EESC Info

In this issue:

• The EESC discusses the priorities of the Czech EU presidency and the right energy mix for Europe's future
• EESC calls for consistent and tough sanctions on employers of illegally staying migrants
• Antisemitism is a test of the European idea
• EESC's Consultative Commission on Industrial Change to celebrate its 20th anniversary

• The EESC shows its solidarity and unity with Ukraine
• EESC members speak out
• David Stulík: An unprecedented wave of solidarity and support for Ukraine
• Tetyana Ogarkova: Vladimir Putin's last war

In this issue:

• Europe is not safe without a safe and secure Ukraine
• The unfolding aggression directed at Ukraine calls for further strengthening of the EU project
• Industrial policy: sustainability must go hand in hand with competitiveness and strategic autonomy
• We need to walk together on this long road towards gender equality

In this issue:

• In the European Year of Youth 2022, we should ensure tangible and lasting outcomes for all young Europeans
• EESC backs priorities of French presidency of the Council
• Sufficient, sustainable and accessible quality care for older people is vital
• EESC: The EU should crack down on breaches of the rule of law

• The 2021 EESC Civil Society Prize on climate action goes to the Belgian association "Grandparents for the Climate"
• Did you know...? Interesting facts about the EESC Civil Society Prize winners
• In the winners' words: interviews with all the winners

In this issue:

• EU fight against disinformation must target propagators and protect fundamental rights
• Turning recovery into a success: the EESC underlines the key role of organised civil society
• European Year of Youth 2022: Focus on the results, not the hype
• EESC asks the European Commission to be more ambitious in efforts to steer the EU economy and finance towards sustainability

In this issue:

• Mathew Caruana Galizia: I try to make sure that my mother did not die for nothing
• Sophia Wiegand: COP26 disappointed the young, but did not take away hope
• Violations of Schengen area freedoms and rights need to be addressed
• Reversing the negative trends in the rule of law across the EU through civil society
• 5G – EESC urges Commission to further assess impact on human health and the environment

In this issue:

• Cohesion must be at the heart of post-pandemic Europe, say Commissioner Elisa Ferreira and EESC president Christa Schweng
• Media freedom must stay at the top of our agendas
• On the first EU "organic day", the EESC stresses the importance of more sustainable, fairer and more inclusive food systems
• AI in Europe: not all decisions can be reduced to ones and zeros

In this issue:

• AI: while 18% of the world's top-tier researchers are European only 10% work in Europe
• Frans Timmermans meets European youth leaders at the EESC
• Ending poverty for European children needs a whole-society approach
• Roaming: the EESC calls for a single tariff zone across the EU

In this issue:

• The Conference on the Future of Europe: EESC consultations will reach every corner of Europe
• The Slovenian EU Presidency comes at a critical time for Europe
• "The European Green Deal will be just, or will just not be"
• Recovery and reconstruction after the pandemic must be the priority for the future of Europe