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  • EESC Info April 2025

    I dette nummer:

    • EØSU-medlem Emilie Prouzet om leveomkostningskrisen: Prisen for et indre marked, der ikke fungerer, er for høj
    • Den ukrainske journalist Tetyana Ogarkova: Et forsvarbaseret Europa, et kapløb med tiden
    • Særudgave om civilsamfundsprisen:
      • Hvad er der galt med Europa: utryghed og usikkerhed er den nye normal af Albena Azmanova
      • Det europæiske borgerinitiativ "My Voice, My Choice": Over 1,2 millioner mennesker bakker op om retten til abort
      • 15. udgave af civilsamfundsprisen: Mød vinderne
  • EESC info March 2025

    I dette nummer:

    • Europæisk forsvar – pengene skal bruges klogt og effektivt, af EØSU-medlem Marcin Nowacki
    • ReArm Europe-planen, af Nicolas Gros-Verheyde

    • Fokus på YEYS:

      – At engagere de unge handler om meget andet end blot at få dem til at sætte deres kryds, af Bruno António

      – Opmuntring til større indflydelse, af Kristýna Bulvasová

      – Unge fra Moldova deltager i YEYS: En generation, der ikke lader sig begrænse – interview med Mădălina-Mihaela Antoci