EESC spreekt europarlementsleden over programma voor maatschappelijk middenveld (en)

PRESS RELEASE No 41/2009

2 April 2009

EESC to discuss its

Programme for Europe: Proposals of civil society

with leading MEPs

Wednesday 15 April 2009, 2.30 p.m. - 5.30 p.m.

European Economic and Social Committee, Room JDE 62

99 rue Belliard, 1040 Brussels

On 15 April 2009, four leading representatives of the European Parliament's political groups will join EESC members and President Mario Sepi to discuss their respective programmes for Europe, ahead of the European elections in June.

The following members of the European Parliament will take part in the debate: Othmar Karas i (EPP Group vice-chairman), Poul Nyrup Rasmussen i (president of the Party of European Socialists), Graham Watson i (ALDE Group chairman) and Monica Frassoni i (co-chair of the Group of the Greens) and have a chance to present the programmes of their political groups ahead of the hotly contested European elections in June.

The EESC's Programme for Europe: Proposals of Civil Society is a strategic document offering concrete proposals for the challenges facing the European Union. It was adopted during the Committee's latest plenary session on 24 March 2009 and suggests a blueprint for building a knowledge-based and communications society, strengthening Europe's industrial basis, reducing CO2 emissions and reshaping the structures of European governance.

Joined by EESC members and members of the press, Mario Sepi and the four prominent parliamentarians will discuss issues relating to economic recovery, fundamental rights and the European social model, sustainable development and European governance.

If you wish to attend, please send an email to: progeurope2009@eesc.europa.eu