Publications

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    8 pages

    Report on the virtual visit to Denmark - 21-22 December 2020
    This report relays the views of Danish civil society on freedom of association, freedom of assembly, the rule of law.

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    Thematic paper
    4 pages

    The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Consultative Commission on Industrial Change (CCMI) believe that the present and future of critical raw materials resilience is of essential concern to EU's organised civil society. For this reason, and because the Commission's Action Plan represents a step forward by providing a clear roadmap with initiatives and actions to be taken at EU level, overall the EESC recommends that the European Parliament and the Council support this approach. 

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    24 pages

    The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has adopted on 9 June 2021 a Resolution to provide the European Commission with a comprehensive contribution to its 2022 work programme. This timely and important document addresses the main issues around using investment and reforms to overcome the economic and social crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    32 pages

    This report of the online conference on "Energy poverty at the crossroads of the European Pillar of Social Rights and the European Green Deal", organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on 20 April 2021, shows how European civil society organisations can join forces with all institutions at EU, national, regional and local level to fight against energy poverty.

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    24 pages

    The European Economic and Social Committee adopted at its April plenary session a resolution on the Conference on the Future of Europe in which it calls on "a new narrative grounded on the realities of everyday life" to reconnect and engage with European citizens. For this, according to the resolution, it is essential to ensure that organised civil society is involved and plays a major role.

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    Study
    13 pages

    This publication is a compendium of studies carried out in 2019 at the EESC.

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    Study
    133 pages

    Digital Transformation (DT) is changing the economy, remodelling the business activities, transforming the world of work and, more in general, affecting common daily activities such as communicating, shopping, researching. Despite the remarkable effort of the EU in encouraging the use of advanced technologies, EU businesses are not currently taking full advantage of them or of the innovative business models offered by the collaborative economy.

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    Thematic paper
    4 pages

    This factsheet provides an overview of the work carried out by the EESC over the past few years to promote the rights of persons with disabilities, particularly in the areas of employment, accessibility, multiple discrimination and the full exercise of the right to vote in European elections - a fight the EESC is now preparing to take to the next level to achieve meaningful change before the next European elections.

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    8 pages

    The European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform is a joint initiative by the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), launched in March 2017. The two institutions are working closely together to promote the Platform as a space for the exchange of ideas and a growing body of information, and to make the circular economy happen faster to the benefit of all. At the EESC, the Platform is spearheaded by three Members: Anders Ladefoged (Group I: Employers), Maria Nikolopoulou (Group II: Workers) and Cillian Lohan (Group III: Diversity Europe).