Stresses the urgent need for targeted EU action to reduce disparities in financial literacy across Member States and population groups.
Calls for financial education to start at an early age and be included in school curricula, while also supporting lifelong learning and skills for entrepreneurs.
Warns against the rise in financial fraud and calls for greater public awareness, regulatory action, and investment in cybersecurity.
Highlights the positive role of trade unions in boosting productivity through collective bargaining, workplace innovation, and inclusive decision-making models such as co-management and works councils.
Calls for stronger collaboration between unions, employers and governments to promote training, reduce absenteeism, support fair digital transitions, and improve workplace environments.
Urges investment in human capital and SMEs and supports the involvement of trade unions in setting sector-specific productivity benchmarks that reflect long-term, sustainable business performance.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) reaffirmed its commitment to youth inclusion in policymaking during a high-level debate with European Commissioner Glenn Micallef at the EESC plenary session. The debate brought together EU stakeholders, youth representatives and institutional leaders to discuss the future of youth participation, intergenerational fairness and the practical tools that make youth mainstreaming a reality, chief among them the EESC Youth Test.
The July plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) hosted a debate on the political priorities of the current Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Main objectives: the EU must take responsibility for its own security and strengthen its competitiveness.
