The European Commission informed the participants at the beginning of the debate that the outcomes of the national Future of Europe debates will feed directly into President Juncker's 2017 State of the Union address (mid-September). This debate will enrich the Finnish national debate on the future of Europe and will launch a process which will lead to concrete proposals with regards to the development of the EU. How can the citizen be more empowered in the shaping of the future of Europe? Every citizen can communicate the positive impact of the EU to those around them, to the media and on their social networks. It is also a duty of the EU experts present in the debate to counteract false information, and to communicate positive messages to the media about what the EU has done well. Citizen empowerment should start early on and under 18-year-olds should have the right to vote across the EU. This would also improve the democratic engagement of citizens in the long run. Name Organisation Ahtela Jukka EESC Member, Group I - Employers Alahuhta Veera SYL - National Union of University Students Aura Salla European Commission - Adviser on Communication and Outreach Beurling Juha Kuluttajaliitto - the Consumers' Union of Finland Bjerstedt Katja Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company – Björkbacka Pia SAK - The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions Blassar Maria European Commission - Deputy Head of Representation Diarra Fatim National Union of University Students Kallio Seppo MTK - the Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners Laina Patrizio SAK - The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions Löfström Noora Allianssi the Finnish Youth Cooperation – Neimala Antti Suomen Yrittäjät the Federation of Finnish Enterprises – Pelkonen Janne TELA - the Finnish Pension Alliance Penttinen Markus EESC Member, Group II Employees – Poutanen Vesa-Pekka European Commission Economic Adviser – Raunemaa Pirkko EESC Member, Group III Various Interests – Reo Furu European Commission - Trainee Sironen Jiri SOSTE European Anti-Poverty Network Finland – Tiainen Simo EESC Member, Group III Various Interests – Titievskaia Jana EESC Secretariat - PAS
The European Commission informed the participants at the beginning of the debate that the outcomes of the national Future of Europe debates will feed directly into President Juncker's 2017 State of the Union address (mid-September). This debate will enrich the Finnish national debate on the future of Europe and will launch a process which will lead to concrete proposals with regards to the development of the EU. How can the citizen be more empowered in the shaping of the future of Europe? Every citizen can communicate the positive impact of the EU to those around them, to the media and on their social networks. It is also a duty of the EU experts present in the debate to counteract false information, and to communicate positive messages to the media about what the EU has done well. Citizen empowerment should start early on and under 18-year-olds should have the right to vote across the EU. This would also improve the democratic engagement of citizens in the long run. Name Organisation Ahtela Jukka EESC Member, Group I - Employers Alahuhta Veera SYL - National Union of University Students Aura Salla European Commission - Adviser on Communication and Outreach Beurling Juha Kuluttajaliitto - the Consumers' Union of Finland Bjerstedt Katja Varma – Mutual Pension Insurance Company Björkbacka Pia SAK - The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions Blassar Maria European Commission - Deputy Head of Representation Diarra Fatim National Union of University Students Kallio Seppo MTK - the Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners Laina Patrizio SAK - The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions Löfström Noora Allianssi – the Finnish Youth Cooperation Neimala Antti Suomen Yrittäjät – the Federation of Finnish Enterprises Pelkonen Janne TELA - the Finnish Pension Alliance Penttinen Markus EESC Member, Group II – Employees Poutanen Vesa-Pekka European Commission – Economic Adviser Raunemaa Pirkko EESC Member, Group III – Various Interests Reo Furu European Commission - Trainee Sironen Jiri SOSTE – European Anti-Poverty Network Finland Tiainen Simo EESC Member, Group III – Various Interests Titievskaia Jana EESC Secretariat - PAS
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