Calls for a coordinated EU strategy on the cost-of-living crisis, combining long-term reforms and immediate support for vulnerable groups. This includes fairer taxation, better social protection, green and digital transitions, and greater access to affordable housing.
Stresses the need for strong, inclusive economic structures, including quality public services, a robust industrial base, and fair labour markets. It supports affordable SGIs, SME support, quality jobs, and the role of education, training, and dialogue in boosting resilience.
Urges action to ease structural cost pressures, with reforms to energy markets and taxation, reduced fossil fuel subsidies, lighter administrative burdens, and stronger investment in infrastructure and essential services, backed by sustainable public finances.
Urges the EU to make affordable housing a strategic priority in cohesion policy beyond 2027, stressing its importance for economic competitiveness, labour mobility and regional cohesion.
Calls for a comprehensive EU framework on affordable housing, backed by greater investment, innovative financial instruments, and coordinated action involving local authorities, civil society and the EIB.
Recommends adapting EU rules, including State aid and SGEI definitions, and exempting housing investments from debt calculations under the Stability and Growth Pact, while linking housing policy to climate goals, labour market needs and social rights.
On July 12th, Donald Trump announced a blanket 30% tariff against the EU (and Mexico) starting on August 1st. For now, the EU holds its breath, keeps still, but prepares. At least, that is what we are told. According to some officials, and probably national capitals, they do not expect Trump to follow through. They 'trust the markets', and the economic rationality of the US President. The same US president who advertised a car on the White House grounds and is minting memecoins.
Internal rules of the Civil Society Organisations’ Group of the EESC on the selection of delegates for the CCMI based on common custom and practice to date
Internal rules of the Civil Society Organisations’ Group of the EESC on the selection of delegates for the CCMI based on common custom and practice to date
The EESC’s June plenary saw the adoption of an opinion urging the bloc to diversify and innovate its energy system to ensure stability and move to decarbonisation.
Conclusions and recommendations
Conference on ‘Building green and inclusive – Making our communities future-proof’
