Traduction de «sub-committee on participatory democracy » (Anglais → Français) :

In the area of democracy and human rights, the dialogue in relevant sub-committee has been further developed, but challenges remain on the ground in the implementation of objectives agreed, notably on freedom of association and expression.

13. Supports the development of action plans with all countries covered by the neighbourhood policy and insists that the development of human rights, democracy and the rule of law be regarded as a key priority in all national action plans; in this respect, stresses the importance of setting up sub-committees on human rights with all the neighbourhood countries, which should help to evaluate the implementation of action plans; considers that those sub-committees should meet at least once ...[+++] a year and that a regular follow-up should take place at all political levels; calls on the Council and the Commission to fully involve the EP in this assessment process and is therefore of the opinion that the EP should be represented in the sub-committees;

Enhancing the bridging function of the Committee's members (for example, through more generalised use of personalised electronic newsletters) as well as a better use of the members and the organisations and networks they represent; Going local’ by decentralising innovations such as the stakeholders' forum format, alongside more traditional consultative mechanisms, so as to put more flesh on the concept of civil dialogue; Calling on the Commission to come forward with operational proposals so as to anticipate the constitutional treaty's provisions on participatory democracy ...[+++]; Fully implementing the new cooperation protocol between the Commission and the Committee through a closer involvement of the EESC and its members in all of the Commission's activities in the member states, including the possible joint use of the available credits in the Union's budget earmarked for priority information campaigns.

15. Welcomes the setting-up of a sub-committee on human rights with Jordan and with Morocco in the framework of the relevant association agreements and calls for the setting up of such sub-committees on human rights also in the framework of the other association agreements so as to develop a structured dialogue on human rights and democracy; believes that such sub-committees constitute a key element of the action plans; emphasises the importance of consulting and involving civil society in the work of those sub-committees in order t ...[+++]o better monitor the human rights situation; stresses also the need for Parliament to be closely associated in the work and the follow-up of those sub-committees;

14. Welcomes the setting up of a sub-committee on human rights with Jordan and with Morocco in the framework of the relevant Association Agreements and calls for the setting up of such sub-committees on human rights also in the framework of the other Association Agreements so as to develop a structured dialogue on human rights and democracy; believes that such sub-committees constitute a key element of the action plans; emphasises the importance of consulting and involving civil society in the work of these sub-committees in order t ...[+++]o better monitor the human rights situation; stresses also the need for Parliament to be closely associated in the work and the follow-up of these sub-committees;

Democracy in an enlarged European Union will only work if the citizens are given a voice in the EU’s decision-making process via strong participatory channels, political and civil society leaders agreed at the European Economic and Social Committee’s (EESC) 8-9 March conference on participatory democracy and the European Constitution.