The President of the European Parliament (EP), Roberta Metsola, and the Vice President of the European Commission (EC), Věra Jourová, replied to the open letter #EUCivilDialogueNow sent by Civil Society Europe and the Civil Society Organisations’ Group of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). The open letter, sent on 24 January 2024 and supported by 156 signatories, urged the EC, EP, and the Council of the European Union to take concrete measures to implement an open, transparent and regular dialogue with civil society organisations in all policy areas, as set out in Article 11 of the Treaty on European Union.