Oliver Röpke, President of the European Economic and Social Committee
Organisation
European Economic and Social Committee
The President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and its Group on Fundamental Rights and the Rule of Law express deep concern over the recently introduced Hungarian draft law titled “On Transparency in the Public Sphere.” It is our understanding that this bill poses a significant threat to the operations of civil society organisations and independent media in Hungary.
Universal Service rights in the electronic communications in the European Union (exploratory opinion at the request of the European Commission) DG CNECT – Executive Vice-President VIRKUNNEN
Social integration of persons with disabilities: promoting the social integration of persons with disabilities and persons with changed working capacity (exploratory opinion requested by the Hungarian Presidency) DG EMPL – Executive Vice-President MINZATU
16 May 2025 - The Employers' Group held an extraordinary meeting in Warsaw titled Time to unlock a security-driven competitiveness, with the intent to underscore that security – broadly understood as economic, technological, energy, social, and geostrategic stability – is becoming a key component of competitiveness.
For the past three years, the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Parliament’s MEP Water Group have walked side by side in calling for a comprehensive EU Blue Deal – a strategic response to Europe’s growing water challenges. This collaboration continued on 12 May with a joint panel discussion at the European Parliament on Water Challenge and Opportunities in the current European policy context. The event also featured the screening of the documentary on water Facing the Unknown by Dieter-Michael Grohmann, inspired by the book Emergency Preparedness written by EESC Member Paul Rübig and Achim Kaspar.
