Debates with the organised civil society

The European Economic and Social Committee Members are organising a series of debates with representatives of civil society on the European Pillar of Social Rights. 

The national debates  with organised civil society are taking place across Europe between September and October 2016. The debates aim to provide a platform to exchange and gather views on the most urgent social and economic challenges at national and European level, and how a European Pillar of Social Rights could contribute to addressing these. 

A set of key questions have been prepared for the debates. The recommendations from these debates will feed into the EESC opinion on this issue to be adopted by January 2017. The opinion will cover a range of issues, including the future of work in the context of the changing realities of the world of work such as the transition to a digital economy in the EU, how the labour market can better address the needs of companies, workers and job-seekers, how to secure sustainable, efficient and quality social protection and services, as well as how to promote and sustain cohesive societies in Europe.

The national debates will take place following the indicative planning below:

The national debates planning
DATE COUNTRY EMPLOYERS' GROUP WORKERS' GROUP VARIOUS INTERESTS' GROUP
02-sept Malta Stefano MALLIA Charles VELLA Benjamin RIZZO
12-sept Germany Peter CLEVER Gabriele BISCHOFF Christian MOOS
14-sept Sweden Karin EKENGER Ellen NYGREN Ariane RODERT
19-sept Hungary Borbála VADÁSZ Erika KOLLER Ákos TOPOLÁNSZKY
19-sept Latvia Vitālijs GAVRILOVS Ariadna ĀBELTIŅA Gunta ANČA
19-sept Lithuania Alfredas JONUŠKA Tatjana BABRAUSKIENÉ Indrė VAREIKYTĖ
19-sept Slovakia Martina ŠIRHALOVÁ Emil MACHYNA Juraj SIPKO
23-sept Ireland David CROUGHAN Jack O'CONNOR Seamus BOLAND
23-sept Romania Ana BONTEA Petru Sorin DANDEA Christian PIRVULESCU
27-sept Slovenia Jože SMOLE Andrej ZORKO Primož ŠPORAR
28-sept Austria Christa SCHWENG Oliver RÖPKE Rudolf KOLBE
30-sept Czech Republic Vladimíra DRBALOVÁ Lucie STUDNIČNÁ Pavel TRANTINA
30-sept Estonia Eve PÄÄRENDSON Mare VIIES Meelis JOOST
30-sept Finland Jukka AHTELA Pekka RISTELÄ Pasi MOISIO
30-sept Spain Patricia CIREZ Jose Maria ZUFIAUR Miguel Ángel CABRA DE LUNA
03-oct Bulgaria Bojidar DANEV Plamen DIMITROV Lalko DULEVSKI
03-oct The Netherlands Joost VAN IERSEL Catelijne MULLER Klaas Johan OSINGA
04-oct Greece Irini PARI Georgios PETROPOULOS Ioannis VARDAKASTANIS
06-oct Denmark Dorthe ANDERSEN Bernt FALLENKAMP Mette KINDBERG
07-oct Italy Antonello PEZZINI Cinzia DEL RIO Pietro Vittorio BARBIERI
10-oct Cyprus Michalis ANTONIOU Nicos EPISTITHIOU Anastasis YIAPANIS
10-oct Croatia Davor MAJETIĆ Ana MILIĆEVIĆ-PEZELJ Marina SKRABALO
10-oct Luxembourg Henri WAGENER Raymond HENCKS Norbert GEISEN
11-oct Portugal Gonçalo LOBO XAVIER Carlos Manuel TRINDADE Jorge PEGADO LIZ
14-oct France Marie-Françoise GONDARD-ARGENTI Franca SALIS-MADINIER Jean-Marc ROIRANT
17-oct Poland Janusz PIETKIEWICZ Andrzej ADAMCZYK Krzysztof BALON
20-oct Belgium Philippe DE BUCK Raymond COUMONT Alain COHEUR
02-nov United Kingdom John WALKER Judy MCKNIGHT Irene OLDFATHER