The new Commission and the newly elected EP have left their starting blocks. After all the promises, "musts" and "shoulds", we are now entering a phase of real policy-making. European CSO networks – through the Liaison Group – have contributed heavily to the EESC's work on Europe 2020, the Commission’s work programme and the various initiatives undertaken by the sections, in a spirit of complementarity and with the firm belief that the common goal is to promote genuine civil dialogue as stipulated in Article 11 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU).