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The Spring Alliance is a participatory movement to ensure that the European Union puts people and planet first. It was created by three leading European civil society organisations: the European Environmental Bureau, the European Trade Union Confederation and Social Platform and was later joined by Concord (European NGO confederation for Relief and Development). But the Alliance is much broader than that - it's supported by a network of organisations from all corners of civil society and beyond, including development NGOs, Fair Trade movement, anti-poverty campaigners, consumer organisations and representatives from the research community. Learn more about who we are, what we want, and how we work. Get involved! Do you represent an NGO working on environmental, social, sustainability or development issues? Do you work for a progressive business that wants to show support for social and sustainable EU policymaking? Or are you a researcher who would like to contribute your expertise to help the Spring Alliance achieve its goals? Read why joining the Spring Alliance can be of interest to you and let us know how you could contribute to the Spring Alliance process by contacting us. Spring Alliance delegation visits EC President Barroso
 From left to right: Joël Decaillon, Confederal Secretary European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), Conny Reuter, President Social Platform, Joanna Maycock, Member of the Board of Concord, José Manuel Barroso, President European Commission, John Hontelez, Secretary General European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Mikael Karlsson, President EEB. The Spring Alliance gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the European Commission and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management.  
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Consultation on the EU 2020 agenda (deadline for comments: January 15) Spring Alliance supporters - time to take action.
As many of you might already be aware, the European Commission has presented a working document on the Future of the EU2020 Strategy (Lisbon) and invited stakeholders to share their vision on the document.
In response to this consultation, the steering committee of the Spring Alliance has sent the Spring Alliance Manifesto .
We call upon Spring Alliance supporters to provide their input on the consultation while welcoming any reference you can make from your respective working area to the Spring Alliance Manifesto and send a copy to us at
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Spring Alliance High Level Conference "Putting People and Planet first: EU leadership for asocial and green strategy post 2010 On 28 September 2009 civil society representatives came together at the European Economic and Social Committee at a High Level Conference with participation of José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, the European Commissioner for the Environment Stavros Dimas and Ola Alterå, State Secretary to Maud Olofsson, Minister for Enterprise and Energy of Sweden. Read the press release and more information on this event Spring Alliance Manifesto now adopted: register your support and sign up! Following a full civil society stakeholder consultation process the Spring Alliance manifesto has been adopted by the steering committee. Read the full text of the Manifesto and sign up to the manifesto. President Barroso receives Spring Alliance delegation and welcomes the Manifesto On 22 July 2009 a delegation of the Spring Alliance excecutive had the opportunity to meet the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso and presented him the Manifesto. President Barroso appreciated the initiative and expressed interest in following the work of the Spring Alliance and announced that he would be pleased to take part in the next Spring Alliance High Level conference on 28 September 2009.
President Barosso receives the Spring Alliance Manifesto from John Hontelez, Secretary General EEB. 
John Hontelez also presented the Spring Alliance Manifesto to the Informal EU Environmental Ministers Council that took place on 24 July 2009 in Sweden. A copy of this presentation can be consulted here.
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