13/01/2021
Despite all the benefits of teleworking, it is now important not to slide into a culture of "round-the-clock" availability of employees
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14/12/2020
Emergency measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 have taken a heavy toll on Europe’s civil society. Although mostly justifiable and necessary to save lives, these measures should never offer a carte blanche to governments to turn what was initially an urgent response into the permanent demise of the rule of law. So finds a recent EESC hearing.
10/11/2020
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36/2020Als Säule des europäischen Sozialmodells kann der soziale Dialog genutzt werden, um rasch auf Krisen zu reagieren und ihre Folgen zu bewältigen. In vielen Ländern ist er jedoch immer noch schwach ausgeprägt und findet nur sporadisch statt.
27/10/2020
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".
05/10/2020
Platforms bring many benefits to the economy, such as helping job creation and giving workers more flexibility and independence – but they can still carry many risks for both the labour force and society
21/09/2020
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27/2020Der Europäische Wirtschafts- und Sozialausschuss (EWSA) hat eine Sondierungsstellungnahme zum Thema Angemessene Mindestlöhne in ganz Europa verabschiedet, die auf Ersuchen des Europäischen Parlaments (EP) erarbeitet wurde.
27/07/2020
The new, long-awaited, five-year strategy should be updated and implemented without delay, to help prevent any further erosion of gender equality caused by the pandemic
12/05/2020
To adjust to the new world of work, people will need many skill sets acquired in different learning environments.
26/03/2020
The European Economic and Social Committee backs up the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative of the European Commission. The initiative is aimed at promoting investment in the healthcare systems of the European Member States and other sectors of their economies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, the EU would mobilise cash reserves, i.e. unspent pre-financing for EU funds, and provide financial support.
02/03/2020
On 26 February, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held a high-level conference at which it brought together leading actors in disability policy to discuss the EU's new strategy in the field, which is in the making and is expected to have a profound effect on millions of EU citizens with disabilities in all spheres of life over the next decade.