The conference will explore how the EU as a whole and Member States individually can work towards effective sustainable civil dialogue and participatory democracy.
In the year marking the 30th anniversary of the Single Market, restoring EU competitiveness and completing the Single Market are finally at the centre of the EU agenda. For years, the completion of the Single Market has remained a well-meant intention on paper, but now it is high time to finally turn intentions into actions. And companies are called upon to play a key role in shaping this path towards deepening the Single Market.
Consumers in the digital world: safeguarding youth and enforcing laws
Event type
Conference
Location
Room JDE 62
Brussels
Belgium
The objective was to reflect on how to achieve more efficient enforcement of the existing consumer protection legislation and how to tackle the challenges posed by the digital realm, with a special focus on minors.
The event will present a grassroots and local government perspective on the European Green Deal, with ECOLISE and ICLEI Europe sharing insights into the handprint of community-led initiatives and local governments in addressing the planetary crisis.
The other side of trade: a bottom-up approach to sustainable development
Event type
Conference
Location
EESC
Brussels
Belgium
The EESC hosted the 2nd Civil Society Forum on Trade and Sustainable Development : ' The other side of trade: a bottom-up approach to sustainable development' on 14 November 2023. Moving on from the fundamental question "Have we been listening?", the event examined Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) from different angles with a common approach: inclusive, bottom-up and solution-oriented.
¿Cómo garantizar la solidaridad europea a los pacientes?
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Event type
Conference
Location
11 de octubre de 2023 – Conferencia - Enfermedades raras y las redes europeas de referencia: ¿Cómo garantizar la solidaridad europea para los pacientes? | Palacio Euskalduna
Bilbao
Spain
El Comité Económico y Social Europeo organizó una importante conferencia sobre «Enfermedades raras y Redes Europeas de Referencia», bajo los auspicios de la Presidencia española del Consejo de la UE y en colaboración con las autoridades del País Vasco. El acto tuvo lugar el día 11 de octubre de 2023 en el Euskalduna Conference Center de Bilbao (España).
As in the previous years, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will actively take part in the annual United Nations Framework on Climate Change – COP28, which this year will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 30 November until 12 December 2023. This year's COP marks the 31st anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Reunión extraordinaria del Grupo de Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil
Event type
Conference
Location
Auditorium 1, CINC building, City of Culture of Galicia, Monte Gaiás
Santiago de Compostela
Spain
A esta conferencia sólo se puede asistir de forma presencial, pero se transmitirá también en vivo en esta página. La inscripción para la participación presencial es necesaria.
A more democratic and participatory European Semester, in the context of the review of the EU economic governance framework
Event type
Conference
Location
Rue Van Maerlant 2
1040 Brussels
Belgium
Brussels
Belgium
Enhancing the resilience and sustainability of the EU economy has become more important than ever in light of the challenges that the EU is currently facing: recovering from the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, softening the effects of the war in Ukraine on the EU economy, while tackling inflation, the energy crisis and implementing the digital and green transitions.
