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We hosted Nicolai Wammen representing the new Danish Presidency in our plenary session last week, just after Martin Schulz was elected as the new president of the European Parliament. Together they give quite a complementary picture and programme for the EU: we need to keep alive a political vision of a European Union which is democratic, modern and a source of human progress; and we need to nourish it in the short term with a bold, responsible and pragmatic policy programme. We cannot let the crisis take our citizens’ dreams and aspirations away from them. We look ahead and aim to make our children’s lives better than ours in a future Europe, just like our parents wanted, and managed, to do.
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30 Jun 2012
EESC and the Cyprus Presidency: Staffan Nilsson met Neoklis Sylikiotos, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Cyprus On 29 June Staffan Nilsson welcomed Minister Neoklis Sylikiotis and underlined the willingness of the EESC to cooperate as much as possible with the CY Presidency
Common interests were identified namely in: bringing Europe closer to its citizens (increasing solidarity and social cohesion, deepening Single Market and supporting SMEs) and bringing Europe closer to its neighbours (Northern Africa) as a way to deal with the crisis. -
18 Apr 2012
"We need to come back to the community method": EESC president discussed priorities and challenges with the future Ireland's presidency of the EU EESC President answered the question about how the Irish EU Presidency was viewed from an EU perspective, and more specifically from the EESC perspective, and presented the developments at EU level and their likely impact on the Irish Presidency.
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26 Jan 2012
Visit of the Danish Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary The Danish Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary visited the exhibition 'A Modern Royal Household', which is about the artistic decoration of their residence in Copenhagen.
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21 Oct 2011
Polish culture at the EESC In the marge of the October plenary session, the Polish culture lands at the EESC. Just before the plenary, on 25th October, the EESC opens a "Pick a Poem" event which is linked to the Polish EU presidency's campaign "Poems on the Underground".
On 26th October, there will be an evening happening dedicated to Polish film music "Poland Soundtracked". Read more under "related links" and register for these cultural events!
Photo Galleries
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26 Jan 2012
22 photos
Visit of the Danish Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary
Press Releases
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18 Jan 2012
Priorities of the Danish EU Presidency at the EESC January plenary session At the 477th plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee, on January 19, the Danish Minister for European affairs, Nicolai Wammen, will detail Denmark's priorities for the EU presidency. EESC Members, gathered for a two-day plenary session, will not miss this opportunity to point out areas where ambitious action by the Presidency is most urgently needed.
Publications
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Published In: 2012
36 pages
The European Economic and Social Committee during the Irish Presidency (January – June 2013)
This publication sets out some of the major activities of the European Economic and Social Committee during the period of the Irish Presidency from January to June 2013.
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Published In: 2012
33 pages
The European Economic and Social Committee during the Cyprus Presidency
This publication sets out some of the major activities of the European Economic and Social Committee during the period of the Cyprus Presidency from July to December 2012.
In today’s difficult times, Cyprus’ motivation and commitment to making a long-term contribution to European integration, is indispensable. These are just a few of the credentials that enable us to feel confident that the Cyprus Presidency will be a success.
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Published In: 2012
36 pages
The priorities of the European Economic and Social Committee during the Danish Presidency
The Council of the European Union brings together ministerial representatives of the governments of the EU Member States, meeting in various formations according to the policy area under discussion. The Council’s legislative and political decisions are prepared by a large number of specialised working parties and are fed upwards through the Permanent Representatives Committee to the Council itself. Member State governments in turn chair the Council’s various meetings and represent the Council vis-à-vis the EU’s other institutions and the European Union vis-à-vis the larger world. These presidencies of the Council of the European Union traditionally establish a set of broad political priorities and a work programme.
The Kingdom of Denmark holds the Presidency for the first half of 2012. Its priorities can be found at http://EU2012.dk
This publication sets out some of the major activities of the European Economic and Social Committee during the period of the Danish Presidency from January to June 2012.