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Workshop 1: Multilevel Sustainable Democracy in Europe

Location: 
Brussels, Belgium

Concept:

Over the past few years, the surge in populism and disinformation across Europe has borne witness to citizens' disengagement from and loss of trust in the governing institutions. In order to fight against the rise in extreme votes, and to breathe new life into citizen participation it is crucial to reconnect the political and institutional sphere to the citizens. In this process, Digital democracy, through all its different challenges and opportunities, plays a fundamental role in the link between EU citizens and their engagement.

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Multilevel Sustainable Democracy in Europe

06/02/2020

Workshop 2: Social Economy: a way forward for youth entrepreneurship

Location: 
Brussels, Belgium

Organised by:Social Economy Europe (SEE), Cooperatives Europe and EESC section Single Market, Production and Consumption (INT)

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What is the Social Economy?

The Social Economy is the driving force of societal innovation: made up of enterprises and organisations of different sizes, such as cooperatives, associations, foundations and mutual and social enterprises, among other forms specific to each Member State. Diverse enterprises and organisations united around common values and features like putting people and the social objective before profits, being democratically run, contributing to social objectives, reinvesting most of the profits in the sustainability of the organisation, as well as principles of solidarity and responsibility.

There are 2.8 million Social Economy enterprises and organisation in the EU, employing 13.6 million people, and representing 8% of the EU’s GDP.

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Social Economy: a way forward for youth entrepreneurship

05/02/2020

Workshop 3: Education and culture for a sustainable future for all

Location: 
Brussels, Belgium

Organised by: Lifelong Learning Platform (LLP), The European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training (EVBB) Culture Action Europen (CAE) and EESC section Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship (SOC)

Concept

Education and culture are at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals and play a crucial role in achieving all of the 17 objectives while ensuring a human-centred, inclusive and equitable development. The integration of cultural and educational factors into sustainable development policies and strategies is crucial to promoting social justice and solidarity, fostering cohesion and fighting social exclusion, poverty and generational and demographic disparities.

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Education and culture for a sustainable future for all

04/02/2020

Workshop 4: How can the European Green Deal foster true environmental sustainability?

Location: 
Brussels, Belgium

Organised by: European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and EESC Sustainable Development Observatory (SDO)

Concept of the workshop

The workshop should focus on the key elements of the European Green Deal (EGD) in terms of environmental sustainability – biodiversity, climate, non-toxic environment (air, industrial emissions, chemicals) – and what civil society argues the EGD and its elements need to deliver. It will include close links to SDG implementation and examine how the SDGs can be achieved in the European context through the actions proposed by the EGD. It will look specifically at civil society's contribution to the design of the EGD and how it can support its implementation and monitor the various strategies announced.

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How can the European Green Deal foster true environmental sustainability?

03/02/2020

Workshop 5: Youth activism to counter the shrinking civic space and contribute to a sustainable future for Europe

Location: 
Brussels, Belgium

Organised by: Volonteurope and the European Youth Forum with a contribution by the EESC Sustainable Development Observatory (SDO)

Background  

A sustainable and socially just Europe cannot exist without a robust civic space and particularly dedicated means and spaces for youth engagement in the society and decision-making. The European Union as we know it today is built on democratic principles, and EU membership requires functioning democracy. Functioning democracy cannot be imagined without an active civil society.

While civil society in Europe in recent decades has flourished and received increasing support, the recent trends of violation of the rule of law, populism and centralisation of power have lead to several challenges for meaningful involvement of civil society, be they legal, financial or political.

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Youth activism to counter the shrinking civic space and contribute to a sustainable future for Europ

02/02/2020

Workshop 6: Socialising the European Green Deal

Location: 
Brussels, Belgium

Organised by: Social Platform, Solidar and the EESC section Economic and Monetary Union, Economic and Social Cohesion (ECO)

In its commitment to becoming a climate-neutral continent by 2050, the European Commission has presented the European Green Deal. Now it is time to make sure that the green transition is just and socially fair. This will require substantial changes in the way we live, work, produce and consume, and towards what activities our investment capital is directed.

This workshop sets out to explore the ways in which we can ensure that the European Green Deal is not only a roadmap for a green and sustainable future, but also a socially inclusive future for Europe. It will open with a plenary debate and short Q&A session with speakers from EU institutions, social partners, civil society organisations and actors of the social economy sector. Participants will then join two breakout sessions, each discussing a different aspect of the social dimension of the European Green Deal and the way it can contribute to inclusive economic growth that leaves no one behind.

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Socialising the European Green Deal

01/02/2020

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