Public hearing for the civil society in Iceland, Reykjavik - Main contents
| date | September 8, 2010 |
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| city | Reykjavik, Iceland |
| organisation | European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) i |
Public Hearing - Reykjavik, Iceland
The members of the EESC study group REX/ 305 working on the exploratory opinion on Iceland as a candidate country will meet the representatives of Iceland's civil society during the public hearing on 8 September 2010 in Reykjavik. The participants are going to discuss the prospects of Iceland's EU accession negotiations, the accession-related expectations and concerns as well as the potential prospects and forms of pre-accession co-operation. The hearing will be followed by the second meeting of the study group.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is an EU advisory body comprising representatives of workers' and employers' organisations and other interest groups. It issues opinions on EU issues to the European Commission, the Council of the EU and the European Parliament, thus acting as a bridge between the EU's decision-making institutions and EU citizens.
What does the EESC do?
It gives the interest groups a formal say on EU legislative proposals. Its 3 key tasks are to:
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-ensure that EU policy and law are geared to economic and social conditions, by seeking a consensus that serves the common good