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  • 28 Feb 2003
    Ref: 013/2003
    RESULTS OF THE EESC'S FEBRUARY PLENARY SESSION Highlights Of the February Plenary Session:
    * Adoption of a Resolution for the Spring European Council concerning the Lisbon Strategy (covered in a separate press release – click here for details)
    * Fourteen Opinions adopted including thoseon consumer policy, research, detergents, the financial participation of salaried workers and sustainable development;
    * "Policy shaping rather than policy making": Sir Albert Bore, President of the Committee of the Regions, outlines his vision of the role of the EESC and the CoR and describes the concept of a citizen's Europe as "a real opportunity for both bodies".

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    Press Release 013/2003

  • 27 Feb 2003
    Ref: 012/2003
    EESC RESOLUTION FOR THE SPRING EUROPEAN COUNCIL LISBON STRATEGY IS IN TROUBLE Key concerns:
    The Economic Situation: The EESC underlines the need for better targeting of the EU's Broad Economic Policy Guidelines and of the application of the Stability and Growth Pact, to favour sustainable economic activity, the preservation of individual purchasing power and employment;

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    Press Release 012/2003

  • 24 Feb 2003
    Ref: 011/2003
    EESC FEBRUARY PLENARY SESSION Resolution
    The Committee is due to adopt a Resolution on the forthcoming Spring Council and the Lisbon strategy on Thursday 27th February. Full details will appear in a separate press release.

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    Press Release 011/2003

  • 6 Feb 2003
    Ref: 010/2003
    EESC/ South America The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio da Silva, invites Roger Briesch, President of the EESC, to address the inauguration of the Council of Social and Economic Development in Brasilia A delegation from the EESC, consisting of its President Roger Briesch and Members Barros, Zufiaur, Pichenot and its Secretary-General Partick Venturini is to travel to Brazil for the official inauguration of Brazil's Council of Social and Economic Development

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    Press Release 010/2003

  • 6 Feb 2003
    Ref: 009/2003
    European Convention/EESC Sixth information and dialogue meeting The sixth information and dialogue meeting between the European Convention and European civil society organisations and networks was hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels on 4 February. The meeting was chaired by Jan Olsson, an EESC member and alternate observer to the European Convention.

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    Press Release 009/2003

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    Institutional Reform
  • 3 Feb 2003
    Ref: 008/2003
    The EESC and the European convention: Organised Civil society in the applicant countries : an active player in the debate on the Future of Europe plentiful but too scattered; but all the organisations representing civil society in the ten future EU Member States
    and in the candidate countries intend to be active and influential actors in the political and social life of their
    countries. They are also all fully aware of the importance of European integration and are determined to get
    involved in an active and responsible way. These are without doubt the two main points which emerge from the
    seminar held in Brussels on 30 and 31 January by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).

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    Press Release 008/2003

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    Institutional Reform

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    Organised Civil Society in the Candidate countries and the future of Europe
  • 30 Jan 2003
    Ref: 007/2003
    EESC/European Convention: Sixth information and dialogue meeting with the organisations and networks of civil society to be held on Tuesday 4 February The 6th information and dialogue meeting between the European Convention and the organisation and European networks of civil society will be held on Tuesday 4 February at 9:30h at the headquarters of the European Economic and Social Committee (2, rue Ravenstein, 1000, Bruxelles).

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    Press Release 007/2003

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    Institutional Reform
  • 24 Jan 2003
    Ref: 006/2003
    EESC PLENARY SESSION JANUARY 2003 Highlights:
    * Mr Akis Tsochatzopoulos, Greek Development Minister, presents the priorities of the Greek Presidency;
    * Loyola Palacio, Vice -President of the European Commission, calls for the EESC and the Commission to pursue a "common work strategy" and presents Commission's priorities for 2003;
    * Eights Opinions adopted including those on Competition, an information and communication strategy for the EU and pesticides
    * Visit of Mr Chen Jinhua, President of the Chinese Economic and Social Council, strengthens dialogue with the EESC
    * Mr Bas Treffers, Vice -President of the European Forum for People with Disabilities calls for greater recognition and attention for disabled people in the revision of the European Employment Strategy.

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    Press Release 006/2003

  • 22 Jan 2003
    Ref: 005/2003
    EUROPEAN CONVENTION/EESC: BRINGING ORGANISED CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE CANDIDATE COUNTRIES INTO THE DEBATE ON THE FUTURE OF EUROPE Jean-Luc Dehaene, Vice-President of the European Convention, Elmar Brok, President of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee and Member of the Convention, Eneko Landaburu, Director-General of DG Enlargement at the European Commission are just three of the important participants that will be attending the European Economic and Social Committee-organised seminar entitled "organised civil society in the candidate countries and the future of Europe" that is due to take place on 30-31 January. Several important representatives from the candidate countrie s will also be attending
    including Jan Figel, President of the Slovak Parliament's External Relations Committee and Member of the Convention, and Alojz Peterle, President of the Slovenian Parliament's European Affairs Committee and Member of the Presidium of the Convention.

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    Press Release 005/2003

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    Institutional Reform

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    Organised Civil Society in the Candidate countries and the future of Europe
  • 20 Jan 2003
    Ref: 004/2003
    Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Franco-German Cooperation and Friendship Treaty at the Iéna Palace The first meeting commemorating the 40th anniversary of the cooperation and friendship treaty between France and Germany took place, today, Monday 20th January 2003, at the Iéna Palace.

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    Press Release 004/2003

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