The meeting was devoted to an exchange of views on relations between the EU institutions and citizens and the potential of organised civil society to close the gap between the two. The next Civil Society Day and the functioning of the Liaison Group, especially its involvement in the work of the EESC, were then discussed. The meeting was also an opportunity for the presidents of the EESC Sections to present their priorities.
Minutes - 26th EESC Liaison Group meeting - 26.11.2013
The meeting was devoted primarily to an assessment of the past two years of activities of the Liaison Group and to an exchange of views on its future prospects.
The Lisaison Group discussed the impact of the crisis on civil society organisations in the EU and the 4th Civil Society Day, to be held on 6 March 2013.
The 23rd meeting of the EESC Liason Group, held on 10 September 2012, dealt notably with the preparation of the the European Year of Citizens (2013) and the follow-up of the Rio+20 conference.
The Liaison Group also had a first exchange of views on the 4th Civil Society Day, planned for March 2013.
The development of a structured European civil dialogue between civil society organisations and EU institutions, and the future programme Europe for Citizens 2014-2020 are the two main themes which were addressed at the meeting of the Liaison Group with civil society organisations and networks, which is co-chaired by Staffan Nilsson and Jean-Marc Roirant, President of the European Civic Forum.
These two themes were subject to exchanges of views which form part of the preparation of two EESC opinions. The two rapporteurs concerned, Luca Jahier and Andris Gobiņš, respectively, participated in the debates.
