The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Finnish Development Policy Committee
warmly welcome you to a joint Agenda2030 seminar:
Enabling SDGs Globally: What Role for the EU and Finnish Development Policies?
Time: Wed 22nd May 2019 at 1 p.m. – 3.30 p.m. (coffee will be served at 12.30 p.m.)
Venue: “Pikkuparlamentti”, the annex building of the Parliament House (Arkadiankatu 3)
The European Union will report for the first time on the advancement of the Agenda2030 at
the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in July. This global review at
the UN takes place in the beginning of the Finnish EU presidency. The EU’s progress report
includes development policy and EU’s role in supporting developing countries towards
sustainable development. As the preparations of the Finnish EU presidency are in full
swing, it is an excellent moment to explore how both the EU and Finland see the
SDG-challenge, the role of development policy and rise up to it.
The main speaker of the event is Stefano Manservisi (Director General of the European
Commission, DG DEVCO).
The seminar will be held both in English and Finnish and moderated by journalist Annika
Damström, Finnish Broadcasting Company, YLE. Simultaneous interpretation from Finnish to
English will be available.
Mandatory registration due to Parliament security by MON 20th May:
kpt@formin.fi<mailto:kpt@formin.fi>
PROGRAMME
12.30 Coffee
13:00 Welcoming words: “Finnish development policy and the upcoming EU
presidency”
Satu Santala, Director General, Department of Development Policy, Ministry for Foreign
Affairs
13:10 Opening speech: “Development policy, SDGs and the role of the Finnish
Parliament”
Aila Paloniemi, Chairperson, Development Policy Committee
13:20: Keynote speech: “EU development policy, a key asset for a global Europe
and the SDGs”
Stefano Manservisi, Director General DEVCO, European Commission
14:00 Panel discussion: “Global responsibility and partnership in the Finnish
Agenda2030 implementation”
* Sami Pirkkala, Counsellor, Sustainable Development Strategy Department, Prime
Minister’s Office
* Suvi Virkkunen, Senior Adviser of for Development Policy, Development Policy
Department, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
* Rilli Lappalainen, Director of Advocacy, Fingo, Finnish Development NGOs
* Jaana Palojärvi, Director of International Relations, Ministry of Education and
Culture
Questions from the audience
15:30 Closing of the seminar
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Viestin välitti,
Mirka Kartano, Fingo
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