580th plenary session, with the following guests and debates:
The future role of civil society in the enlargement process, with the participation of Oliver Várhelyi, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement (tbc), and Majlinda Bregu, Secretary-General of the Regional Cooperation Council, preceded by the signing of the cooperation agreement between the European Economic and Social Committee and the Regional Cooperation Council, on Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
European Strategy for Older Persons, linked to the adoption of the exploratory opinion SOC/757 on the European Strategy for Older Persons requested by the Spanish Presidency, with the participation of Dubravka Šuica, Vice-President for Democracy and Demography, and Dr Heidrun Mollenkopf, President of the AGE Platform Europe, on Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.