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  • 30/10/2017

    ESC EXPRESSED ITS POSITION ON THE DIRECTION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE EU BY 2025

    In the context of public debates following the European Commission's White Paper and a series of reflection papers on the future of the European Union after Brexit, ESC has been actively involved in the EESC's debate on the subject this June in Sofia. At the same time, the future of Europe will be one of the important issues discussed during the upcoming Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council in 2018 and our country must have a clear position in this process.

  • 16/10/2017

    532nd Plenary session

    532nd Plenary Sessionof the EESC, with the participation of Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS, Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, and a debate in the future of Europe with Nathalie LOISEAU, French Minister for European Affairs.

  • 03/10/2017

    Bulgaria's position in the debate for the future of Europe should be clear and loud

    Bulgaria's position on the future of Europe should be convincing and loud, this was the general conclusion of the Economic and Social Council of Bulgaria and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) from the discussion on the five scenarios of the White Paper on the future of Europe. Europe is at a crossroads and the voice of its citizens must be heard, including that of the Bulgarian people, even more so during the upcoming Bulgarian Presidency of the EU. Minister Liliana Pavlova, who opened the forum at the Sofia Hotel Balkan, said that one of the ideas for continuation of this debate is to organize a high level forum in Sofia. At this forum, Bulgaria will come forward with a declaration on the priorities of the Presidency and Bulgaria's position on the future of Europe. Minister Pavlova also said that the question is not whether the European project has a future, but how to move it forward, how to make it more efficient, with simpler rules and processes, more balance and control, with a clear cohesion policy.

  • 03/10/2017

    Bulgarian ESC's activity report for 2016 was discussed by the Parliamentary Committee on Labour, Social and Demographic Policy

    On 7 June, at its meeting, the Parliamentary Committee on Labour, Social and Demographic Policy examined the Economic and Social Council's Activity Report for 2016 ESC President Prof. Dr. Lalko Dulevski presented briefly the activities of the ESC focusing on the main acts adopted during the year, on the consultations held during their discussions as well as on the regional and national discussions in the country.

  • 03/10/2017

    Bulgarian ESC held a consultation about draft opinion on Bulgaria's application for the eurozone

    On 9 June 2017. The Commission on Budget, Finance, Insurance and Insurance called an extended meeting to discuss a draft ESC opinion on "Accelerating the preparations for accession of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Eurozone". The consultation was attended by more than 20 members of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Economy, the Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Law of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Fiscal Council, the Bulgarian Macroeconomic Association, financial experts and members of the ESC. They all expressed the view that the proposed draft opinion was timely and expertly prepared. By signing the Lisbon Treaty Bulgaria has assumed the obligation to become a member of the Eurozone, everyone stressed. The remaining question is when this should happen.

  • 03/10/2017

    Bulgarian ESC insists on adoption of a new Vocational Education and Training Act

    At his last Plenary Session ESC adopted a Resolution on "Possible directions for the development of the vocational education and training system in Bulgaria". In its act ESC found different challenges to vocational training and education (VET) such as the loss of competitive advantages in vocational education and training of the workforce, especially in the field of new technologies, the lack of effective links between training institutions and employers, the inability to develop modern professional skills in a real environment, the lack of a system for regularly forecasting the needs of vocational education and training, as well as obsolete facilities and textbooks.

  • 17/08/2017

    EESC Civil Society Prize – call for applications is open!

    One of our favourite activities, the EESC Civil Society Prize, rewards initiatives from civil society organisations or individuals that make a difference for people. In 2017, the prize will reward innovative projects that create quality jobs or promote entrepreneurship.

  • 30/06/2017

    533rd Plenary session, 14-15 March 2018

    533rd Plenary Session Debate on the Digital Single Market and artificial intelligence, with Andrus Ansip, European Commissioner for the Digital Single Market, on Thursday 15 March at 11.15 a.m. Statement by Marcos Peña, president of the Spanish Economic and Social Council, on Thursday 15 March at 12.15 p.m. (to be confirmed).

  • 26/06/2017

    Civil Society Days 2017

    "The Europe we strive for" will be organised civil society's call for a new political impulse to relaunch the EU on the basis of our values and roots.

  • 07/06/2017

    Conclusions - Annual meeting of the Presidents and Secretaries-General of the national ESCs of the EU and the EESC - 22-23/06/2017 – Malta

    The annual meeting of the Presidents and Secretaries-General of the national ESCs of the EU and the EESC was held in Malta on 22-23 June 2017. At this occasion, participants discussed the theme "Towards a fair and inclusive labour market in the context of intra-EU mobility". In addition to debates on this topic, the meeting represented an excellent opportunity to exchange good practices among the participating ESCs.

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