Conclusions from our Conference ahead of the Greek EU Presidency
On December 11 Social Platform organised a Conference on the social dimension of the Greek EU presidency priorities. The conference brought together a wide range of almost 100 key stakeholders including governmental representatives and Greek and EU civil society.
The key messages were based on the outcomes of a Networking meeting between EU and Greek social NGOs on December 10, in order to provide recommendations relevant to the Greek EU presidency priorities and to help improve the situation in Greece and other member states. The topics were: Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion; Accessing Social and Health Services; Migration and Promoting Intergenerational Solidarity.
Here you can download:
- The minutes from the Conference on Dec 11, 2013
- The speech by Ms Heather Roy, President of Social Platform to the Greek Minister of Labour, Social Security and Welfare
- In conjunction with our Networking Meeting the EU delegation had the opportunity to visit some of the practices and projects of Greek social NGOs – read our article
View photos from the event on our Flickr page
Ms Heather Roy (President of Social Platform) and Mr Yiannis Vroutsis (the Greek Minister of Labour, Social Security and Welfare)
Ms Roy (President of Social Platform) chairing a panel discussion with Mr Demertzis (President of the National Centre for Social Research), Mr Poupkos (Youth Secretary, The Greek General Confederation of Labour) and Mr Ioannou (Deputy Ombudsman for Social Welfare, the Greek Ombudsman)
The Conference (venue: HUB Athens, Karaiskaki 28)
Contact person: Annica Ryngbeck (Policy Officer, Social Platform)
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