05/06/2012
EPE (European Partners for the Environment) Conference: Europeans at Rio+20 Transformative partnerships on Poverty and Environment Welcome address by President Staffan NILSSON
08/06/2012
Conference - Sofia, Bulgaria
The "Various Interests" Group of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is organising a conference in Sofia, Bulgaria, in collaboration with the Bulgarian Economic and Social Council, the Bulgarian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy and the Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria.
05/06/2012
With a major share of the world’s population living in poverty, increasing environmental degradation and over-consumption of natural resources, we are a long way from a sustainable world.
Today the EESC marked World Environment Day with an initiative on transformative partnerships to address poverty and the green economy ahead of the Rio+20 conference. We have hosted a structured dialogue between Europe's leaders, champions in the green economy, agents of change and eco-innovators.
12/06/2012 Palais d`Iena
Invited by Jean-Paul Delevoye, President of the French ESEC,President Staffan Nilsson attends a Plenary session of the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council which the newly elected President Francois Hollande will address for the first time in his capacity as President of the French Republic.
Europe urgently needs pragmatic and workable solutions for employment, and education is to be a priority for the European countries - these were the main messages of the participants in the international conference "Youth Education and Employment within the Europe 2020 Strategy" held on 8 June 2012 in Sofia. It was organised by the Bulgarian Economic and Social Council /ESC/, Group III of the European Economic and Social Committee /EESC/, the Bulgarian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy and the Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria.
Share your views and opinions about sustainable development on the EU institutions' only online platform related to the United Nations Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development.
12 - 22 Jun 2012
RIO+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
Civil society taking global responsibility
Models of civil society participation in sustainable development from local to global level.
The EESC has published a new book on Active Citizenship in three languages (EN, FR and DE).
Twenty-four EESC Members talk about their personal contributions as business people and trade unionists, campaigners and volunteers, revealing a vast and fascinating range of different interests and priorities.
How to judge the outcome of 'Rio+20', the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development?
After the mixed reactions on the expectations and results of the Rio conference, the European Policy Centre, in cooperation with the European Economic and Social Committee launches a Policy Dialogue to analyse "The road from Rio: non-state actors as drivers of sustainable development? "
Your opinion is important to us in order to keep the EESC's Internet site useful and interesting to you! It will take 10-15 minutes to reply to all questions.
Deadline : 23 Septembe
