This week, EESC President Oliver Röpke conducted a series of bilateral meetings with Commissioners to address key topics on the EESC's agenda and establish strong working relationships with members of the newly-appointed College. On Tuesday, January 14, President Röpke met with Jessika Roswall, Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience, and a Competitive Circular Economy. On Wednesday, January 15, President Röpke held a bilateral meeting with Executive Vice President Stéphane Séjourné and with Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare.
Democracy, human rights, and the rule of law are the foundation of the European Union's identity. Within these values lies the right to peaceful assembly, a fundamental freedom enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, European Charter of Fundamental rights and the European Convention on Human Rights. As the House of the European organised civil society, the EESC has always fervently defended it.
