HIGH LEVEL FORUM

“TIME TO TABLE THE EU DOUBLE STANDARDS ON

FOODSTUFFS”
30TH OF APRIL 2018

NATIONAL PALACE OF CULTURE, HALL 3

29 April 2018

19.00 Cocktail - Sofia, Bulgaria, Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd 7

30 April 2018

10.30 – 10.50 Registration of participants and welcome coffee

Moderator: Assoc. prof. Diana Kovatcheva, Ph.D in International Law and International
Relations, Deputy Ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria

10.50 Family photo

11.00 – 12.30 EU double standards on foods in the EU: where we are and how to resolve the
problem at EU level?

Ms. Lilyana Pavlova, Minister of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU

H. E Ms. Vera Jourova, Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality

H. E Ms. Maria Gabriel, Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Society

Ms. Maya Manolova, Ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria

H.E Mr. Boyko Borissov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria

Prime Ministers of EU Member-states (TBC)

Mr. Rumen Porodzanov, Minister of the Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of
Bulgaria (presentation)
12.30 Coffee Break

Press Conference

13.15 Mr. Emil Karanikolov, Minister of the Economy of the Republic of Bulgaria

Mr. Kiril Ananiev, Minister of Healthcare of the Republic of Bulgaria

Ministers of Agricultures, Economy and Health of EU Member-states

Mr. Dimitar Margaritov, President of the Commission for Protection of the Consumers
of the Republic of Bulgaria

Moderator: Assoc. prof. Diana Kovatcheva, Ph.D in International Law and International
Relations, Deputy Ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria

14.00 – 14.15 Closing remarks Ms. Maya Manolova, Ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria

14.30 – 15.00 Lunch