SDG Watch Europe was present at the recent conference hosted in Brussels by the European Economic and Social Council (EESC) called ” the UN Agenda for Sustainable Development-a new frontier of rights and progress for the EU”. Speakers included Christian Friis Bach, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Europe ( UNECE), Celina Charveriat Director of the Institute for European Environmental Policy Karl Flakenberg Hors Classe Senior Advisor for Sustainable Development, European Policy Strategy Centre ( EPSC) of the European Commission and several civil society speakers including members of SDG Watch Europe.