European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) President Séamus Boland today welcomed European Commissioner for the Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy Jessika Roswall to his family farm in Ballycumber, County Offaly, to discuss sustainable farming, biodiversity and the future of rural communities.
Committee welcomes Commission's strategy but calls for stronger funding, mandatory labelling and strengthening competitiveness for Europe's livestock farmers.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has broadly welcomed the European Commission's new Vision for Agriculture and Food and its forthcoming livestock strategy, but says Brussels must go significantly further if it wants Europe's livestock sector to remain competitive, sustainable and resilient. While supporting the Commission's overall direction, the Committee argues that the current proposals leave important gaps on financing, trade, labelling and support for farmers.
This public hearing will aim to examine the growing threat of gender-based cyberviolence against women and girls, including deepfake pornography, non-consensual image sharing and 'nudification' apps. Such abuses are used to intimidate, silence and discredit women in public and professional life. The hearing will explore how to hold perpetrators accountable and identify effective measures to combat online misogyny and protect women’s rights online.
The EESC continues to push for an end to Europe’s housing crisis. In a new opinion, it argues that, to achieve more affordable housing, the EU needs a number of urgent measures, including: a better strategy for land use and rural areas, much more investment and public funding linked to clear social criteria, faster planning and permitting procedures through digitalisation, the right workforce and skills, and modern construction methods.
Last week, the Economic and Social Committee's Plenary adopted the opinion on the Commission's Quality Jobs Roadmap, after a debate with the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President for Social Rights and Skills Roxana Mînzatu.
