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Main challenges faced by EU islands, and mountainous and sparsely populated areas. The role of the civil society

Debate
Debate
Online debate
Brussels
Belgium

The EESC is convinced that islands, mountainous regions and sparsely populated areas face significant challenges and that there is a solid legal basis that obliges the EU to take action in order to tackle these challenges. In this context, the organised civil society has an important role to play and through this debate, the aim is to find the best practices and solutions so that these regions can perform better and recover from the multiple crises. Therefore the EESC- ECO section has decided to organise this public debate in the framework of the EESC own-intiative opinion on "Main challenges that EU islands, mountain and sparsely populated areas face.

15/11/2023

Insularity and socio-economic development: The role of civil society in addressing the challenges that islands are facing

Debate
Online event
Brussels
Belgium

Insularity is considered to be a permanent and unchangeable geographical feature which involves additional costs (transport, energy, waste management, public services, necessity goods and services) that hamper the development and competitiveness of the islands, while particularly exposing them to biodiversity loss and climate change. The organised civil society has an important role to play and tackle all these challenges and through this debate. The aim is to find the best practices and solutions so that EU islands can preform better and recover from the multiple crises.

27/06/2023

Challenges and opportunities that the digital and energy transitions present to the northern sparsely populated areas and islands

How can these regions become drivers for growth and development?
Public Hearing
Umeå Folkets hus, Skolgatan 59
Umeå
Sweden

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will be producing an own-initiative opinion on the main challenges faced by EU islands and mountainous and sparsely populated areas, which is scheduled for adoption at the EESC's September plenary session. In this context, the EESC, along with the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) and the North Sweden European Office (NSEO), will be holding a public hearing in Umeå (Sweden) on 4 May 2023 entitled "Challenges and opportunities that the digital and energy transitions present to the northern sparsely populated areas and islands. How can these regions become drivers for growth and development?". The hearing is an event under the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU.

04/05/2023

Strategic foresight

An economically sustainable Europe
Debate
online debate
Brussels
Belgium

With this debate, the ECO section is providing ex-ante input to the European Commission, in preparation for the upcoming 2023 strategic foresight cycle that wants to shed light on the strategic decisions needed to ensure a socially and economically sustainable Europe with a stronger role in the world in the coming decades.

18/04/2023

The future of Cohesion policy programs after 2027: What kind of Cohesion policy does Europe need?

Debate
Online event
Belgium

The Council of the EU has started its discussion on the Cohesion policy after 2027 with the objective to give political guidance on the kind of Cohesion policy that Member States consider appropriate. On 8 November 2022, from 11:30 to 13:00, the EESC organised a public debate is of great relevance for organised civil society who is an important partner in the design and implementation of cohesion policy programmes.

08/11/2022

Prospects for the European economy in times of crisis

Conference
Online event
Brussels
Belgium

In the context of a constantly evolving economic environment and high uncertainty, the ECO section organises a conference to have an open and inclusive debate with policy-makers, civil society representatives and economic researchers to inform and influence the economic policy debates at EU and national levels.

05/10/2022

The economic impact of organised crime and money laundering - How does the Covid-19 crisis aggravate the problems?

Public Conference - ONLINE EVENT
Conference
2.30 p.m. - 6 p.m. - Online event
Bruxelles
Belgium

Activities of organised crime organisations like money laundering and the tapping of public funds have consequences for the economy, business and society. A crisis like the Covid-19 pandemic may be an opportunity for organised crime to spread their activity, gain power and even innovate to find new ways to pursue their objectives.

10/03/2021

Towards a better economic convergence and competitiveness within EU macro-regions

Hearing
Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Gafencu Conference Hall - Aleea Alexandru nr. 31, Sector 1, 011822 Bucharest (Romania)

The Romanian Presidency has asked the EESC for an exploratory opinion on "Towards better economic convergence and competitiveness within macro-regions, such as the European Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) - the role of transnational clusters". Romania presidency intends to use the EESC exploratory opinion as a working paper for preparing the meeting of the Ministers of economy of the EUSDR states. For this the EESC is organising a public hearing in Bucharest with the participation of stakeholders to explore how project-oriented policies can be directed towards the development of transnational networks. The hearing will also reflect the added value of transnational clusters for achieving economic convergence and reducing territorial disparities.

21/05/2019

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