The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has adopted two important opinions in plenary outlining the priorities for the euro area economy and the European Semester in 2025. The EESC calls for urgent and coordinated measures to boost investment, competitiveness, social cohesion and strategic autonomy, while responding to global economic and geopolitical challenges. One opinion, drafted by rapporteur Juraj Sipko, focuses on additional considerations on the euro area economic policy 2025. The other, led by rapporteur Javier Doz Orrit, puts forward recommendations for additional considerations on the way forward for the European Semester 2025.