*  *  *  Introduction The main theme of this Second European Social Week is the establishment of a Civil Society in Europe. This Week is intended to generate initiatives which could contribute towards this goal. At the same time, we need to ask ourselves where the boundaries of a Civil Society lie.
Put differently, does the model for the Civil Society meet the requirements of the European Society that we envisage? I am sure that you have no need of an explanation of the concept of a Civil Society. Put briefly, a Civil Society is a society built on a large measure of self-control.