European Economic and Social Committee

Participatory Democracy

Documents

• 7 Nov 2012
  
  10th meeting of the Europe 2020 Steering Committee - 7th November 2012 This meeting was held in presence of representatives of national European and Social Councils / similar institutions.
  
  It was an excellent occasion to discuss their latest contributions on the involvement of social partners and civil society in the 2012 European Semester.
  
  Delegates from 8 national ESCs (Belgium, France, Greece, Spain, Italy, Romania, Finland, the Netherlands) and Ms Liina Carr, Estonian member of the Steering Committee gave a presentation on the situation of their country.
• 31 Jan 2012 Group III Publications
• 7 Dec 2011 Group II Resolution: No minor procedure for major Treaty changes The Workers' Group of the European Economic and Social Committee believes this is an urgent need to deliver a clear message to EU institutions and Member States' leaders: the Group is firmly against Merkel-Sarkozy's proposals related only to a strengthening of the Stability and Growth Pact in the Lisbon Treaty. The resolution mentions the orientations that should be adopted and the measures that should be taken.

Events

• 9 Apr 2013
  

  

  European Citizens' Initiative Day 2013: Sign up to it! Conference - Brussels, Belgium
  In 2013, the European Citizens' Initiative Day brought together stakeholders and organisers of initiatives in order to discuss the first year of the citizens' initiative, its first problems and successes, and prepare the revision of the regulation in 2015.
• 28 Aug 2012
  

  

  Extraordinary meeting of the Workers' Group Conference - EESC, Brussels, Belgium
  The Workers' Group of the European Economic and Social Committee met to discuss the possibilities of using the European citizens' initiative in social matters and to examine ways of promoting projects proposed by trade unions in this context.
• 19 Jun 2012 - 21 Jun 2012
  

  

  The EESC at Rio+20 - United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development Conference - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  In our view the Rio+20 Conference has to result in viable political commitments that place sustainable development at the centre of global policy making. Civil society plays a vital role in pushing for and living up to such political commitments by enabling participation from the ground up and securing ownership.
• 14 Dec 2011
  

  

  A Day of Social Dialogue Room VM3, EESC, Brussels, Belgium
  The conference on the topic "A Day of Social Dialogue" jointly organised by the Polish Confederation of Private Employers Lewiatan and the European Social and Economic Committee (EESC), took place on 14 December 2011, 09:00 – 14:00 in room VM3 of the Van Maerlant Building (rue Van Maerlant 2, Brussels).
  
  The event was opened by Staffan Nilsson, President of the EESC. It gathered representatives of employers and workers as well as high-level EU institutions' representatives to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the social dialogue within the EU, and identify new challenges and new possibilities to further foster social dialogue throughout the EU.
• 8 Mar 2004 - 9 Mar 2004
  

  

  Participatory Democracy Current situation and opportunities provided by the European Constitution
  Conference - Brussels, Belgium
  As a continuation of the conferences held in October 1999 on the role and contribution of civil society organisations in the building of Europe and November 2001 on organised civil society in European governance, the EESC organised, on 8 and 9 March 2004, a conference intended to strengthen the Committee's commitment to stepping up dialogue with European civil society networks and organisations, including the social partners.
• 3 Mar 2004
  On-line debate on Participatory Democracy with Mr Roger Briesch, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
  Debate
  On Wednesday 3 March 2004, from 16.00 to 18.00, Mr Roger Briesch, President of the EESC, organised an online debate on Participatory Democracy. The aim of this exchange was to examine the emerging concept of participatory democracy in terms of civil dialogue and the involvement of organised civil society in the European Union's policy-making processes.
• 15 Oct 1999 - 16 Oct 1999
  

  

  The Civil Society Organised at European Level First convention
  Brussels, Belgium
  How to strenghten the role and the contribution of civil society organisations in the European project and what role the EESC can play in that context were the two issues at the heart of the debates at the First Convention of organised civil society at European level which the Committee held on 15 and 16 October 1999.