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The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) called for a balanced, forward-looking and people-centred approach to EU-China relations, stressing the need to address growing trade imbalances, strengthen efforts to combat poverty, promote trustworthy and human-centred artificial intelligence, and maintain an open dialogue on human rights.
The EU’s next long-term budget cannot be reduced to a battle over numbers. At a high-level EESC debate with MEP Siegfried Mureșan, the European Commission, Germany’s Federal Foreign Office and leading researchers, one message was clear: if the EU wants to do more on security, competitiveness and climate resilience, it needs to equip itself with a stronger budget, and to do so without weakening cohesion and agriculture. Just as importantly, spending must work better, with the regions, the social partners and civil society involved from design to delivery.
believes that modern methods of construction (MMC) are one of the key enablers of the circular economy in the construction sector. It is essential that MMC buildings have the same long-term quality and value as traditionally built homes. The EU needs to drive forward targeted investment in the development of industrial capacity to manufacture prefabrication offsite construction systems.
The agenda and all information regarding this plenary session will be available 8 days prior to the event. You will be able to follow the debates by web streaming. Web streaming
The agenda and all information regarding this plenary session will be available 8 days prior to the event. You will be able to follow the debates by web streaming. Web streaming