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"I welcome and support the first time ever Hungarian EU presidency! With the Lisbon Treaty having gone into effect not long ago, and in the middle of national budgets' crisis and global challenges, Hungary will play a leading role among EU member states between January and July 2011. Change has become a constant nowadays. Particularly in times of change, we need to take Europeans with us, in all political commitments. Engaging people for a sustainable Europe is my political commitment to ensure maximum civic engagement in Europe’s efforts to foster environmental, economic and social sustainability. I hope the Hungarian EU presidency will encourage and promote an ongoing dialogue with civil society organisations involved in economic, social, civic and cultural life. (...) The European Economic and Social Committee is there to advise and support the Hungarian EU presidency, based on the grassroots experience of its members and on its long-standing tradition of cooperation with EU presidencies." (Introduction by Staffan Nilsson, President of the European Economic and Social Committee)
Le Groupe des travailleurs du Comité économique et social européen invite l'Union européenne à activer sans délai tous les instruments dont elle s'est dotée avec le processus de Barcelone et la création de l'Union pour la Méditerranée, afin d'apporter un soutien urgent à la création d'emplois, aux actions en faveur des jeunes, à la relance de l'économie de cette région de la Méditerranée et à la mise en place de véritables politiques sociales.
Déclaration du Groupe II sur l'évolution des manifestations populaires dans les pays de la Méditerranée méridionale
Le Groupe des travailleurs du Comité économique et social européen est
profondément préoccupé par la teneur de la récente loi hongroise tendant à abolir la
liberté de la presse et la liberté d'expression ou, au mieux, à les soumettre à un
contrôle strict du gouvernement.
Déclaration du Groupe II sur la loi hongroise relative aux médias - 19 janvier 2011