Press releases - RSS http://europa.eu/rapid/search-result.htm?query=12&language=EN&format=RSS Search={keywords=CESDOC,keywordMatch=any,language={EN},format=RSS,size=10} EN Copyright European Commission DG COMM The real overall cost of intermittent renewable energy must be better assessed and revealed, urges the EESC http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_CES-13-37_en.htm 26 April 2013 The debate on the overall cost of electricity from intermittent renewable energy sources must be completely transparent and the data publicly available, said the European Economic and Social Committee at Wednesday's Informal Meeting of Energy Ministers in Dublin. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:08:50 GMT http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_CES-13-37_en.htm Statement by the EESC President Without a European vision, there can be no sustainable solution to energy access http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_CES-13-36_en.htm 24 April 2013 During his visit to Lithuania, Henri Malosse, EESC President, travelled to the Ignalina plant, closed at the request of the European Commission as one of the conditions of Lithuania's accession to the European Union. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:36:35 GMT http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_CES-13-36_en.htm European presidency and energy issues on the agenda for meeting with Lithuanian President http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_CES-13-35_en.htm 22 April 2013 EESC president Henri Malosse today met the President of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė, to address the challenge of the lack of support by European citizens for the European leadership. With particular reference to energy issues, he warned about the impact of policies that did not involve the people and... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:29:29 GMT http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_CES-13-35_en.htm There is no single market without a single European airspace http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_CES-13-34_en.htm 19 April 2013 A single European airspace will not emerge without greater leadership from the European Commission and a better enforcement of EU legislation, said the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) during its April plenary session. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:51:15 GMT http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_CES-13-34_en.htm A new Northern Irish face in Europe http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_CES-13-33_en.htm 18 April 2013 Former deputy speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Jane Morrice, has been elected vice-president of a Brussels-based organisation that advises EU lawmakers. Known as the European Economic and Social Committee, the EESC is made up of 344 members from the 27 EU member countries. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:45:35 GMT http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_CES-13-33_en.htm EESC vice-president Hajo Wilms: An end to the status quo – EU budgets must open new perspectives for the future http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_CES-13-32_en.htm 18 April 2013 Brussels, 17 April: Hans-Joachim Wilms has been appointed new vice-president of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), with particular responsibility for the budget. As president of the Budget Group secretariat, he will continue to push the message already expressed in a number of Committee opinions, namely... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:46:21 GMT http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_CES-13-32_en.htm New presidency for the European Economic and Social Committee: Henri Malosse wants to put citizens at the heart of the public debate http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_CES-13-31_en.htm 18 April 2013 Henri Malosse is kicking off a 2½-year tenure as head of the EU institution representing civil society. With the public increasingly at a loss to understand decisions taken by the European Union, the new president is determined to make the EESC once again a force to be... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:34:31 GMT http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_CES-13-31_en.htm 12th China-EU Round Table calls for stepped-up people-to-people contacts in EU-China relations http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_CES-13-30_en.htm 9 April 2013 The 12th Meeting of the China-EU Round Table took place on 11-12 April 2013 in Brussels. The agenda included sessions on intercultural relations, complementary indicators to GDP, urban development and trade and sustainable development. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:52:49 GMT http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_CES-13-30_en.htm European Citizens' Initiative marks one year anniversary http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_CES-13-29_en.htm 9 April 2013 The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) today convened key stakeholders to mark one year since the establishment of the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) – the world's first direct, digital and transnational tool of participatory democracy. Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:33:17 GMT http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_CES-13-29_en.htm EU advisory bodies vow to join forces in building a Europe "of the people and for the people" http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_CES-13-28_en.htm 22 March 2013 The success of the European project depends on effective participation of all local, regional and civil society players in policy design and implementation and efficient coordination at all levels of governance; this was the main recurring message in yesterday’s EESC plenary debates with the president of the... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:50:30 GMT http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_CES-13-28_en.htm