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30/11/2022
Poster of seminar "EU economic migration policies: responding to labour market and skills needs"
EU economic migration policies: responding to labour market and skills needs

Employers see a growing role for the economic migration of third country nationals to the EU as part of the EU’s overall policy mix for providing the skilled workforce that European companies need to be competitive, productive and innovative. The role of economic migration is set against the backdrop of demographic change, a declining working age population; stagnating intra-EU mobility; high inactivity rates as well as skills mismatches and labour shortages across a wide range of sectors. As stated by the Commission, it is key for the EU to be an attractive destination for labour migration, particularly in shortage occupations in the global race for talent.

25/11/2022
Laurentiu Plosceanu at Connecting EU seminar
Speech by Laurentiu Plosceanu at Connecting EU seminar

Dear President, dear members, dear guests,

It is a pleasure to stand before you to open a debate, which is not only timely, but also crucial in the way we manage accelerating change in media and politics. The way we communicate, the way we convince, in this time of multiple crisis, will determine how we get out of these difficult moment.

04/08/2022
Increasing employment through in-work benefits - way ahead

Current labour and skills shortages in all EU Member States are acting as a bottleneck for economic growth. They represent a serious challenge to business development by putting additional pressure on labour markets across all sectors and at different skill levels.

11/07/2022
Urgent call for support of Ukrainian SMEs

Ukrainian businesses, and especially SMEs, need to be saved now to be able to act as the driver of reconstruction after the war. A joint letter signed by Employers' Group President Stefano Mallia, President Gennadiy Chyzhykov from the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Executive Director Anna Derevyanko from the European Business Association in Ukraine called for immediate actions to support Ukrainian SMEs already during the war. The letter was sent to the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi and forwarded to further stakeholders.

16/06/2022
EESC shows the way of Ukraine's European future
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32/2022

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), just a week ahead of the EU Council Summit, adopted its second Resolution on Ukraine, strongly supporting the country's unconditional candidate status to the EU. The European civil society will be working hand in hand with Ukraine for Ukraine on the reconstruction of the country delivering a stronger, greener, more resilient and sustainable European partner.

25/03/2022
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What competitiveness will look like in the new European growth model

Emmanuel Macron launched the French presidency of the Council of the EU by proposing the idea of a new European growth model. This new model should make it possible to create employment, reconcile economic development and climate ambition, respond to digital challenges and rely on a redesigned European financial framework.

But how can we achieve a Europe that can reconcile the paradox between growth and prosperity on the one hand and a sustainable future for our planet on the other? How can we guarantee the competitiveness of our companies in this just transition?

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