The present catalogue of good practices is a collection of numerous successful initiatives implemented by civil society organisations in Europe in response to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The information set out in this catalogue was brought together in the framework of the study "The response of civil society organisations to face the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent restrictive measures adopted in Europe", commissioned by the European Economic and Social Committee at the request of the Diversity Europe Group.
As the COVID-19 pandemic hits societies and economies, bringing a global and unprecedented public health and social crisis, civil society organisations (CSOs) are responding by providing frontline help and defending the rights of people across the world. At the same time, CSOs have faced themselves profound impacts that may harm their capacities to continue playing their central roles in delivering services, advocating for rights and protecting the most fragile, while safeguarding participatory democracy and civic debate in the near future.
This compendium brings together all the opinions and reports which, over the last thirty years, have enabled the EESC and civil society organisations to strengthen participatory democracy and become an indispensable part of the European decision-making process.
The Workers' Group of the European Economic and Social Committee believes this is an urgent need to deliver a clear message to EU institutions and Member States' leaders: the Group is firmly against Merkel-Sarkozy's proposals related only to a strengthening of the Stability and Growth Pact in the Lisbon Treaty. The resolution mentions the orientations that should be adopted and the measures that should be taken.
Group II Resolution - 7 December 2011 - No minor procedure for major treaty changes
Shadows over Europe: Reflecting on two years of war
In this issue:
Articles by several members of the EESC's Civil Society Organisations' Group
Interview with EESC President Oliver Röpke on the Enlargement Candidate Members initiative
Guest articles by Olha Kovalska (Anti-corruption Action Centre and International Centre for Ukrainian Victory), Nadija Afanasieva (Ukrainian Institute for International Politics and EESC EU-Ukraine Civil Society Platform) and Daniel Fügenschuh (Austrian Chamber of Architects and Chartered Engineering Consultants and Architects' Council of Europe)
Open letter #EUCivilDialogueNow
Civil Society Organisations' Bulletin - February 2024
EU elections 2024: a critical moment to rewrite Europe's future
In this issue:
Our members discuss the 2024 elections to the European Parliament
Guest articles by Antonella Valmorbida (Secretary-General of the European Association for Local Democracy and Board Member of the European Partnerships for Democracy) and Diana Dovgan (Secretary-General of the European Confederation of Industrial and Service Cooperatives)
Interview on gender and diversity among MEPs in view of the 2024 elections
Interview on the EESC study 'The cost of climate change on households and families in the EU'
Reports on recent events
Civil Society Organisations' Bulletin - December 2023
