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27/10/2020
Séamus Boland from Ireland is the new President of the EESC Diversity Europe Group
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Poverty and the role of civil society organisations in combatting it will be the focus of his Presidency

With the start of the 2020-2025 term of office of the EESC, Séamus Boland takes over the Presidency of the its Diversity Europe Group. Members confirmed his new role for the next two and a half years during the first group meeting of the new term held today, 27 October. Mr Boland's Presidency will focus on the topic of "Poverty and the role of civil society organisations in combatting it".

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24/02/2019
EESC Opinion on minimum income: Employers' Group for a pragmatic and efficient approach
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Statement of the President of the Employers' Group

On 20 February 2019 the EESC adopted an opinion calling for an EU framework directive on minimum income. The Employers' Group fully shares the view of the EESC that fighting against poverty is a necessity. However, for us the instrument proposed in the opinion is not the correct one. For this reason, the Group tabled a counter-opinion, presenting its views on measures needed to reduce poverty. The counter opinion was supported by almost 40% of the EESC Members.

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14/12/2017
Future crisis management must strike a better balance between fiscal and social objectives
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A European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) hearing has drawn up preventive measures and alternative approaches for future crises

POLITIKA SOUDRŽNOSTI A REGIONÁLNÍ A MĚSTSKÁ POLITIKA
HOSPODÁŘSKÁ A MĚNOVÁ UNIE
Zaměstnanost
PODNIKY
FINANČNÍ SLUŽBY A KAPITÁLOVÉ TRHY
Základní práva a občanská práva
INSTITUCIONÁLNÍ ZÁLEŽITOSTI A ROZPOČET EU
Udržitelný rozvoj
DAŇOVÝ SYSTÉM
Sociální věci
12/01/2017
Human trafficking is a shame for Europe
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Politicians and civil society must act, says the EESC

The United Nations and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) presented the film Sold – a film about human trafficking by Jeffrey D. Brown - at Brussels' Centre for Fine Arts BOZAR on 10 January 2017. Opening the screening, together with Deborah Seward (Director of UNRIC), Madi Sharma, member of the EESC, said...

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20/04/2018
Securing social triple A rating for EU requires political engagement and proper funding
Press Release
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23/2018

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has used an own-initiative opinion to call for sufficient funding resources to be put in place for implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights. Adopted at its plenary session on 19 April 2018, the opinion calls for improvements in the Member States and a robust commitment in terms of budget, investment and current spending to make the Social Pillar a reality.

16/02/2018
Lessons learned
Lessons learned from austerity make a change of policy mandatory
Press Release

The EESC presents measures to avoid the severity of austerity in the future and to mitigate the negative effects of previous crisis management

Future crisis management should strive for a better balance between fiscal and social objectives to avoid adverse effects on the economic capacities, labour markets and social protection systems of the countries concerned. Instead of restrictive austerity, the EU institutions should in future crisis situations implement policies in pursuit of economic cooperation, growth and solidarity.

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