580th Plenary session 12-13 July 2023

580th plenary session, with the following guests and debates:

  • The future role of civil society in the enlargement process, with the participation of Dorin Recean, Prime Minister of Moldova, OlivĂ©r Várhelyi, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement (video message), Majlinda Bregu, Secretary-General of the Regional Cooperation Council, and representatives of civil society organisations from candidate countries, preceded by the signing of a Memorandum of understanding between the European Economic and Social Committee and the Regional Cooperation Council, on Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
  • European Strategy for Older Persons, linked to the adoption of the exploratory opinion SOC/757 on the European Strategy for Older Persons requested by the Spanish Presidency, with the participation of Dubravka Ĺ uica, Vice-President for Democracy and Demography, and Dr Heidrun Mollenkopf, President of the AGE Platform Europe, on Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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