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11/06/2020
EESC proposals for post-COVID-19 recovery and reconstruction: towards a new societal model
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16/2020

At its June plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted a resolution with its proposals for the post-COVID-19 crisis reconstruction and recovery. Under the slogan 'the EU must be guided by the principle of being considered a community of common destiny', the adopted text suggests taking the opportunity presented by the crisis to build a new societal model: “We cannot simply restore what existed in the past: we need to restructure and improve it.”

10/06/2020
Michel Barnier at the EESC plenary on Brexit: "We expect the UK to respect its engagements"
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14/2020

At its June plenary session the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) hosted a debate with Michel Barnier, Head of the EU Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom. Barnier informed of the state of play of Brexit negotiations and expressed his disappointment over the attitude of the British government which, in his opinion, was not respecting the Political Declaration signed in October 2019: "We expect the UK to respect its engagements", said Barnier.

03/06/2020
Next Generation EU recovery plan – An unprecedented exercise in solidarity
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13/2020

A few days after the European Commission presented its proposal for a major recovery plan to face the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, on 2 June the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held a webinar to assess its suitability. All participants agreed on the importance of this ambitious initiative, an example of the solidarity and the political will of all EU Member States in times of uncertainty.

19/05/2020
COVID19: Civil society organisations call to have a hand in designing Europe's recovery plan
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12/2020

Civil society organisations have been at the forefront of fighting the pandemic in Europe, often stepping in at a moment's notice to plug huge gaps in the public provision of social services and healthcare. Meeting remotely with the EESC on 12 May, they asked to be at the table with EU institutions and governments to help design a recovery plan for a sustainable Europe.

07/05/2020
El CESE pide que se adapten las orientaciones para el empleo 2020 ante la pandemia de la COVID-19.
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10/2020

El Comité Económico y Social Europeo (CESE) acoge favorablemente la propuesta de la Comisión de revisar las orientaciones para las políticas de empleo de los Estados miembros, pero pide que se adapten para tener en cuenta la inminente crisis social y laboral causada por el brote de COVID-19 y ayudar a amortiguar las repercusiones negativas en los mercados laborales de Europa.

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