COMMISSIONS

Commissions enable members to participate and contribute towards the decision-making of the European Union, the Council of Europe and the United Nations.

There are ten Commissions. Each has a leader and two full members who are invited to serve by their National Section. At international level, the Chairman and Vice Chairman of each Commission are appointed by the International Council for a term of two years.

The Commissions are:

 Economics and Employment;

  Education, Culture & Science;

  Environment, Local Government ; Regional Planning;

  Family and Social Affairs;

  Food, Agriculture  Consumers;

  Health;

  Information  and Mass Media;

  International Policy;

  Judicial; 

 Migrant, Refugees  and Demography.

Commission work covers a wide variety of issues which are decided at the EUW International Executive and completed within two years. The Commissions are grouped into three Workshops and work on three different subjects under an agreed theme. Papers are prepared and put together by each Workshop Chairman. 

The resolutions from the Workshops are then taken to the International Council meeting for agreement. The results of the studies are sent to MPs, MEPs and all other relevant international, European and national organisations.

THEME FOR COMMISSION WORK 2009 - 2011

CHALLENGES AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ACROSS THE GENERATIONS

Topic for Workshop 1

WILL WE NEED NEW INSTRUMENTS

Workshop Chairman – Cathérine André

Commissions:

Economics and Employment; International Policy ;;Judicial

Topic for Workshop 2

PROMOTING SOCIAL CONSCIENCE

Workshop Chairman – Aliki Spandagou

Commissions:

Family and Social Affairs; Refugees, Migrants and Demography; Health; Information and

Mass Media

Topic for Workshop 3

SAFEGUARDING OUR PLANET

Workshop Chairman – Jacqueline Bouiller Bourgeois

Commissions:

Culture Science and Education; Environment, Local Government and Regional Planning; Food and Agriculture

Mrs. Pam Rickards, Vice-Chairman Commissions, may be contacted at the EUW national address, if you require further information about our Commissions or would like to take an active part in the research

THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF E.U.W. HELD IN DIJON FROM THE 25TH - 29TH JUNE. The Workshop Research and Resolutions 2007 - 2009 are ready to be presented to the membership and will be found in the 2009-2010 Gazette.  These will be circulated to interested organisations or may be requested from the office