Studies

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    12 pages

    This publication is a compendium of studies carried out in 2022 at the EESC

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    83 pages

    Study of the EESC Employers' Group together with the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) – final report

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    65 pages

    The study aims at understanding the links between space and the civil society and explaining how the latter is involved and consulted in EU space policy-making.

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    80 pages

    This study investigates the major climate-related risks for households in the EU by quantifying the relationship between a set of selected climate-hazards metrics, households’ income by source, and sector-specific expenditures, capturing both the climate induced cost of impacts and adaptation measures. This analysis is complemented with the assessment of mitigation policy costs for households using a mixed modelling approach.

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    61 pages

    The study reviews recent analyses to understand the green or circular skills of the future which have been identified thus far in sectoral and EU-wide research. Moreover, it examines EU Initiatives on skills development for circularity, by highlighting some limitations of these instruments and making suggestions for improvement.

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    60 pages

    This study looks at the Conference on the Future of Europe’s (CoFoE) proposals on European democracy and the role of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). It explores different options for institutional reform of the EESC to best serve its purpose and increase citizens’ participation. To do this, the study examines different forms of participatory and deliberative practices, the current functions of the EESC, and the roles and structures of selected National Economic and Social Councils (NESCs). 

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    134 pages

    Consequences for employment in regions undergoing energy transitions 

    This study examines the socio-economic situation of three lignite regions in the process of transitioning out of coal mining: Lusatia in Germany, Wielkopolska in Poland, and Upper Nitra in Slovakia. It assesses the effectiveness of various instruments, factors and approaches in creating quality jobs, employment, and economic growth. 

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    91 pages

    The decline of employment in the European agriculture sector increases the need of EU and non-EU seasonal workers at peaks of planting and harvesting activities. EU citizens’ freedom and right to work across the Union allows the proper functioning of the market economy by providing labour where and when it is needed. Still, after 30 years of the single market, once seasonal workers arrive at their destination, they are subject to fragmented, often localised, employment arrangements and rules.

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    12 pages

    This publication is a compendium of studies carried out in 2021 at the EESC.

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    158 pages

    How COVID-19 changed the playing field for European SMEs

    The objective of this study is to develop a systematic classification of COVID-19 (and international crisis)-related impacts on SMEs.