EESC to define civil society organisations' role in EU and Mediterranean

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will discuss and define the role of civil society organisations in the EU and the Mediterranean region, during its 460^th plenary session on 17 and 18 February in Brussels.

A press release said the several ESC presidents from Euromed countries visiting the EESC would contribute their views and suggestions for incorporating civil society in the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM). The debate will witness interventions by External Relations section president, Filip Hamro-Drotz and An Le Nouail Marlière, Euromed Follow-Up Committee President.

The Session agenda will also include specific opinions on this topic, such as agriculture in Euromed and EU-Moroccan relations. Another opinion on the agenda sets out arrangements for information storing and sharing in order to effectively combat VAT fraud.

Contact information	Maciej BURY, EESC Press Unit (email: maciej.bury@eesc.europa.eu) Phone: +32 2 546 8641
News type	Inbrief
File link	http://eesc.europa.eu/activities/press/cp/docs/2010/communique-presse-eesc-018-2010-en.doc
Source of information	ENPI Info Centre
Keyword(s)	UfM
Subject(s)	AGRICULTURE , RIGHT , TOOL TERMS
Relation	http://www.eesc.europa.eu/index_en.asp
Geographical coverage	Mediterranean, EU, Morocco
News date	16/02/2010
Working language(s)	ENGLISH

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