10:30 – 10:45
Coffee break
10:45 – 11:45
Romania’s key role in securing EU whistleblower protection
Moderator: MEP Benedek Jávor, Greens/EFA
Participants:
- Radu Nicolae, Anticorruption expert, Syene Centre for Education
- Attila Biro, Journalist, Executive Director of RISE Project Romania (Members of OCCRP)
- Victor Alistar, Transparency International Romania
Questions & Answers
11:45 – 12:25
Perspectives from the National Level
Chair: MEP Virginie Rozière, S&D Group
Permanent Representations:
- Finland - Ms Päivi Pietarinen
- France - Ms Pauline Dubarry
- Italy - Mr. Gianluca Forlani
- The Netherlands - Mr Sander Hulshof
- Spain - Mr. Joaquín Silguero
Questions & Answers
12:25 - 12:30
Concluding remarks
MEP Pascal Durand, Greens/EFA Group
- Greens/EFA work on whistleblowers
- What Europe Does for Me: Whistle-Blowers
(EPRS | European Parliamentary Research Service)
