Press releases

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    23/2020

    The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) sounds the alarm and calls for an urgent European housing action plan, stressing that an EU strategy is essential to ensure universal access to decent, sustainable and affordable housing in the future.

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    22/2020

    The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted a Resolution on its contribution to the European Commission's 2021 work programme at its July plenary session. The document welcomes the proposals made by the European Commission to overcome the COVID-19 crisis and sees the next year as an opportunity to restructure and improve the EU’s economy and society.

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    21/2020

    We are awaiting the New Pact on Migration and Asylum with great hope but also concern, the EESC tells Commissioner Schinas.

    At its July plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) hosted a debate with Commission Vice-President, Margaritis Schinas, who presented several upcoming initiatives falling under his portfolio of "Promoting our European Way of Life", including the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, the Skills Agenda, the EU for Health Programme and the new Security Union Strategy.

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    20/2020

    President Jahier criticised the EU Council's recent proposal to give national governments the power to veto a country's reform programmes under the package. In a debate with economy commissioner Paolo Gentiloni at the EESC plenary, Mr Jahier said the whole Committee stood behind the European Commission.

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    19/2020

    In einem Meinungsaustausch über die Prioritäten des deutschen Ratsvorsitzes mit dem Bundesminister für Wirtschaft und Energie, Peter Altmaier, begrüßte der EWSA die sehr ehrgeizigen Ziele und erklärte sich zur Zusammenarbeit bereit.

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    18/2020

    Der EWSA wird bis zu 29 Solidaritätsinitiativen auszeichnen, die in der EU oder im Vereinigten Königreich zur Bekämpfung von COVID-19 und zur Abfederung seiner verheerenden Auswirkungen durchgeführt wurden.

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    17/2020

    The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) demonstrates its members' commitment on the ground to tackling the coronavirus crisis by officially opening a special section on its website.