Sunday May 18
09.00 – 11.30
12th meeting of the ITUC General Council (members only)
11.30 – 12.30
Standing Orders Committee
14.30 – 16.30
Opening ceremony
ITUC President’s Address
Address by German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Address by Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator, representing the United Nations
16.30 – 18.00
Reception offered by DGB (Congress centre)
18.00
Buses depart for Berlin Philharmonic Concert
The Congress Credentials Committee would hold its first meeting on 18 May, and would meet and report to the full plenary as necessary during the Congress.