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17 Jan 2003
First Plenary Session of 2003 Opinions on Competition policy, pesticides and the Committee's contribution to the development of the EU's communication and information strategy -
6 Jan 2003
EUROPEAN CONVENTION/EESC: THE EESC BRINGS ORGANISED CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE CANDIDATE COUNTRIES INTO THE DISCUSSIONS ON THE FUTURE OF EUROPE Transmitting to the European Convention the hopes and expectations of civil society organisations within the candidate countries concerning the future of Europe. This is the aim of the seminar entitled "organised civil society in the candidate countries and the future of Europe" that the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is organising on 30-31 January.Related Documents
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Organised Civil Society in the Candidate countries and the future of Europe -
16 Dec 2002
EESC Plenary Session of 11-12 December 2002: President Briesch. The main opinions relate to:
* Economic and social consequences of enlargement in the candidate countries;
* Productivity: The Key to Competitiveness of European Economies and Enterprises;
* Opinion on the Commission Communication on the Mid-term review of the Common Agricultural Policy;
* Opinion on the Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy;
* Opinion on social dialogue for trans -European networks;
* Opinion on economic governance in the EU -
11 Dec 2002
Human rights in the workplace: respecting fundamental rights The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) organised a major forum on the theme of human rights in the workplace on 2 and 3 December which brought together members of the Committee, social and economic representatives from the member states as well as officials from the Afro-Caribbean, Pacific and Asian countries. The forum came about following a Committee Opinion sent to the European Commission in July 2001 on the same subject. -
10 Dec 2002
395th Plenary Session of the European Economic and Social Committee: EESC President Roger Briesch to outline his two-year Work Programme Highlights: Impact of Enlargement on the Candidate Countries, Competitiveness of European Enterprise, Agriculture and Fisheries feature among the Opinions -
26 Nov 2002
Conference on Human Rights in the Workplace at the European Economic and Social Committee, 2 and 3 December 2002 "Core labour standards must not be viewed as a protectionist tool" That in a nutshell sums up the position of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) outlined in the exploratory Opinion requested by Mr Pascal Lamy, European Commissioner responsible for Trade. The Committee adopted the Opinion in July 2001 after a series of hearings involving organised civil society representatives from European States and developing countries. -
25 Nov 2002
23rd Meeting of the ACP-EU Economic and Social Interest Groups 4, 5 and 6 December 2002 The European Economic and Social Committee is organising a three-day meeting between ACP-EU Economic and Social Interest Groups under the auspices of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly. -
18 Nov 2002
European Convention/EESC: Mr Jean Luc Dehaene takes stock at the half way stage of the Convention's work The fifth information and discussion meeting between the European Convention and civil society and European network organisations, that took place on 15th November in Brussels, at the invitation and under the auspices of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) provided the opportunity to its new President, Mr Roger Briesch, to welcome Mr Jean-Luc Dehaene, Vice-President of the Convention. Mr Dehaene gave an overview of the debates within the Convention before going on to cover its future work and the series of meetings that Convention representatives have allotted
themselves. -
11 Nov 2002
European ESC/European Convention: initial assessment of the European Convention's work in the presence of Jean-Luc Dehaene The fifth information and dialogue meeting with European civil society organisations and networks to discuss the work of the European Convention will be held on 15 November at 9.30 a.m. at the EESC building, 2 rue Ravenstein, 1000 Brussels, in the presence of the Convention's vice-chairman, Jean-Luc Dehaene. -
8 Nov 2002
Establishing the Union's credibility as a political and economic system capable of meeting the expectations and aspirations of European citizens and the rest of the world It was in these terms that Mr Roger Briesch stressed the importance for European citizens of the debate held at the
last plenary session of the European Convention on 7 and 8 November on the report of the working group on economic governance, chaired by Mr Klaus Hänsch, drawing attention to one of the Convention's key issues.
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