A joint conference organised by the Greens/EFA and the Heinrich Böll Foundation

14:00 Registration

15:00 Introduction by Monica Frassoni (Co-President of the Greens/EFA Group)

15:15 The case of Fray Bentos

– Chair : David Hammerstein, MEP

– N.N. - Botnia

– Prof. Marcelo Enrique Conti - Universitá di Roma

– Sharmil Hardi - IFC (tbc)

16:00 Social and ecological impacts of Botnia’s pulp mill

– Chair : Alain Lipietz, MEP

– Dr. Marcel Achkar - Friends of the Earth (REDES) Uruguay

– Paula Brufman - Greenpeace Argentina

– N.N. - EU Commission

17:00 Sustainable paper production in MERCOSUR – How ? And what role can the EU play ?

– Chair : Satu Hassi, MEP

– Klemens Laschefski , Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil (GESTA/UFMG)

– Jade Saunders -Royal Institute of International Affairs (tbc)

– N.N. - government Finland

18:15 Conclusion by Monica Frassoni

18:30 Reception

Simultaneous interpretation will be provided.

Lieu :

European Parliament - Brussels

Room PHS01C47

60, Rue Wiertz

1047 Bruxelles

FURTHER INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION :

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