The 7th edition of the Western Balkans Civil Society Forum, which took place in Tirana on 16 and 17 April, concluded with a call for the next Commission to maintain the Western Balkans enlargement policy as one of its priorities in the interest of both the region and of the EU.
The Commission has the moral obligation to react to ECIs
, said First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is starting to take stock of progress made so far in implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights ("the Social Pillar"), a tool for social policy proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission at the Gothenburg Summit in November 2017.
The European Union must get closer to its citizens and become the global leader in sustainable development, argues the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in a bold opinion on the future of the EU, which was adopted at its plenary session in March.
Una asignatura obligatoria sobre política europea para aumentar el conocimiento de los ciudadanos antes de acudir a las urnas: esa fue la propuesta más votada en la edición de 2019 de «¡Tu Europa, tu voz!», el acto juvenil organizado por el Comité Económico y Social Europeo (CESE) los días 21 y 22 de marzo de 2019. Esta iniciativa y otras tres propuestas seleccionadas, centradas en el uso de las nuevas tecnologías y las redes sociales para aumentar la participación en las elecciones europeas, se enviarán al Parlamento Europeo para que las tome en consideración.
The future of Europe was high on the agenda of the EESC March plenary, which hosted a debate with Patrick Bernasconi, president of the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council. Luca Jahier, president of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), reaffirmed that civil society had a vital role to play in the European project.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) welcomed the promoters of the STOP EXTREMISM European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) at its 21 March plenary held in Brussels, providing them with a platform at EU level to present the goal of their initiative and their concerns about extremism.
With many legal and technical barriers still in place across the EU, not a single Member State has ensured that elections are accessible to all, an EESC report finds
On 20 March, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) issued an information report presenting the full state of play when it comes to the right of persons with disabilities to vote in the European Parliament elections.
El Comité Económico y Social Europeo (CESE) ha aprobado, en su pleno del mes de marzo, un dictamen en el que se propone una estrategia de consolidación de la paz de alcance mundial liderada por la UE, que incluye la creación de la Senda Paloma de la Paz (White Dove Way), una ruta hacia la paz desde Irlanda del Norte hasta Nicosia, para promover el diálogo, la reconciliación y la prevención de conflictos, siguiendo los pasos de Columbano, peregrino irlandés del siglo VI
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted in its February plenary session an opinion supporting the continuation of the European Peace and Reconciliation Programme (PEACE) in Northern Ireland after the UK's withdrawal from the EU. This continued support is considered as "crucial" given the sensitivity of the debate on the UK/Ireland border in the context of the Brexit negotiations.
