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Published In: 2013
2 pages
Position Paper - The Single European Sky
The completion of the EU Single European Sky (SES)is an inherent part of the process of improving the competitiveness and growth of the EU economy by further strengthening the European single market. Its objective is to provide better, more effective and reliable conditions of air travel to the European citizens.
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Published In: 2013
2 pages
Position Paper - EU's outermost regions
"The outermost regions (ORs) have considerable assets to contribute to the future of Europe: the talents of their men and women, their agricultural, fisheries and industrial products, their high-quality tourism and their geographical role as outposts of Europe in their regional neighbourhoods. The citizens of the ORs feel themselves to be 100% European."
Henri Malosse, EESC rapporteur on the EU's outermost regions
European Economic and Social Committee
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Published In: 2013
13 pages
Flash Eurobarometer 373 - Europeans’ Engagement in Participatory Democracy
This report examines the extent to which European citizens engage in participatory
democracy, and the extent to which they believe that political decision-making can be
influenced through their own actions and through those of civil society organisations.
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Published In: 2013
6 pages
European Year of Citizens 2013
The European Year of Citizens in 2013 is an unparalleled opportunity for the European
Economic and Social Committee (EESC) to underline the direct role of Europe’s 500 million citizens in building unity and prosperity, fostering integration and nurturing social solidarity.
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Published In: 2013
2 pages
Position Paper - Research and Innovation in the EU
"We believe that the free movement of researchers, scientific knowledge and technology must become the internal market’s ‘fifth freedom’ in addition to people, goods, capital and services." Daniela Rondinelli, rapporteur,EESC opinion on a partnership for excellence and growth in the European Research Area
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Published In: 2012
36 pages
The European Economic and Social Committee during the Irish Presidency (January – June 2013)
This publication sets out some of the major activities of the European Economic and Social Committee during the period of the Irish Presidency from January to June 2013.
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Published In: 2012
Step up for a Stronger Europe 30 Proposals for stepping-up Europe 2020
On 25 September 2012, the European Economic and Social Committee held a major civil society stakeholders’ conference, “Step up for a Stronger Europe”, which hosted a constructive debate on the Compact for growth and jobs and on the levers of Europe 2020 strategy.
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Published In: 2012
2 pages
EESC Position paper - European banking sector/financial services
Since 2007, the global financial crisis, sparked to a large extent by failures in the banking sector, has caused hardship for ordinary people around the world. It has demonstrated starkly the need for stricter regulation and supervision of the banks and financial services that underpin society.
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Published In: 2012
2 pages
EESC Position paper - Croatia
On 1 July 2013, Croatia will become the 28th Member State of the European Union. The country's accession comes 10 years after it first applied for EU membership in 2003.
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Published In: 2012
74 pages
The social economy in the European Union
Undoubtedly, the social economy is a sector which makes a significant contribution to employment creation, sustainable growth and to a fairer income and wealth distribution. It is a sector which is able to combine profi tability with social inclusion and democratic systems of governance, working alongside the public and private sectors in matching services to needs. Crucially, it is a sector which has weathered the economic crisis much better that others and is increasingly gaining recognition at the European level.