European Parliament President, Antonio Tajani, meeting with European Economic and Social Committee President, Georges Dassis

European Parliament President, Antonio Tajani, met with European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) President, Georges Dassis today.  Both agreed on the need to reinforce political cooperation between the two institutions and to work on concrete actions to reduce the distance between EU institutions and citizens. In its role as the institutional representative of civil society, the EESC plays a key role in bridging that gap.

 

Working together will also be useful in order to strengthen the EU’s social market economy.

 

The two Presidents agreed to meet in a regular basis.

 

President Tajani will attend the EESC Plenary session on 1 June 2017.