Shadows over Europe: Reflecting on two years of war
In this issue:
Articles by several members of the EESC's Civil Society Organisations' Group
Interview with EESC President Oliver Röpke on the Enlargement Candidate Members initiative
Guest articles by Olha Kovalska (Anti-corruption Action Centre and International Centre for Ukrainian Victory), Nadija Afanasieva (Ukrainian Institute for International Politics and EESC EU-Ukraine Civil Society Platform) and Daniel Fügenschuh (Austrian Chamber of Architects and Chartered Engineering Consultants and Architects' Council of Europe)
Open letter #EUCivilDialogueNow
Civil Society Organisations' Bulletin - February 2024
recommends that the European Central Bank closely monitoring of economic risks, with careful contingency planning to ensure credible inflation outlooks, and advises the ECB to be prepared to adjust policies if inflation deviates from targets;
calls for concrete engagement with national parliaments, regional authorities, civil society, and social partners to reform the EU's macroeconomic governance, and emphasises the importance of taking ownership of these reforms at national level through effective dialogue;
and urges a balanced approach to phasing out crisis support, which continues to assist vulnerable groups impacted by high energy costs and inflation, and calls for a permanent framework of means-tested support in some countries, and emphasises the need for a detailed discussion on social impacts;
