Date
05 July 2018
Location
Paard van Troje, Prinsegracht 12, The Hague
Fair Tax: “Stop the corporate tax race to the bottom”
Interpretation: DE/EN/NL
18.00-18.55 Registration
18.55 Opening with “TOGETHER” video presentation and introduction by the moderator Dolf Jansen
Welcome
Paul Tang MEP, Head of the Dutch S&D delegation
Udo Bullmann MEP, President of the S&D Group
19.10 Keynote speech by
Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party, UK
Followed by Q&A session from the audience and via social media
Reaction by
Lodewijk Asscher, Leader of the Dutch Labour Party – PvdA
Followed by Q&A session from the audience and via social media
20.00 Musical intermezzo
20.05 Inspiring debate with
Paul Mason, Award-winning British journalist, Broadcaster and Author,
and the audience
20.25 Panel discussion: “Our solution to tax avoidance in Europe”
(in alphabetical order):
Dereje Alemajehu, Executive Coordinator of the Global Alliance for Tax Justice
Pervenche Berès, MEP, S&D Group Spokesperson on Economic and Monetary affairs
Ana Gomes, MEP S&D, Vice Chair of the Special committee on financial crimes, tax evasion and tax avoidance in the European Parliament
Alex Wilks, Campaign Director AVAAZ
Reaction by discussant:
Esmé Berkhout, OXFAM Novib
Followed by Q&A session from the audience and via social media
21.10 Presentation of the “TOGETHER” Ambassadors and of the “TOGETHER” Statement by Paul Tang MEP, Head of the Dutch S&D delegation
21.25 Musical intermezzo by King Miles
21.30 Closing remarks by John Crombez, Leader of the Belgian Socialist Party sp.a
Reception