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(last update - 29 March 2005)
Wednesday 30th March 2005
17:00-18:30: Consultation with BIAC and TUAC
The consultation will enable representatives of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC) and the Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) to present their views on the topics to be discussed by Ministers during the meeting.
Thursday 31st March 2005
9:15-9:45: Welcome
9:45-11:15: Session 1 - How best to invest in families and children
The meeting will be divided into four Workshops chaired by a member of the Ministerial Bureau and the Secretary-General. All workshops will discuss the same topics.
11:15-11:45: Coffee break
11:45-13:00: Session 1 - How best to invest in families and children
Report by the Chair on Consultation with BIAC and TUAC
Key propositions from the four Workshops
Discussion
13:00-15:00: Working lunch for Ministers
How can we get a better social policy balance between generations?
15:00-18:00: FORUM
What are the appropriate rights and responsibilities for different parts of society in delivering social protection?
Background Note [DELSA/ELSA/MIN(2005)5]: The "Enabling State”? From public to private responsibility for social protection: Pathways and pitfalls
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Chair: Ms. Berit Andnor, Minister for Social Affairs, Sweden
Opening remarks: Professor Neil Gilbert, Professor of Social Welfare, University of Berkeley, California
Discussion
20:30-22:00: Dinner for Ministers hosted by the Dutch Presidency
Friday 1st April 2005
9:30-9:45: Finalisation of Communiqué
[DELSA/ELSA/MIN(2005)2]
9:45-12:45: Session 2 - More active social policies to tackle poverty: what challenges for social protection systems?
Report by the Chair on consultation with BIAC and TUAC
Discussion
Friday 1st April 2005
13:00 - 14:00: Press Conference
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Well-designed social protection can be an asset that is critical for sustaining social development.
