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Economic, Environmental and Social Issues: Examining the relationship between the economic system and environmental and social policies, especially with regard to the specific policies of the European institutions and economies in transition.

Response by the Church and Society Commission of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME) to the consultation of the European Commission on “Modernising social protection for greater social justice and economic cohesion: taking forward the active inclusion of people furthest from the labour market (COM (2007) 620)
- 27 February 2008

Joint statement from the Church and Society Commission of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME) and Eurodiaconia to the Commission consultation on “Europe’s Social Reality” and the Communication “Towards a new social vision.”
- 15 February 2008

Joint statement from the Church and Society Commission of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and Eurodiaconia:
Ensuring Social Rights is essential for the EU’S future: Churches and Diaconal Organisations urge EU Member States to maintain the social dimension of the Constitutional Treaty - 19 June 2007

Response of the Church and Society Commission of the Conference of European Churches and of Eurodiaconia to the Questionnaire on the Commission's proposal to designate 2010 as the European Year of Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion
- 5 June 2007

A Letter to the Presidency of the European Union Federal Chancellor, Angela Merkel.
European churches and diaconal organisations ask EU Member States to deliver on their promises to combat poverty and social exclusion. - 7 March 2007

CEC Church and Society Commission Briefing paper:
EU Green Paper on 'Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century." - 14 February 2007
Contribution
of the CEC Church and Society Commission in cooperation with the Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME) and the European Contact Group (ECG) to the Green Paper on 'Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century'. - February 2007

CEC Church and Society Commission - COMECE - Caritas Europe - Eurodiaconia: Joint Response to the Social Servcies of General Interest Questionnaire - January 2007

The EU Directive on Services in the Internal Market
What does this mean for churches and diaconal organisaions?
CEC Church and Society Commission Briefing Paper - 2007


Joint Response to the Consultation from the Commission regarding Community Action on Health Services.
- 31 January 2007

Mental Health from the perspective of European Churches and Diaconal Organisations
Contribution of European Churches and Diaconal Organisations to the Green Paper “Improving the mental health of the population: Towards a strategy on mental health for the European Union.” - May 2006

Common view regarding the first reading of the Proposal for a Directive on Services in the Internal Market in the plenary session of the European Parliament
We note the forthcoming first reading of the draft “Services” Directive in the plenary session of the European Parliament. We wish to comment on the proposal for a Directive on Services in the Internal Market and express some concerns. - January 2006

Conference Reader: A Common Vision for a Social Europe
A joint Conference of the Church & Society Commission of the Conference of European Churches and Eurodiaconia Brussels - 25 November 2005

Strengthen a mutual sense of responsibility in European Societies
Contribution of European churches, diaconal, migrant and youth organisations to the EU Green Paper on demographic changes. - October 2005

Letter to Luxemburg Presidency on Lisbon Strategy
Eurodiaconia and the Church and Society Commission of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) welcome the efforts of the European Commission to provide a better implementation of the Lisbon Strategy and utilise the enlarged Union’s potential in order to create prosperity and to increase opportunity and justice for all its citizens. - 18 March 2005

A joint answer from Church and Society Commission of the Conference of European Churches and Eurodiaconia to the Questionnaire on Social Services of General Interest for the Social Protection Committee and the European Commission - 14 December 2004

Sustainable Development and the European Union-The Need to Develop New Strategies and New Lifestyles. Report of the working group on Economy, Ecology and Social Issues - May 2002

Papers by former EECCS:
Sustainable development and the market economy: integrating environment in EU-economic and employment policies. - January 2000 (Part II, click here)
The dominant economic model and sustainable development: are they compatible? - June 1995