Response to COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS The EU-Anti-Poverty Strategy

23 Oct 2025

Meeting with Patrick Paquet (Head of Unit Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion) and 3 other interest representatives

1 Oct 2025 · Future of Cohesion policy // Semester country report Germany 2025 // ESF in lower saxony

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: A new Action Plan on the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights

10 Sept 2025

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions for an EU Civil Society Strategy for a thriving civic space, including on effective engagement and protection of Civil Society Organisations and Human Rights Defenders

5 Sept 2025

Response to Commission decision of 20 December 2011 on the application of Article 106(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to State aid in the form of public service compensation granted to certain undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest (2012/21/EU) (“SGEI Decision”), as amended Communication from the Commission on the application of the European Union State aid rules to compensation granted for the provision of services of general economic interest (2012/C 8/02) (“SGEI Communication”), as amended

31 Jul 2025

Response to Evaluation of Directive 2014/23/EU on the award of concessions contracts, Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement, and Directive 2014/25/EU on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors

25 Feb 2025

Response to Interim Evaluation of the Digital Europe Programme

20 Sept 2024

Response to Mid-term evaluation of the European Social Fund Plus

13 Feb 2024

Meeting with Sergey Lagodinsky (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

31 Jan 2024 · European Cross-Border Associations

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on European cross-border associations

13 Dec 2023

Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Oct 2023 · Europawahl 2024 und insb. Sozialpolitik und weitere Umsetzung des Aktionsplans Europäische Säule Sozialer Rechte nach 2024

Meeting with Matthias Ecke (Member of the European Parliament)

29 Jun 2023 · Zukunft der Regionalpolitik

Response to 2023 Strategic Foresight Report

13 Mar 2023

Response to Revision of Commission Regulation (EU) No 360/2012 of 25 April 2012 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid granted to undertakings providing services of general economic interest (hereafter “SGEI de minimis Regulation”)

9 Jan 2023

Response to Proposal for a Directive on cross-border activities of associations

26 Oct 2022

Response to Proposal for a Council Recommendation on developing social economy framework conditions

29 Sept 2022

Response to Review of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid

22 Jul 2022

Response to Commission proposal for a Council Recommendation on adequate minimum income schemes in the EU

31 Mar 2022

Response to Evaluation of the support provided by ESF and FEAD under the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative (CRII and CRII+)

7 Jun 2021

Response to Commission Communication A European Action Plan for Social Economy – an agenda to enhance social innovation

26 Apr 2021

Response to Revision of the Communication from the Commission — Criteria for the analysis of the compatibility with the internal market of State aid to promote the execution of important projects of common European interest

21 Dec 2020

Response to Prolongation of Commission Regulation (EU) No 360/2012 of 25 April 2012 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid granted to undertakings providing services of general economic interest, as amended by Commission Regulation 2018/1923 of 7 December 2018

13 Jul 2020

Response to Evaluation of the EU state aid rules applicable to compensation measures for the discharge of health and social services of general (economic) interest and of the Commission Regulation on de minimis aid granted to undertakings providing services of general economic interest

15 Jul 2019

Response to Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 as regards national funding combined with InvestEU instruments, aid for research, development and innovation and aid for European Territorial Cooperation

26 Feb 2019

Meeting with Paraskevi Michou (Director-General Migration and Home Affairs)

4 Sept 2018 · The future of the EU refugee policy from the Commission's point of view

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

4 Sept 2018 · MFF / Budget

Meeting with Stefaan Hermans (Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen), Vasiliki Kokkori (Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen)

30 Sept 2015 · EESC opinion of Prof. Schlüter. on the principles for effective and reliable welfare provision systems (SOC/520)