2011 Civil society contributions to National Reform Programmes

The President of the European Commission, Mr Jose Manuel Barroso, and Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič have stressed that civil society organisations have a key role to play in the practical implementation of the reforms to be carried out in the framework of the Europe 2020 Strategy.  Following this request the EESC has sent a letter1 to the national Economic and Social Councils (ESCs) and similar organisations with four questions. The EESC has received altogether 21 contributions presenting some national experiences with the ongoing elaboration of the National Reform Programmes (NRPs) and making concrete proposals with a view to the new European Semester for economic policy coordination.