Accelerating Socio-Economic Convergence with the EU for a Better Life
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Location
Hotel Splendid Conference & Spa Resort
Bečići bb
Budva
Montenegro
The 10th Western Balkans Civil Society Forum took place in Montenegro on 13-14 May 2024. The forum was hold in Montenegro to encourage the country to fulfil its ambition of becoming the next EU member state by 2028 and to serve as a positive example for the rest of the region. This event will represent a significant contribution from organised civil society to the European Commission's 2025 Enlargement Package.
how do we ensure their sustainable access to the labour market?
Location
EESC, room VMA 23 - Rue van Maerlant 2
Brussels
Belgium
This event, organised by the EESC's Permanent Group on Immigration and Integration, aims to explore policies, strategies and best practices for enhancing labour market integration of vulnerable migrants. By including perspectives from institutional stakeholders, think thanks, social partners and civil society organisations we will examine how to ensure that vulnerable groups of migrants can contribute meaningfully to the workforce while securing their dignified livelihoods.
This joint public hearing is being organised as part of preparations for two related opinions. Firstly, it will gather insights from organised civil society on progress with, and the challenges of, implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR), and will involve collecting proposals for the upcoming new EPSR Action Plan. Secondly, the hearing will also discuss the forthcoming EU Anti-Poverty Strategy, including the role of the social partners and other civil society organisations in shaping policies and measures to combat poverty and social exclusion within the EPSR framework.
The upcoming Commission-proposal and subsequent negotiations surrounding the post-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) will take place at a crucial moment of heightened tensions between the EU’s strategic objectives and the size and allocation of its budget.
The 12th meeting of the EU Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) under the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) took place on 10 April, 2025 at the EESC.
Medical University of Warsaw, 2a Księcia Trojdena Street
Warsaw
Poland
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), the Polish Ministry of Health, and the Medical University of Warsaw is holding a major conference entitled Towards an EU Action Plan on Rare Diseases on 10 April 2025 at 9 a.m. at the Medical University in Warsaw, Poland.
Partnership event by the EAPN and the Civil Society Organisations' Group
Event type
Conference
Location
Rue Van Maerlant 2
Brussels
Belgium
The European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) will launch its latest Poverty Watch Report at an event co-organised by the EAPN and the EESC Civil Society Organisations' Group. This is an in-person event that will take place at the EESC in Brussels and be webstreamed.
