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24 June Jun 2016 1220 24 June 2016 Brexit, the third sector will not leave its commitments
Civil society organizations voice out their concerns on the UK’s decision to leave Europe. While the country is about to abandon the Union, the third sector players pledge to remain united to fulfill their social engagements.
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17 March Mar 2016 1508 17 March 2016 Federica Mogherini civil society engagement doctrine
Without the contribution of social players, the EU foreign policy will not be effective. The takeaways from the EU Top diplomat speech on Global Strategy for European Foreign and Security Policy.
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11 March Mar 2016 1305 11 March 2016 Millions going hungry, whilst Europe wastes 50% of its food
With food wastage at an all-time high and a predicted increase of 40% by 2020, EU Dutch presidency is asking civil society and the European Economic and Social Committee to provide exploratory opinions and solutions to the problem that is seeing over 1/3 of food produced globally going into the garbage.
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18 February Feb 2016 1123 18 February 2016 Social dialogue in a time of new challenges and changes
The study “Conditions and Criteria for Social Dialogue in Europe – the Workers’ Perspective” aims at outlining the development and the current status of the Social Dialogue in Europe and at characterizing the framework which is required to guarantee its success in the Europe of today.
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10 December Dec 2015 1559 10 December 2015 German and Finnish Ngos awarded for combating poverty
EESC (European Economic and Social Committee) announced the winners of the 7th edition of the Civil Society Prize, which rewards initiatives aimed at improving the economic and social inclusion of the people living in poverty and countering the increasing risk of facing poverty in Europe.