The Spring Alliance campaign has two phases:

• Phase I  (January - June 2009) 
  

    Develop ideas and create a broad consensus on a social and green EU agenda for the next decade (the Spring Alliance Manifesto )

• Phase II  (July 2009 >)                                                                                                                                      

Timeline

Milestones

PHASE I (January - June 2009) Spring Alliance coalition formulates demands for a common Manifesto

• January 2009: At a Kick-off conference in Brussels, Belgium the Spring Alliance is born.
  

    The conference is attended by 150 people from 80 different organisations and establishes several thematic working groups, which will continue to exist till June 2009, to provide input in the drafting process of the Manifesto.

• 17June 2009: Spring Alliance 'Conference'  to present and discuss the Manifesto with all stakeholders involved.

• 9 July 2009: Steering Committee Spring Alliance adopts Manifesto
  
  

PHASE II (July 2009 >)Spring Alliance runs campaign to persuade the Council of  ministers (member states), the new European Commission and the newly-elected European Parliament to take up the Manifesto

    Key moments:

• July - December: Start Swedish EU Presidency (Report Swedish Presidency: "A European Eco-Efficient Economy - Governing climate, energy and competetiveness" ) 

• 22 July: Spring Alliance excecutive meets the President of the European Commission Barroso and present him the Manifesto
  
• 24 July: Manifesto is presented at the Informal EU Environmental Ministers Council in Sweden
• 24 July: Publication of the EC 2009 Review of the European Union Strategy for Sustainable Development
  

• September:  Election President European Commission - debate with President of the European Parliament

• 28 September:  High Level Spring Alliance Conference with EU decision makers
• 2 October : Irish referendum on the EU Lisbon treaty
• 14-15-16 Oct: Informal EU Competetiveness Council: Eco-efficiency and Lisbon strategy
• 21 October: Environment Council conclusions on post Lisbon strategy
  

• 16 - 17 November: Lisbon Seminar organised by Swedish Presidency " Implementation of the Lisbon Strategy at regional and local level"
• 24 Nov. : Consultation on EU 2020: a new strategy to make the EU a smarter, greener, social market 
• 26 -27 November: Education Youth Council conclusions on post Lisbon strategy
  
• 30 November: EPSCO Council conclusions on post Lisbon strategy
  

• December: council meeting on the revision of the EC sustainable development strategy
• 2 December: ECOFIN Council conclusions on post Lisbon strategy
• 4 December: Internal Market conclusions on post Lisbon strategy
  
• 10- 11 December: European Council (decision on the EU SDS roadmap and conclusions regarding the focus of the post Lisbon strategy)
  

• January: Hearings new European Commissioners
  
• December / March : presentation of strategic objectives of  the new European Commission programme  - publication of the EC post Lisbon strategy

• March 2010: European Council holds its Spring Summit. This is how the success of the Spring Alliance campaign will be measured: How many of the proposals in our manifesto are taken on board in the conclusions of this Summit?