Liaison Group Newsletter May 2026

  • Editorial by EESC President Seamus Boland
  • Conference "Leading Change in Disability Services", Porto/Portugal
  • Policy Camp: Beyond the Bubble – VET, AI & the Future of EU Funding, Thessaloniki/Greece
  • Meet the ‘Inclusion ImpactBOX’: Unlocking the power of diversity in education
  • Shifts in EU development budget spending
  • Social Economy Europe calls for a strong social EU budget
  • The Digital Services Act: Weak Democratic Safeguards on Big Tech
  • Call on the European Parliament to Support Funding for Democracy as a Smart Investment to Achieve EU Foreign Policy Goals
  • Property owners ready to contribute to better neighbourhoods, new UIPI report finds
  • ... and much more
     
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Making Housing Affordable – Increasing Modern Methods of Construction and Lowering Costs

Ongoing (updated on 05/05/2026) - Bureau decision date: 28/04/2026
Reference
TEN/889-EESC
Rapporteur
John COMER
Civil Society Organisations - GR III
Ireland
Co-rapporteur
Thomas KATTNIG
Workers - GR II
Austria
Plenary session number
608
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Programme
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Action plan against cyberbullying

Location

EESC, Rue Belliard 99
Brussels
Belgium

This public hearing will aim to present and discuss the European Commission's Action Plan against Cyberbullying, bringing together key institutional actors, civil society organisations, social partners and experts to exchange views on effective prevention and response measures. The discussion will contribute to the preparation of the EESC Opinion SOC/869.

Webstream & Slido
Programme
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United in Diversity: Roma Inclusion and Our Shared European Culture

Location

Rue Van Maerlant 2, 1040
Brussels
Belgium

The permanent group on Inclusion of the Roma is organising a public hearing on 8 June 2026 on the topic of "United in Diversity: Roma Inclusion and Our Shared European Culture". The hearing will bring together policy-makers and civil society organisations to exchange views on how Roma culture is connected to a shared European identity, as well as on the visibility of Roma contributions in culture, media, and education across the European Union.