European citizens should be both vigilant and engaged
At a crucial time in Europe and in the world, Sustainable Democracy in Europe was this year's topic at the Civil Society Days, organised by the Liaison Group at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on 12 and 13 June 2019.
According to the new study commissioned by the European Economic and Social Committee, cross-border services generate new jobs and economic growth. They are positive for all EU countries, for different kinds of jobs – both labour and knowledge intensive. The document proves that avoiding strict regulation in the cross-border services internal market is beneficial for the EU economy. A reduction of the share of cross-border services by 1 % would cost the EU economy around 8 billion euro.
Ya pueden presentarse candidaturas para 2019
El Comité Económico y Social Europeo (CESE) ha convocado la edición de 2019 de su Premio Sociedad Civil. El tema de este año es Más mujeres en la sociedad y la economía de Europa y el Premio homenajeará las iniciativas y los proyectos innovadores destinados a luchar por la igualdad de oportunidades entre mujeres y hombres y la igualdad de trato en todos los ámbitos de la vida económica y social.
The 25th anniversary of the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement, in force since 1994, was the main topic of the EEA Consultative Committee meeting that took place on 23 and 24 May. This committee, which represents employers, workers and other civil society players of EEA member states, insisted on the importance of completing the internal market and taking into account its social dimension.
Candidatos de los principales partidos a las elecciones al Parlamento Europeo (PE) participaron el pasado 10 de mayo en una mesa redonda organizada en Madrid por el Comité Económico y Social Europeo (CESE) en la que se mostraron partidarios de acometer una reforma de las instituciones de la UE que permita, entre otras cosas, incrementar el papel de la sociedad civil organizada en la construcción europea.
EESC debate on growing antisemitism
EESC members demonstrated their unanimity in the fight against growing antisemitism in Europe. Read more ..
Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition, declared at the May plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) that "the Commission has been pushing for digital taxation because we need a global solution; it's unacceptable that some companies pay taxes and others don't". Read more..
Los jóvenes europeos consideran que pertenecer a la UE les beneficia directamente y están deseosos de aprender otros idiomas,
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
