Events

Date: October 2, 2019

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Venue: Room JDE 52, Rue Belliard 99, 1040 | Brussels, Belgium

As the call for ambition from civil society continues to grow stronger on questions of sustainability and climate change, political leaders and policy makers are under increasing pressure to adjust their strategic priorities towards achieving a sustainable Europe by 2030. This is why the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) proposes to join forces with the Committee of the Regions and the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU to host a conference on sustainable development. The European Commission and the European Parliament will be invited to join the event, as well as other key national stakeholders and institutional counterparts.

The conference will highlight the position taken by the EESC in its opinion on the Reflection Paper "Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030", which is due for adoption in September 2019. The EESC is at the heart of the political implementation of sustainable development as its pivotal role is to ensure that EU policies become much more responsive to proposals by citizens and civil society organisations. The event will provide concrete and constructive recommendations to the new European Commission and the new European Parliament.

URL:

https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/our-events/events/towards-sustainable-europe-2030