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EESC-Notre Europe Joint Declaration on Energy Transition and Public Dialogue ahead of the European Council
21 May 2013 The EESC and Notre Europe- Jacques Delors Institute call on the European Council to promote EU efforts to anticipate society's debates on Europe's energy transition.
A decision to this effect should send European civil society a positive and strong signal, emphasizing the importance that the European Union attached to its people a year away from the 2014 European elections.
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21 May 2013
EESC-Notre Europe Joint Declaration on Energy Transition and Public Dialogue ahead of the European Council
The EESC and Notre Europe- Jacques Delors Institute call on the European Council to promote EU efforts to anticipate society's debates on Europe's energy transition.
A decision to this effect should send European civil society a positive and strong signal, emphasizing the importance that the European Union attached to its people a year away from the 2014 European elections. -
15 May 2013
Meeting with the French President, François Hollande Henri Malosse, President of the EESC, welcomed François Hollande, President of France, during the Donor's conference for the development of Mali. Youth employment and the EESC's concrete proposals were at the heart of the discussions and sharing of findings between the two Presidents.
President Malosse said he was very satisfied with the meeting: "President Hollande seemed to share our observation that we need to be convincing on our capacity to find answers to our citizens' expectations."
This was the first meeting of the two Presidents. The EESC President also welcomed the European Council's President, Herman Van Rompuy and José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission.Related EESC Figures
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15 May 2013
Kick off Donors' conference for Mali Henri Malosse, European Economic and Social Committee, has just opened the Mali donors' conference for development in Mali that meets 80 countries and 10 Heads of State.
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Discours d’ouverture de Mr. Henri Malosse, Président du CESE Lors de la Conférence des Donateurs pour le Développement du Mali
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13 May 2013
The EESC European Award for Excellent Design and Sustainability 2013 The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) presents the EESC European Award for Excellent Design and Sustainability in cooperation with the LifeCare Initiative.
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3 May 2013
Penalty for the SNCM an inconsistent decision, says EESC President Henri Malosse Mr Malosse has called for the president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, to ensure greater consistency among European policies, following the announcement that a penalty will be imposed on the Société Nationale Maritime Corse-Méditerranée (SNCM). He pointed out that a decision like this will affect not only a business, but also more than 1 400 direct employees and hundreds of indirect jobs and would further widen the gulf with the European public.
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8 Apr 2013
Gender balance on company boards: Madi Sharma presents the EESC's work On 7 March 2013, Ms Madi Sharma, EESC Employers' Group member, marked the International Women's Day 8 March 2013 by speaking on the topics: women's participation on company boards, female entrepreneurs, and social enterprises and valuing human capital. Ms Sharma is rapporteur on the opinions: "Gender balance on company boards", SOC/475, and "Creativity and entrepreneurship: mechanisms for climbing out of the crisis", INT/519.
She presented the Committee's work on these issues during two events, the first held by EWMD Frankfurt (European Women’s Management Development International Network), and the second, a seminar for the female employees of Accenture Austria, Germany and Switzerland. During the presentation, Madi Sharma touched on the role of women as leaders, emancipation, creativity and entrepreneurship, as well as Corporate Social Responsibility's (CSR) value to society.Related Documents
Gender balance on company boards: Madi Sharma presents the EESC's work
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8 Apr 2013
Euromed: Civil society gathered in Marseille at the Anna Lindh Forum On 5-7 April the EESC President Staffan Nilsson attended the Anna Lindh Forum 2013 in Marseille. The Forum represents the largest civil society gathering since the Arab uprisings, with over 1000 people expected to come to Marseille to share a road map for the promotion of intercultural dialogue and citizenship in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
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25 Mar 2013
Visit of Mr van Iersel to the Spanish Economic and Social Council On March 15th Mr van Iersel paid a visit to the Spanish Economic and Social Council (ESC) in his capacity as chairman of the Steering committee. He was kindly received, first by Mr Gonzalez de Lena, director of the Cabinet of the President of the ESC and Ms Margarita Bravo Torres, director for International Affairs, followed by a discussion with the President of the ESC, Mr Marcos Peña Pinto, and representatives of the social partners, including the agricultural sector. Mr van Iersel made clear that the role of the EESC in the framework of Europe 2020 is primarily to channel views of national civil society to the Commission in addition to the information the Commission gets from the governments. The EESC is also a platform for exchange of views between national organisations. The President of the Spanish Council qualified its position as explicitly pro-European.
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22 Mar 2013
Visit of Mr van Iersel to the Hungarian Economic and Social Council On February 15th Mr van Iersel paid a visit to the Hungarian Economic and Social Council (ESC) in his capacity as chairman of the Steering committee. He was kindly received by Dr. Latorcai Csaba, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Human Resources, responsible for relations with the churches, minorities and social partners, and President of the ESC. Europe 2020 is an important theme. Engagement of the organisations is needed in order to commit all layers of society in the process of modernisation. To that end innovative ideas that can be brought forward by all participants, are being discussed while the social partners are consulted systematically on new bills, resulting in an ongoing social dialogue between the social partners and the various ministries, depending on the issues. The NRP is a very welcome opportunity to assess various processes in which all parties are taking part.
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14 Mar 2013
Open letter from President Nilsson to European Council President Herman van Rompuy ahead of the European Council Meeting 14-15 March 2013 Ahead of the European Council meeting on 14-15 March 2013, the EESC President Staffan Nilsson addressed the European Council President Herman van Rompuy, reminding him and the twenty-seven Heads of State and Government of the need for specific and operative answers to the issue of growth. Staffan Nilsson deplores the current efforts which are still far from living up to this challenge, as such a lack can only contribute to the negative effects of the current austerity focus: recession and poverty.
