The EESC hosted its 490th Plenary Session on 22-23 May 2013 with 2 major thematic debates:
1. "One Single Tariff"
(Wednesday 22 May 2013, 5 p.m.,)
with Martin Wittenberg and Vincent Chauvet
from the European Citizens Initiative One Single Tariff
2. "Getting young people into work. Best practice"
(Thursday, 23 May 2013, at 10 a.m.) with the following guests:
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Gerhard Wlodkowski, President of the Austrian Chamber of Agriculture (LKÖ),
- Erich Foglar, President of the Austrian Trade Union Confederation (ÖGB),
- Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Vice-President of the European Commission, responsible for interinstitutional relations and administration,
- Christoph Leitl, President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO),
- Rudolf Kaske, President of the Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour (AK).
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References: CESE 1557/2013 - SOC/481 22 May 2013 - 23 May 2013
EESC opinion: Social Investment Package
22 May 2013References: CESE 1557/2013 - SOC/481 22 May 2013 - 23 May 2013
The EESC welcomes as such the Commission's Social Investment Package and the shift in approach it represents. However, the EESC considers that the question of financing remains largely unanswered. Better use of the European structural and investment funds and the best possible targeting of the measures are certainly to be welcomed, but will certainly not be enough to achieve the desired policy shift.
- 22 May 2013 References: CESE 1557/2013 - SOC/481 22 May 2013 - 23 May 2013 EESC opinion: Social Investment Package
- 22 May 2013 References: CESE 3206/2013 - SOC/485 22 May 2013 - 23 May 2013 EESC opinion: Youth Guarantee (ESP)
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22 May 2013
Civil society urges the Council to end tax evasion The EESC is urging the Council to send out the right signal to the European public and to prove that Europe is able to tackle this fundamental issue. Tax evasion costs EUR 1 trillion a year - EUR 2 000 for each and every one of Europe's 500 million citizens.
EESC president Henri Malosse denounced tax evasion as theft adding that, at this time of crisis, no European society can afford losses on this scale. -
21 May 2013
The Austrian youth employment strategy and social dimension of the EMU, highlights of the May EESC plenary session At its upcoming plenary session of 22-23 May, the European Economic and Social Committee will host a debate with Vincent Chauvet and Martin Wittenberg, initiators of the ongoing European Citizens' Initiative, "One single tariff". Another highlight of the session will be a discussion with the presidents of Austrian social partner organisations and European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič on youth employment and Austrian best practice.
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IN THIS ISSUE: Providing opportunities for all. The Austrian experience; The "Your Europe, Your Say" event; EESC vice-president Jane Morrice: On young people telling us how it should be done; Interview with EESC vice-president Hans-Joachim Wilms
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