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The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)calls on the Commission to reflect in more depth on policy options that help both to reduce greenhouse gases and thus fight climate change and to maintain competitiveness. The goal must be to better protect and promote the EU's resource and energy-intensive industries (REII), otherwise Europe runs the risk of losing jobs to less clean economies and missing its goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Congratulations to Ms von der Leyen! Europe is a woman indeed! The courage and boldness of your actions will set the pace of what you called an EU that strives for more. There is no other way than the one to dream and provide a Sustainable Europe for future generations.
In times where the impact of climate change can already be felt in agriculture, it is very likely that environmental degradation will also put pressure on our food system.
The European Union has already realised this challenge and has come up with proposals to meet these challenges on time. Food 2030 and Food 2050 are key proposals for what needs to be done in the next legislature 2019-2014.
The President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Luca Jahier is in Shanghai for the17thmeeting of the EU-China Round Table, bringing together the EESC and the China Economic and Social Council (CESC).
An EESC hearing points to the need to embrace a human rights-based approach to disability in news and entertainment programmes, to build a more inclusive society that sees the person, and not the disability
Die Zivilgesellschaft muss permanent in die EU-Strategie zur Senkung der Treibhausgasemissioneneingebundenwerden, die auf Klimaneutralität bis 2050 abhebt. Der EuropäischeWirtschafts- und Sozialausschuss (EWSA) plädiert für einesozialgerechte und wirksame, von allenAkteurengemeinsamgetrageneKlimawende in Europa und mahntdringendeineStrategie für den Zeitraumnach 2030 an.
Good occupational safety and health (OSH) practices help to prevent absenteeism, injuries and work-related illnesses. At the same time, investing in OSH can make SMEs more successful and sustainable, provided that they receive adequate support for the implementation of such policies. This was one of the main messages of a hearing recently held in Brussels by the Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on the costs and benefits of investments in OSH.
The President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), LucaJahier will visit Belfast and Bangor on 25-26 June to discuss the future of Northern Ireland beyond Brexit. Mr Jahier is the only President of an EU institution to visit Northern Ireland since the 2016 referendum on UK withdrawal from the EU.