The transition from a linear to a circular economic model is an essential contribution to the EU's efforts to develop a sustainable, low carbon, resource efficient, resilient and competitive economy. To accelerate the transition, the European Commission included in its 2015 EU Action Plan for...

The transition from a linear to a circular economic model is an essential contribution to the EU's efforts to develop a sustainable, low carbon, resource efficient, resilient and competitive economy. To accelerate the transition, the European Commission included in its 2015 EU Action Plan for...

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has been advocating for organised civil society and citizens at global, national and subnational levels to be fully involved in the development, review and, above all, implementation of the Paris Agreement. With the general framework agreed at...

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has been advocating for organised civil society and citizens at global, national and subnational levels to be fully involved in the development, review and, above all, implementation of the Paris Agreement. With the general framework agreed at...

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has been advocating for organised civil society and citizens at global, national and subnational levels to be fully involved in the development, review and, above all, implementation of the Paris Agreement. With the general framework agreed on at...

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has been advocating for organised civil society and citizens at global, national and subnational levels to be fully involved in the development, review and, above all, implementation of the Paris Agreement. With the general framework agreed on at...

Introduced on 1 April 2012 by the Treaty of Lisbon, the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) is the most welcome instrument for participatory democracy in the European Union. By collecting at least 1 million signatures from at least a quarter of the EU Member States (now seven), citizens have the...

Introduced on 1 April 2012 by the Treaty of Lisbon, the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) is the most welcome instrument for participatory democracy in the European Union. By collecting at least 1 million signatures from at least a quarter of the EU Member States (now seven), citizens have the...