Hotel International, Zagreb
September 12, 2023
07.45-08.20 Registration
08.30-09.00 Opening address
- Šime Erlić, Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds
- Dubravka Šuica, Vice-President of the European Commission for Democracy and Demography (video)
- Andrej Plenković, Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia
09.00-09.30 Coffee break
09.30-11.00 Plenary Debate 1: Future Cohesion Policy Challenges and Possibilities
- Marin Piletić, Minister of Labour, Pension System, Family, and Social Policy
- Emil Boc, Chair of the Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy and EU Budget (COTER), European Committee of the Regions
- Andriana Sukova, Deputy Director General, Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (DG EMPL)
- Normunds Popens, Acting Director-General, Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy
- Moderator: Šime Erlić, Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds
11.00-11.30 Presentation of the High-Level Reflection Group’s work, Normunds Popens and Ana Maria Dobre, Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy
11.30-12.00 Presentation of the Questionnaire results, Iva Novak, Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds
12.00-13.15 Lunch break
13.15-14.45 Plenary Debate 2: The Role of Regional and Local Level in Cohesion Policy post 2027
- Danijel Marušić, President of the Croatian County Association
- Željko Turk, President of the Association of Cities
- Božo Lasić, President of the Croatian Union of Municipalities
- Josip Faričić, University of Zadar, member of the Island Council, member of the Island Partnership of Zadar County, and member of the Working Group for National Programme for Island Development (tbc)
- Jakša Puljiz,Senior Research Associate, Institute for Development and International Relations
- Moderator: Ivan Bota, Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds
14.45-15.00 Coffee break
15.00-16.30 Plenary Debate 3: Socio-economic Challenges in Modern Times of Technological Development
- Irena Weber, Director General of the Croatian Employers’ Association
- Danko Relić, President of the Council for Civil Society Development
- Josip Jagodar, Youth Council of the Government of Croatia
- Nataša Drvenkar, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business, Osijek
- Moderator: Stjepan Marković, Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds
15.00-16.30 Future elements of cohesion policy after 2027 – Workshop
- Moderator: Lovro Novoselac, Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds
Note: working language is Croatian and no interpretation will be provided.
20.00-22.30 Gala dinner (hotel International, Zagreb)
September 13, 2023
09.00-10.30 Plenary Debate 4: The Future of Cohesion Policy through the Eyes of the „Insiders“
- Ivana Maletić, Member of the European Court of Auditors
- Marko Pavić, Chair of the Committee on Regional Development and EU Funds, Croatian Parliament
- Karlo Ressler, budget rapporteur in the Committee on Budgets, European Parliament (video)
- Representative of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) (tbc)
- Moderator: Ivan Zeko Pivač, representative of the Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds and Permanent Representation of Croatia to the European Union
10.30-11.00 Coffee break
11.00-12.00 Conclusions
- Andriana Sukova, Deputy Director General, Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (DG EMPL)
- Normunds Popens, Acting Director-General, Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO)
- Ivan Vidiš, State Secretary of the Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family, and Social Policy
- Moderator: Domagoj Mikulić, State Secretary of the Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds
12.00-13.30 Lunch and end of the event
Note: Working language of the conference will be Croatian. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English language and from English to Croatian. Please note that interpretation is not provided for the Workshop foreseen for September 12 from 15.00-16.30 which will be in Croatian language.
The program is subject to change.
