The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has adopted a new opinion urging the EU to place reindustrialisation at the heart of its response to the cost-of-living crisis. This is part of a broader EESC strategy aimed at tackling Europe’s ongoing cost-of-living crisis through a series of sectoral and umbrella opinions. The Committee argues that a stronger industrial base is key for securing quality jobs, boosting innovation and strengthening Europe’s economic resilience.
On 25 June 2025, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held an event in the context of European Public Diplomacy Week, launched for the first time by the European External Action Service (EEAS). The participants highlighted a fundamental dimension of European action, the contribution of civil society to public diplomacy, from international trade to water, through enlargement. When official diplomacy has limited outreach due to political or other issues, civil society can provide added value.
President Oliver Röpkeparticipated in the annual meeting of the Presidents and Secretaries General of the Economic and Social Councils of the EU and the European Economic and Social Committee, held in Warsaw on 25 and 26 June 2025. Organised under the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU, the event brought together ESCs from thirteen Member States and focused on the role of organised civil society in addressing urgent challenges around housing and working conditions.
