At this conference the Spring Alliance Manifesto was be presented to European decision makers representing i.a. the European Commision, the European Parliament and the EU presidencies, including a key note speech by José Manuel Barroso. The conference was open to all stakeholders from civil society and EU decisionmakers and aimed to discuss how to move the Spring Alliance Manifesto forwards. The manifesto – a joint project of social, environment, development and human rights organisations and the trade unions. Elke Pirgmaier (SERI) attended the conference. More information about the Spring Alliance, the Manifesto and the conference is available on:  www.springalliance.eu