Monique Goyens
Position: Director General, BEUC
As Director General of BEUC Monique Goyens represents 41 independent national consumer associations in 30 European countries acting as a strong consumer voice in Brussels, ensuring that consumer interests are given weight in the development of policies and raising the visibility and effectiveness of the consumer movement through lobbying EU institutions and media contacts. Having a background in law she has published numerous articles in scientific journals on consumer and European law. Prior to BEUC, Ms Goyens led the Belgian Commission Universitaire pour le Développement with international and national donors and partners in developing countries. She had been BEUC’s Senior Legal Adviser and contributed to the promotion of consumer interests through research as Project leader for European Affairs at Centre de droit de la consommation–UCL.
Will participate to
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Restoring Consumers' Confidence in the Single Market
Wednesday 30 June 10 - 03:45 pm to 05:00 pm
Moderator : Loïc Armand , Chairman of the Committee on Consumption, MEDEF
Speakers : John Dalli, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy - Malcolm Harbour, MEP - Monique Goyens, Director General, BEUC - Paul Polman, CEO-Unilever