22 January 2025 - The members of the Employers' Group of the European Economic and Social Committee voted strongly against the EESC opinion on "Pro-worker AI: levers for harnessing the potential and mitigating the risks of AI in connection with employment and labour market policies" and put forward a counter-opinion, which will be appended to the EESC opinion as it received a third of the votes (112 in favour, 136 against and 11 abstentions).
suggests that a systematic stocktaking exercise be carried out, evaluating how EU funds and instruments are perceived and used by the Arctic stakeholders in practice;
calls for Arctic decision-makers at all levels to more rigorously apply legal obligations and draw inspiration from best-practice standards and mechanisms for including, consulting and empowering all section of local civil society;
supports and encourages full consultation of and cooperation with indigenous peoples in the Arctic, bearing in mind the principle of free, prior and informed consent, before adopting and implementing measures that might affect them directly.
