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Henri Malosse speaks on the citizens' role in Europe's energy mix, security of supply and energy support schemes, in an article published on 7 June 2013 on TheParliament.com
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- 22 Oct 2008 Mario Sepi is the new President of the EESC Mario Sepi is the new President of the EESC
- 22 Oct 2008 Rights and Solidarity to Guide Globalisation Centred on Mr Sepi's slogan Rights and solidarity to guide globalisation, the debate and press conference on 22 October will highlight the need for a response to the current crisis by the EU, and particularly the ECB, that takes account of its social consequences.
- 20 Oct 2008 Economic and Social Council to change hands On the eve of a public debate to be held at the European Parliament in Brussels on October 22, towards the future of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and its biannual changeover of leadership, President Elect Mario Sepi took some time out of his busy schedule to speak to New Europe.
- 14 Oct 2008 Mario Sepi alla presidenza del Comitato Economico e Sociale Mario Sepi alla presidenza del Comitato Economico e Sociale
- 13 Mar 2006 (EU) EU/EESC: LISBON STRATEGY: Roger Briesch's Budapest presentation of committee and EU economic and social councils' synthesis report for attention of March 2006 summit insists “three pillars of Lisbon strategy - social, economic and environmental are interlinked” Sandor Demjan, the President of the Hungarian Economic and Social Council introduced the work of the Budapest conference (9-10 March) on ownership of the Lisbon strategy at a national level with the following words, “The Lisbon strategy is a project, a plan at the threshold of a new millennium and whose objective is to ensure a peaceful future for us and future generations in a globalised world”. Around 600 participants at this event approved the synthesis report on implementation of the Lisbon strategy, which constitutes the main contribution of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) to the Spring European Council 2006 (EUROPE 9148, p18).
- 13 Mar 2006 (EU) EU/EESC/LISBON STRATEGY: EU Presidency says “national reform programmes can increase confidence in Lisbon process” - greater involvement of parliaments and local authorities in EU “The Lisbon Strategy is the improvement of the well-being of citizens and the creation of jobs,” Secretary of State at the Federal Finance Ministry of the Republic of Austria Dr Alfred Finz stressed. Speaking on behalf of the Austrian Presidency of the EU at the Budapest conference (see above), Dr Finz said that “the first fruits of the Lisbon Strategy have been the improvement in conditions generally and in economic factors”. “National reform programmes (NRP) can increase confidence in the Lisbon Process. Parliaments, local and regional authorities have to become more involved and the feeling of responsibility has to be increased in Member States,” he went on.
- 10 Mar 2006 (EU) EU/EESC/LISBON STRATEGY: Maria Joao Rodrigues reassures Committee in Budapest: “Spring Summit will support your initiatives and role of society will drive the agenda” Meeting in the Hungarian Parliament on 9 and 10 March, more than 600 delegates to the conference on building the Lisbon Strategy into the national plan adopted their contributions to the Spring Summit - the joint communication from the Chairpersons of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Anne-Marie Sigmund and the Hungarian Economic and Social Council Sandor Demjan (see EUROPE 9148) and the joint report of the national economic and social councils and the EESC on the implementation of the Lisbon Strategy
- 9 Mar 2006 (EU) EU/EESC/LISBON STRATEGY: : In their message to Spring Summit, Anne-Marie Sigmund and Sandor Demjan say Lisbon Strategy must be “vision for Europe, a complex social modernisation project”, remain “global, forward-looking and ambitious” and be “useful to all citizens” On the occasion of the conference scheduled for 9 and 10 March in Budapest on taking the Lisbon Strategy on board at national level, the presidents of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and of the Hungarian Economic and Social Committee, Anne-Marie Sigmund and Sandor Demjan respectively, are to present a joint communication which, after adoption by the two committees, will be forwarded to the Spring European Summit 2006.