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Over the next few days, the future of the European project will again be subjected to stress tests. This time the tests will be the EU budget and the multi-annual financial framework which determines the EU's expenditure ceiling for the 2014-2020 period. The Member States will have to strike a compromise both on the budget and on how the money will be spent! We need a reasonable budget and reasonable savings; however the budget negotiations should not become a pretext for weaker cooperation among the EU Member States!
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The newly-inaugurated Polish Presidency will act as a tonic for Europe. For two main reasons: first, with its ambitious programme based on pro-European values, Poland is promoting greater EU integration in the interests of growth, especially in the current euro crisis; second, the strong commitment of the Polish government shows that "new Europe" is becoming an old-fashioned label for some of the Member States that joined the EU in 2004.
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23 Mar 2012
8th meeting of the Europe 2020 Steering Committee - 23 March 2012 This meeting took place in presence of representatives from Economic and Social Councils from Portugal, Belgium, Finland, Malta, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, who updated the Steering Committee on their implication in the drafting of National Reform programmes and on the preparation, by the Commission, of Country specific policy recommendations.
A lively debate took place between representatives of national ESCs about their respective implication in the European Semester. Overall, stakeholders consultation seems to progress and national Councils seem to be more intensively involved at national level.
The meeting was also an occasion to hear presentations from the European Council, the European Commission and from EESC rapporteurs on their ongoing work.
Events
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A European budget for employment Extraordinary meeting of the Workers' Group
On the occasion of the Cyprus presidency, the Workers' Group of the European Economic and Social Committee organised an extraordinary meeting in Nicosia, on 28 September 2012. -
The role of European investments for companies and employment in the future financial perspectives
The President of the Employers' Group of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Mr. Henri Malosse, hosted a conference entitled "The role of European investments for companies and employment in the future financial perspectives" on 12 December 2011 between 14:30 and 18:00, in room JDE 62 at the Jacques Delors building (Rue Belliar 99, Brussels).
In the context of a financial crisis and austerity measures, what role can and should Europe play to revitalise its economy, support businesses and boost employment? How to promote the growth of SMEs, the main lever for the creation of youth employment? What is the role of European investments for companies and employment in the future European multiannual financial framework?
The conference also addressed issues related to the role of business to support an ambitious political European project for Europe, its citizens and economic actors, as well as the means to contribute to the success of the 2020 Strategy. Other topics included: how to ensure that European efforts in innovation and R&D help to boost production in Europe? What can companies do to support an ambitious European education policy?
This conference aimed to send a political message in the negotiations, budget decisions and financial progress at the European and national levels.
Participants included EESC Employers' Group Members, business representatives from EUROCHAMBRES, UEAPME, BUSINESSEUROPE and entrepreneurs.
News
- 8 Feb 2013 The cost of non-Europe, by Georges Dassis, President of the Workers' Group of the EESC Declaration on the adoption of the EU budget for the period 2014-2020
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6 Nov 2012
President Nilsson calls on Cohesion Ministers to endorse the partnership principle for a more efficient use of EU budget President Nilsson called on Cohesion Ministers today to endorse the partnership principle for a more efficient use of EU budget!
At a crucial time in the negotiations on the proposed financial and regulatory framework for the EU Cohesion Policy 2014-2020, the Cyprus Presidency organised a debate on Cohesion Policy issues amongst competent Ministers from Member States and other European countries. High level representatives from EU Institutions and other EU organizations participated in this debate. -
12 Sep 2012
EESC President’s Statement on the State of the Union "What was inevitable has now been said: for the future of the EU, we must not be afraid to speak of a federation of nation-states and we must continue to deepen cooperation. Let us build it together and have the courage to turn a challenge into an opportunity. Europe needs vision and strong leadership. Mr Barroso has shown vision and leadership today in his State of the Union speech", states Mr Staffan Nilsson, President of the European Economic and Social Committee, in response to the European Commission's State of the Union address in the European Parliament today.
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7 Oct 2011
SME support policy must be at the heart of the next EU multiannual budget, says Krawczyk At a time of national budget restraint, we must make the most of the EU budget to support SMEs, said EESC vice-president Jacek Krawczyk at a workshop on financing enterprises in the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework, held as part of the European Congress for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Katowice, Poland on 6 and 7 October.
Newsletters
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Issue Date: July 2012
EESC info July 2012
IN THIS ISSUE
- Why the EU needs a different budget and what it should look like
- Cyprus for a Better Europe, interview with Andreas Mavroyiannis, Deputy Minister to the President for European Affairs
- Building bridges over troubled waters, interview with Nicolai Wammen, Danish Minister for European Affairs
- Globalisation and relocation: is there a future for EU industry?
- Civil society: a full partner in the Europe 2020 strategy