by
CESI believes that there is a need for an active involvement of workers and their representatives in the COFOE and wants to contribute to engaging with its members and partners informing them about the opportunities the Conference opens for social partners and trade unions.
Dear members, partners and friends,
After one of the most challenging years for Europe and the whole world, the European Union launches a citizen-led series of debates and discussions on our common future. The Conference on the Future of Europe (COFOE) is a major pan-European process that aims to offer an open and inclusive public forum that will enable citizens and organizations to become involved in shaping the future of the Union. By spring 2022, the Conference is expected to reach conclusions and provide guidance on the next steps.
According to a recent Eurobarometer survey that was carried jointly by the European Commission and the European Parliament, most European citizens agree that the COVID pandemic made them reflect on the future of the Union. The study showed that the vast majority (92%) across all Member States demand that citizens’ voices are ‘taken more into account in decisions relating to the future of Europe’; around 75% of Europeans believe that the Conference on the Future of Europe will positively affect democracy within the EU, while half of them expressed their interest in participating in the Conference themselves.
CESI believes that there is a need for an active involvement of workers and their representatives in the COFOE and wants to contribute to engaging with its members and partners informing them about the opportunities the Conference opens for social partners and trade unions.
In this context, the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions organizes a timely discussion on the role of trade unions and social partners in the Conference in order to provide its members, partners and friends with an opportunity to exchange with some of the key EU decision makers on the Conference and to discuss about the expectations towards the Conference and its significance for European citizens and particularly workers, as well as the possibilities of national and European level trade union and social partner organisations to become actively involved.
The following speakers shall introduce into the debate:
Dubravka Šuica, Vice-President of the European Commission for Democracy and Demography
Manfred Weber, Chair of the Group of the European People’s Party (EPP) in the European Parliament
Klaus Heeger, CESI Secretary General, who will facilitate the debate
The Event will be conducted in English and there will be simultaneous interpretation provided from/to German and Italian.
The event is co-funded by the European Union under the WeEP project.
Image Gallery
CESI@noon on the Conference on the Future of Europe
No items found.
Related videos
No items found.
Similar Posts
Main news
2026-08-23
CESI renews partnership with EU-OSHA for Healthy Workplaces Campaign on mental health
CESI has again been selected as an Official Campaign Partner of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), joining its 2026–2028 Healthy Workplaces Campaign themed 'Together for Mental Health at Work'. The partnership will support CESI’s work to promote the prevention of psychosocial risks and mentally healthy workplaces through awareness-raising, exchange of good practices and cooperation between workers, their representatives and employers.
Main news
2026-07-27
CESI welcomes renewed commitment to implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights
CESI welcomes the European Commission’s renewed commitment to the European Pillar of Social Rights and its emphasis on implementation and enforcement. As Europe addresses major economic and industrial challenges, strengthening competitiveness must go hand in hand with protecting workers’ rights and ensuring that existing EU social and labour rules work effectively in practice.
.png)
Main news
2026-07-27
Europe's biggest wildfires send a clear message for preparedness: we must invest in firefighting capacity
EU’s 2026 wildfire season intensified rapidly since late June, with significant incidents recorded in Portugal, France, Spain, Croatia, Germany and the United Kingdom. By 26 July, the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) had mapped approximately 344,580 hectares of burned land across the European Union in 2026, of which 147,026 hectares were recorded during the preceding week alone, highlighting the rapid escalation of the crisis.
Get in touch
with us
Confédération Européenne des Syndicats Indépendants (CESI)
Contact form
Stay up to date
Don’t miss a thing and subscribe to our newsletter
Subscribe now and receive newsletters and much more!