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Achim Steiner talked to EU civil society about Rio+20 follow-up actions, the sustainable development goals and the post-2015 development agenda United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the UN Environment...

There must be an open and transparent European energy dialogue both within and between EU Member States: this is the message of a joint declaration adopted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and Notre Europe –...

EU’s Economic and Social Committee recommends in its Arctic Policy opinion that key civil society partners should be given a stronger advisory role in the Barents Euro-Arctic Council. While Russian authorities over the last...

29-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — During his visit to Lithuania, Henri Malosse, EESC President, travelled to the Ignalina plant, closed at the request of the European Commission as one of the conditions of Lithuania’s accession to...

26 April 2013 The debate on the overall cost of electricity from intermittent renewable energy sources must be completely transparent and the data publicly available, said the European Economic and Social Committee at...

EESC member Stefano Mallia has been tasked with drawing up a report that is expected to provide the European Commission with critical input for the development of an EU macro-regional strategy for the Mediterranean....

EU ‘grassroots’ engagement Beyond the spotlight of high-profile crisis meetings of EU leaders exists a very different community. A group that can almost be likened to a sub-culture. They meet in over-sized buildings in Brussels...

Delays in implementing the Single European Sky have prompted airlines to call for a new push to speed the process. Former CANSO director general Graham Lake considers the challenges in breaking the deadlock on reforming...

After the meeting with Dalia Grybauskaitė, the new President of European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Henri Malosse, posted a message on Twitter that “Meeting with the future EU President is very promising”, writes...

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has said that a single European market is not possible without a single airspace, which is 'indispensable to the smooth running of the internal market'.

22 April 2013 EESC president Henri Malosse today met the President of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė, to address the challenge of the lack of support by European citizens for the European leadership. With particular reference to...

On the 6 June 2012, EPHA organised its 2012 Annual Conference: "Restructuring Health Systems: How to promote health in times of austerity?", hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee. Open to all and free of charge....

European Commission Neelie Kroes Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda Speech: 'Your Europe, Your Say 2013' European Economic and Social Committee youngsters conference/ Brussels 18 April...

Author(s): Stanislava Gaydazhieva "Europe has an image problem due to its bureaucracy and the way it gets bogged down by interminable administrative procedures," says the news EESC president, Henri Malosse. read more

The development of civil society in Russia is going on exactly the way it was in Europe, President of the European Economic and Social Committee,Henri Malosse, told Interfax. Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev reported on... All similar articles: 57 »

Weekly Columns: Romania, France, Italy, Portugal, Denmark and more in this week’s exclusive PRO article on the latest developments in the online gaming regulation in Europe. A gaming conference sponsored by the European...

Uni Global Union Online Gambling - Public Hearing in Brussels On April 9, UNI Europa Gaming was present in the Public Hearing "Towards legal, safe and regulated online gambling: utopia or reality?" The event was organised by...

Published 10 April 2013, updated 12 April 2013 ECI European Citizens Initiative The European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) is a year old, but neither EU politicians nor civil society organisations are happy with the instrument,...

The European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) has been one year in practice, but neither EU politicians nor civil society organisations are happy with the instrument. Originally praised as the first tool of transnational direct...

Event Date Event Date: Tuesday, 7 May, 2013 - 09:30 - 17:00 Speakers: Stefano Manservisi, DG Home, European Commission; Jean Lambert, MEP (tbc); Miguel Pariza Castaños, European Economic and Social Committee; Sergio Carrera,...

Migrants take part in a rally against racism in Milan, Italy on 1 March 2010. Foreign-born workers took to the streets around Italy for the country’s first-ever immigrant strike in a move to highlight their contribution to...

European Commission Brussels, Friday 5 April 2013 Top News Background notes from the Spokesperson’s service for journalists The European Commission reserves the right to make changes Tuesday 9 April: First anniversary of the...

In this extract from his new report, Euro Puppets, Christopher Snowdon exposes the EU leaders paying NGOs to support them. by Christopher Snowdon The European Commission (EC) has spent 20 years seeking a dialogue with civil...

An effective EU energy policy needs informed and structured public dialogues An effective EU energy policy needs informed and structured public dialogues If the EU is to meet its energy policy targets, it must take society with...

Packaging stakeholders have highlighted their key focusses in response to news that food waste amounts to 89 million tonnes a year in the EU, according to the EESC. The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) had its...

TheJournal.ie has learned that the senator is in discussions over the possibility of joining Fine Gael and running for the seat being vacated by Gay Mitchell next year. Image: Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland SENATOR JILLIAN VAN...

Remove Mini Sidebar: FALSE Author(s): Karafillis Giannoulis The President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Staffan Nilsson and the President of the Committee of Regions (CoR) Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso will...

Remove Mini Sidebar: FALSE Author(s): Elena Ralli The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) today stressed that society can play a vital role in reaching the EU energy policy targets and called for the establishment of...