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Data: 01/09/2014
• See Netwerk Democratie video of International Whistleblowers Conference, held on 26th June 2014 here...
News from the Institutions
• ECF welcomes new Commission President J-C. Junker. On 15th July, Jean-Claude Junker, EPP candidate, was elected Commission President by the European Parliament, following the presentation of his program for a “A New start for Europe: My Agenda for Jobs, Growth, Fairness and Democratic Change”. This time is different, we might say, the EU Commission President benefits from real legitimacy, since “for the first time, a direct link (was) established between the outcome of the European Parliament elections and the proposal of the President of the Commission”. Read all about the new "political" Commission...
• On 27th March 2014, the European Commission launched an online consultation seeking for stakeholders’ opinion on investment protection and investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS) within the currently negotiated transatlantic trade agreement between the EU and USA. Due to the high number of answers, request from civil society and taking into account the system’s breakdown on 3rd July, the consultation was extended to 13th July. According to the Commission preliminary report, the total number of online contributions culminated at 149 399. Read more about the Consultation...
Agenda
• European Economic and Social Committee / 3rd September 2014 / EU Policy agenda for Social Enterprise: what next? In the framework of its Social Enterprise project, the EESC is organising a Public Hearing on the EU policy agenda for Social Enterprise: what next? on 3 September from 9.00 am till 1.00 pm. This hearing will gather stakeholders from the civil society and the European institutions to discuss this topic. Register here...
• Digital Action Day 2014 / 29 September Brussels will focus on how digital technologies are changing traditional EU industries and policy areas. Read more here...
• Networking European Citizenship Education / 16-18th October 2014 / Conference/ 1914-2014: Lessons from History? Citizenship Education and Conflict management. Read more here and register here.
• World Forum for Democracy / Council of Europe/ 3-5 November 2014 / From Participation to influence: can youth revitalise democracy? Read more here...
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