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There is no denying that some of the procedures and mechanisms that come from Brussels are technocratic and out of touch with reality. But it does seem that the most important strategy we have come up with to tackle our gravest ever crisis is indeed a good one, and this gives me cause for optimism.
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The "zero draft" summarising key issues forming the basis of the Rio+20 final agreement is a good starting point for subsequent negotiations. But it still falls far short of the hopes and ambitions of organised civil society in Europe for what could and should be achieved by the Rio process. We look to the Council, the Commission and the Parliament to be equally resolute in pressing the case for a stronger and more purposeful programme to be created at Rio, and to give our European negotiators a powerful mandate to settle for nothing less.
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It has always been my belief that Europe is and should continue to be a driver and leader in sustainability reform at global level. It proved this once again in Durban several weeks ago when it put pressure on large CO2 emitters and succeeded in achieving clear progress in the international climate negotiations. Europe must remain a driving force in climate negotiations at global level. This is one of the reasons why I have made sustainability something of a mantra and a watchword for my presidency at the EESC. It is my deeply held conviction that we must meet our everyday needs with each and every policy without jeopardising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Once sustainability is mainstreamed into all policies, I hope that it will become second nature for us to be more responsible in how we take care of our planet's nature and resources.
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After Durban, our next destination is the Earth summit Rio+20. Civil society has taken the road to Rio and the EESC's message is clear: Go Sustainable, be responsible!Posted in CategoriesSustainability, Rio+20, Poverty, World
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Rio+20 follow-up: European civil society contributions to the Commission's consultation
The European Economic and Social Committee is following up on its engagement to "bring Rio home". On 18 December the EESC organised together with the European Commission a public hearing in order to enhance the impact of the Commission's ongoing consultation on the EU follow-up to Rio+20 by giving civil society representatives the opportunity to discuss statements related to the questions raised in the consultation. -
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The EESC at Rio+20 - United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
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. -
Building a dynamic national, regional and local engagement in the fight against poverty
After Lisbon, the second study visit planned as follow-up to the opinion SOC/405 on the "European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion" brought Maureen O'Neill (rapporteur and member of Group III), Brenda King (Group I) and Daiva Kvedaraite (Group II) to Copenhagen. -
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Building a dynamic national, regional and local engagement in the fight against poverty
The Steering Committee of Europe 2020 charged the rapporteurs of opinions on this strategy's flagship initiatives to organise two "going local" events. For the follow-up of the opinion on "The European Platform Against Poverty and Social Exclusion" the chosen countries are Portugal and Denmark for their contrasting situations. A small delegation will organise informal hearings on the objectives of reducing poverty and the practical implementation of the National Reform Programmes of both countries. The outcomes of these hearings will flow into a report to be published by the EESC in June 2012. -
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Citizens' Agora on Crises and Poverty
Organised by the European Parliament in close cooperation with the European Economic and Social Committee, the Citizens' Agora on 'Crises and Poverty' was held on 27 and 28 January 2011. This Citizens' Agora, which took place in the premises of the European Parliament in Brussels, marked the conclusion of the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (2010), and also linked with the European Year of Volunteering (2011). -
European Fourth World People's University on the theme "Joining with young people to rid Europe of poverty and exclusion"
The European Fourth World People's Universities provide a space to talk and reflect with people living in poverty, the space needed to work with them to use their life experiences to seek ways out of extreme poverty. This event will bring together, on the one hand, a hundred or so delegates from various European countries, people with experience of living in poverty and also others who take a stand alongside them against poverty and, on the other, members of the European Economie and Social Committee (which is hosting the meeting), policy-makers, European officiaIs and other players in the fight against poverty and social exclusion.