Brussels, 24/01/2005 (Agence Europe) - Addressing the Economic and Social Council in Paris, under the chairmanship of Jacques Dermagne, the French foreign minister Michel Barnier stressed the central role of the forces represented by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and France's Economic and Social Council. Mr Barnier called for a “reflection on how civil dialogue can be given extra weight”. In her speech, EESC president Anne-Marie Sigmund stressed that civil society's...