TOWARDS A NEW ARCHITECTURE FOR SOCIAL PROTECTION IN EUROPE?

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1 TOWARDS A NEW ARCHITECTURE FOR SOCIAL PROTECTION IN EUROPE? A BROADER PERSPECTIVE OF PENSION POLICIES (Leuven, October 2001) An International Conference Organised by the Belgian Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Public Health and the Environment With the support of the European Commission

2 Context and Aim of the Conference One of Europe s greatest social challenges is to define a set of common objectives for national pension systems, which have to build on three broad principles for securing their long-term sustainability: "safeguarding the capacity of systems to meet their social objectives, maintaining their financial sustainability and meeting changing societal needs" (Göteborg European Council of June 2001). With the aim of achieving significant progress in this area, the Belgian Presidency of the European Union (EU) has organised this conference, "Towards a New Architecture for social Protection in Europe?. A broader perspective of pension policies". The conference will discuss the objectives of pension systems and the appropriate strategies to achieve these objectives. It will provide a unique opportunity to reflect upon and also contribute to - the European Union s common effort to formulate pension policy for the future. Also, the interaction between pension policies and the overall architecture of social protection will be examined, with a specific focus on the new risks and needs linked to changes in working life and households. To inform and enrich the discussions, a scientific report, co-ordinated by Professor Gösta Esping-Andersen (University of Pompeu Fabra, Spain), will be available. The conference will bring together renowned academics, researchers, leading European policy-makers, and representatives of the social partners and of NGO s. The wider audience will include experts, policy-makers and representatives of European and national institutions and other people who are interested in and will be concerned by the development of pension policies in Europe. Interpretation services will be provided in English, French, Dutch and German. 1

3 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME Friday 19 October 2001 Friday 19 October Welcoming address by Mr A. Oosterlinck, Rector of the Catholic University of Leuven (KUL), Belgium Opening Speech by Ms A. Diamantopoulou, Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs, European Commission Defining the Challenges Chair: Ms G. Clotuche, Director of Social Protection and Social Integration, Directorate General Employment and Social Affairs, European Commission Changes and Challenges to European Welfare Systems for the 21st Century, Mr G. Esping-Andersen, University of Pompeu Fabra, Spain Recent Developments on Pensions Policies in the EU, Mr R. Briet, Chairman of the Social Protection Committee (SPC) Individual and Collective Responsibility: How pension policy can contribute to a socially just Europe, Mr E. Schokkaert, Catholic University of Leuven (KUL), Belgium and Mr P. Van Parijs, Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve, (UCL), Belgium Coffee break Panel Reactions to the Challenges Presented Chair: Mr E. Reynaud, International Labour Organisation (ILO) Panel members: Ms A. M. Guillemard, University of Paris 5, France Ms A. Hedborg, National Social Insurance Board, Sweden Mr J. Myles, University of Toronto, Canada Ms K. Okma, Queen s University, Canada; and Ministry for Health, Welfare and Sports, the Netherlands Mr J. Pacolet, Catholic University of Leuven (KUL), Belgium Mr P. Pestieau, University of Liège, Belgium 2

4 Saturday 20 October The European Social Model and New Forms of Governance Chair: Ms A. Van Lancker, Member of the European Parliament Opening speech by Ms M. J. Rodrigues, Cabinet of the Prime Minister, Portugal Reaction by Mr A. Hemerijck, with a specific focus on the Member States perspective, University of Leyden, the Netherlands Reaction by Mr Y. Chassard, with a specific focus on the European Union perspective, Chairman of the Conference s "Scientific Steering Committee", Bernard Brunhes Consultants, France Coffee break Panel Reactions to the Speakers Presentations Panel Members: Mr R. Dehousse, Institute of Political Studies (IEP), France Mr M. Ferrera, University of Pavia, Italy Mr S. Leibfried, University of Bremen (ZeS), Germany Mr B. Schulte, Max Planck Institute, Germany Lunch 3

5 Putting Objectives into Practice: Sharing Responsibilities Amongst Actors Chair: Mr J. Berghman, Chairman of the Conference s "Institutional Steering Committee", Catholic University of Leuven (KUL), Belgium Panel Reactions to the Ideas Presented Panel Members: Mr W. Beirnaert, Chairman of the Union of Industrial and Employers Confederation of Europe (UNICE) and Director General of the Fédération des Entreprises de Belgique (FEB) Mr E. Gabaglio, Secretary General, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) Mr G. Hegyi, Member of Parliament, Hungary Mr G. Lamouille, Chairman of the Social Protection Working Group, European Centre of Enterprises with Public Participation and of Enterprises of General Economic Interest (CEEP) Ms O. Quintin, Director General, Directorate General Employment and Social Affairs, European Commission Mr W. Tegtmeier, Secretary of State for Social and Labour Affairs, Germany Ms M. F. Wilkinson, Vice President, Platform of European Social NGOs, Belgium Member of the European Parliament to be confirmed Closing speech Mr F. Vandenbroucke, Minister for Social Affairs and Pensions, Belgium 4

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