"I'm very grateful for this. (...) The work you have done is very important; GLOBE has managed to establish a huge consensus among parliamentarians (...) "

YVO DE BOER at the COP15 Press Conference of the Road to Copenhagen of GLOBE Europe, Club of Madrid and Respect on 9 December 2009, receiving the final Communiqué from the three Chairs of the initiative: Mary Robinson, EU Commissioner Margot Wallström and Gro Harlem Brundtland

Watch the proceedings of the Road to Copenhagen III, hosted by the City of Malmö on 8-9 December 2009 here

 

 

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The "EU 2020" Strategy

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Monday, 08 February 2010 16:16
Will “Green growth” feature highly among the “EU 2020” Strategy? The Commission’s consultation on the successor of the Lisbon Strategy closed on 15 January. On the basis of its results feedbacks it appears that a number of member states want strengthened links between economic, social and environmental elements of the plan. Not only member states, but also various civil society organizations are in favour of a strategy with a strong environmental dimension. But so far the Commission’s level of ambition has been met with some disappointment…

The new Commission (vote on Tuesday 9 February)

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Monday, 08 February 2010 16:12
The European Parliament is to vote on the new Commission on Tuesday 9 February, following the last hearing of Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, the Bulgarian Commissioner-designate for International Co-operation, Humanitarian aid and Crisis response. Since the first rounds of parliamentary hearings, some candidates’ performances received feedbacks, such as the one of new Environment Commissioner Janusz Potočnik, which got applauses from the European Environmental Bureau (EEB).
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"With initiatives like The Road to Copenhagen, the GLOBE community in Europe has made a difference by helping bridge the gap between policymakers and the civil society to find solutions for the climate change challenge"

Margot Wallström

Former EU Environment Commissioner (1999-2004), Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Institutional Relation and Communication (2004-2009)

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