An Rúis
An t-idirphlé a bhíonn ag CESE le heagraíochtaí na sochaí sibhialta sa Rúis, tá sé faoi réir na gcúig threoirphrionsabal don chaidreamh idir an tAontas Eorpaigh agus an Rúis, a shocraigh airí gnóthaí eachtracha an Aontais agus Ardionadaí an Aontais do Ghnóthaí Eachtracha agus don Bheartas Slándála. Ar cheann de na treoirphrionsabail seo tá "tacaíocht a thabhairt don teagmháil idir daoine".
An t-idirphlé agus an malartú taithí idir ionadaithe na sochaí sibhialta ón Aontas Eorpach agus ón Rúis, cuidíonn siad ar bhealach tábhachtach leis an gComhpháirtíocht Straitéiseach idir an tAontas agus an Rúis a chur chun feidhme ar dhóigh leanúnach. Tá cur chuige déshleasach glactha ag CESE i leith a chaidrimh le sochaí shibhialta na Rúise ionas go bhféadann sé dul i ngleic leis an réimse is leithne is féidir d'ionadaithe ón tsochaí shibhialta. Cothaíonn sé caidreamh le Comhlachas Sibhialta Chónaidhm na Rúise, arb é a mhacasamhail oifigiúil Rúiseach é, agus déanann sé comhsheimineáir bhliantúla, agus imeachtaí eile nach iad, a eagrú a bhaineann le hábhair is spéis leis an tsochaí shibhialta ar an dá thaobh. Is é an comhpháirtí eile atá ag CESE ná Fóram Sochaí Sibhialta AE-na Rúise, ina dtugtar le chéile tacar eile d'eagraíochtaí na sochaí sibhialta.
Is comhlacht inmheánach de chuid CESE é Coiste Leantach AE-na Rúise, a ghníomhaíonn mar ghrúpa stiúrtha agus atá freagrach as caidreamh a fhorbairt agus a chothú, agus as cruinnithe agus comhsheimineáir i gcomhar leis an tsochaí shibhialta sa Rúis a reáchtáil.
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Conference organised by the Various Intersts Group of the EESC in Thessaloniki, Greece on 31 May 2013
Conclusions of the EESC Coordination Group for the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations 2012.
The five ideas are a distillation of the dreams and aspirations encountered across Europe. Concrete proposals on democracy, employment, rights, education, and the European public sphere.
The EESC believes that Northern Dimension cooperation should not only comprise actors from governmental and regional levels but it should also involve business organisations, trade unions and non-governmental organisations. Civil society is an important Northern Dimension actor: the role of civil society organisations in the implementation of the different projects is essential.
Staffan Nilsson`s speeches at the Northern Dimension meetings
The EESC has called for a European stimulus package for the labour market policy, amounting to 2% of GDP. We recognise that the "Compact for Growth and Jobs" adopted at the European Council summit in June 2012 is a first important step in that direction. This must be further fleshed out to create the needed room for manoeuvre for sustainable growth and employment across the Europe.
A lot has happened both in the EU and in the countries of its close neighbourhood since the EU-led Black Sea Synergy initiative providing scope for regional cooperation was launched (in 2008).
A lot has evolved since the last Black Sea NGO Forum took place.
What did not change however is a vital need for civil society active engagement and mobilization of all parts of our societies to act together.
Staffan Nilsson`s opening speach at the Black Sea NGO Forum 2012
Intervention on the occasion of the EESC conference on Eradicating domestic violence, 21 Sep 2012, Brussels