http://www.eesc.europa.eu/ A bridge between Europe and organised civil Society en EU Tue, 21 May 2013 20:45:54 GMT 2013-05-21T20:45:54Z en EU http://www.eesc.europa.eu/garnish/rss-logo.png http://www.eesc.europa.eu/ http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-490-plenary-session The EESC is hosting its 490th Plenary Session on 22-23 May 2013 with 2 major thematic debates: "One Single Tariff" and "Getting young people into work. Best practice" Tue, 14 May 2013 07:00:39 GMT http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-490-plenary-session 2013-05-14T07:00:39Z http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-489-plenary-session The EESC is hosting its 489th Plenary Session on 17-18 April to mark the end of the Presidency headed by President Staffan Nilsson and welcome a new Presidency for 2013-2015. On 17 April, Mr Henri Malosse has been elected President of the EESC. Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:33:24 GMT http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-489-plenary-session 2013-04-09T10:33:24Z http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-488-plenary-session 488th Plenary session • Statement by Staffan Nilsson, President of the EESC • Presentation by Anna Maria Darmanin, Vice-President of the EESC, on the results of the "Video Challenge" • Speech by Günther Oettinger, European Commissioner for Energy, at 3 p.m. on Wednesday 20 March • Speech by Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, President of the Committee of the Regions, on Thursday 21 March at 11 a.m. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:20:21 GMT http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-488-plenary-session 2013-03-01T11:20:21Z http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-487-plenary-session 487th plenary session with the participation José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, on Wednesday 13, Lucinda Creighton, Irish Minister of State for European Affairs, on behalf of the Presidency-in-Office of the Council of the EU, and Vitor Constâncio, Vice-President of the European Central Bank, on Thursday 14. Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:04:56 GMT http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-487-plenary-session 2013-01-23T11:04:56Z http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-486-plenary-session 486th Plenary session with the participation of Mr Andreas Mavroyiannis, Cypriot Deputy Minister for European Affairs, representing the presidency of the Council of the EU for the second half of 2012, Mr Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council. Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:28:00 GMT http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-486-plenary-session 2013-01-09T16:28:00Z http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-485-plenary-session 485th Plenary Session with statements by the EESC President Mr Staffan Nilsson and by Ms Birgitta Ohlsson, Swedish Minister for European affairs, democracy and consumers | Award ceremony for the 2012 EESC civil society prize Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:10:00 GMT http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-485-plenary-session 2012-12-12T14:10:00Z http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities--484-plenary-session 484th Plenary Session with statements by Isabelle Durant, Vice-President of the European Parliament and by Diogo Pinto of the EESC Liaison Group with European civil society organisations and networks. Wed, 07 Nov 2012 08:53:50 GMT http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities--484-plenary-session 2012-11-07T08:53:50Z http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-483-plenary-session 483rd EESC plenary session with statement by Karel De Gucht, European Commissioner for Trade, on Tuesday 18 September at 3 p.m., of Laurence Parisot, President of MEDEF (French Confederation of Business Enterprises) and John Evans, General Secretary of the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC), as part of a discussion on the theme, "Organised civil society in global governance", on Tuesday 18 September, at 4 p.m. Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:50:56 GMT http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-483-plenary-session 2012-09-10T09:50:56Z http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-482-plenary-session 482nd EESC plenary session with a statement by Andreas D. Mavroyiannis, Cypriot Deputy Minister for European Affairs, on behalf of the Cypriot presidency of the Council of the European Union, at 3 p.m. on Wednesday 11 July: presentation of the priorities of the Cypriot presidency, and statements by Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for the Environment, Laurence Tubiana, Director of the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) and Olivier Consolo (CONCORD), rapporteur for the Liaison Group with European civil society organisations and networks, for a thematic debate on "Rio+20" at 4 p.m. on Wednesday 11 July. Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:20:14 GMT http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-482-plenary-session 2012-07-02T16:20:14Z http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-481-plenary-session 481st plenary session, Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 May 2012. With statements by John Dalli, European Commissioner responsible for Health and Consumer Policy, on Wednesday, 23 May 2012, at 4 p.m., and Louis Galea, Member of the European Court of Auditors, Wednesday, 23 May 2012, at 2.30 p.m. Wed, 16 May 2012 08:50:44 GMT http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-481-plenary-session 2012-05-16T08:50:44Z http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-480-plenary-session 480th plenary session, Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 April 2012 at the Charlemagne building (European Commission), Room S3. In the presence of Mr Johannes HAHN, Member of the European Commission in charge of Regional policy and Mr Michel DELEBARRE, former President of the Committee of the Regions and current President of CoR COTER Commission. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:19:22 GMT http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-480-plenary-session 2012-04-18T12:19:22Z http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-479th-plenary-session With the participation of Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:44:22 GMT http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-479th-plenary-session 2012-03-23T18:44:22Z http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-478th-plenary-session Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:27:05 GMT http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-478th-plenary-session 2012-02-14T15:27:05Z http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-477th-plenary-session With a statement by Mr Nicolai WAMMEN, Minister of European Affairs of the Danish government, on behalf of the Danish Presidency of the Council: Work programme and priorities of the Danish Presidency, Thursday 19 January at 10 a.m. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:43:00 GMT http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-477th-plenary-session 2011-12-21T17:43:00Z http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-476th-plenary-session Statement by the president on responses to the financial crisis Thursday 8 December 2011 With the participation of Jean-Paul Delevoye, President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council of France Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:57:10 GMT http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-476th-plenary-session 2011-12-02T10:57:10Z http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-475th-plenary-session 475th plenary session with the participation of the Vice-President of the Commission Siim Kallas and the Commissioner Dacian Cioloş. The plenary started with one minutes silence to commemorate former President Mario Sepi. Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:50:49 GMT http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-475th-plenary-session 2011-10-07T16:50:49Z http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-474th-plenary-session 474th plenary session with the participation of Mr Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner responsible for the environment and Mr Ricardo Neiva Tavares, Ambassador, Head of the Mission of Brazil to the EU Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:40:00 GMT http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-474th-plenary-session 2011-09-07T11:40:00Z http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-473th-plenary-session 473th plenary session with the participation of Jerzy BUZEK, President of the European Parliament,Waldemar PAWLAK Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Economy, on behalf of the presidency-in-office of the EU Council and Janusz Lewandowski, European Commissioner for financial programming and the budget. Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:33:00 GMT http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-473th-plenary-session 2011-07-05T13:33:00Z http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-472th-plenary-session Plenary session 742, with a statement by Ms Enikő Győri, Hungarian Minister of State for EU Affairs (review of the Hungarian presidency-in-office of the Council) on Wednesday 15 June at 3 p.m. and a statement by Mr Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for Regional Policy, on Thursday 16 June, at 10.30 a.m. Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:34:25 GMT http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-472th-plenary-session 2011-06-09T13:34:25Z http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-471th-plenary-session The agenda of the European Economic and Social Committee's (EESC) plenary session of the 4th and 5th of May was extensive, with members set to discuss opinions relating to industrial policy, nuclear energy and employment. László Andor, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion participated in the session, along with a French delegation from the Economic, Social and Environmental Council of France, headed by its president Jean-Paul Delevoye. Mon, 02 May 2011 11:31:58 GMT http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-471th-plenary-session 2011-05-02T11:31:58Z