Now, that is an advisory group within the European Union that in its own words, aims to involve civil society more in the European venture. Oliver Röpke is the new President of the European Economic and Social Committee. Now, my guest today is a man who is tasked with fighting those trends. People being driven apart rather than coming closer together. Now, barely a day goes by when we do not hear talk of some threat to European unity. "We have to make sure, wherever democracy is under threat, shrinking space of civil society, then we have to raise our voices," Oliver Röpke, the newly elected president of the European Economic and Social Committee, an advisory body within the European Union, told FRANCE 24.ĭouglas Herbert: Welcome to Talking Europe. The watchdogs of EU democracy will have to be "much louder in the future" if they hope to see off a mounting threat from homegrown populists and autocrats who are chipping away at Europe's founding commitments to free speech and the rule of law, a top EU official has warned. Ad hoc Group on Fundamental Rights and the Rule of Lawįull interview of President Oliver Röpke with Douglas Herbert at France24,.Sustainable Development Observatory (SDO).Observatory of the Digital Transition and the Single Market (DSMO).Consultative Commission on Industrial Change (CCMI).Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment (NAT).Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship (SOC).Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and Information Society (TEN).Single Market, Production and Consumption (INT).Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion (ECO).MSMEs, Crafts and Family Business Category.The European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform. Agriculture, Rural Development & Fisheries.Youth Climate and Sustainability Round Tables.Civil society and citizens' participation.Follow-up to EESC opinions (European Commission).Rules of Procedure and Code of Conduct of the Members of the EESC.Swedish presidency of the Council of the EU.Priorities during the European Presidencies.
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