25/10/2021
An interview with Isabel Caño Aguilar: her involvement in climate action and commitment to gender equality.
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21/10/2021
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45/2021El CESE pide a los responsables políticos que apliquen una estrategia global y holística que favorezca un desarrollo rural y urbano equilibrado, cohesionado, equitativo y sostenible. Esto requerirá aprovechar el papel de las comunidades locales, impulsar las industrias tradicionales y crear nuevas actividades económicas y oportunidades de empleo en las zonas rurales, fomentando al mismo tiempo las sinergias con las zonas urbanas.
16/10/2021
Recent events caused by COVID-19, extreme weather due to climate disruption, cyber-attacks and Brexit demonstrate the need to rethink priorities and improve the resilience and sustainability of EU food systems by reinforcing its autonomy. Food security is not a given for many EU citizens.
30/09/2021
An interview with Thierry Libaert, a member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) from the Diversity Europe Group. Thierry Libaert is a representative of the Nicolas Hulot Foundation for Nature and Mankind NGO, and research associate at the Catholic University of Leuven. He has recently received the Best Environmental Book Award 2021.
23/09/2021
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38/2021Ahora que Europa retoma lentamente su senda tras la crisis de la COVID-19, es hora de pasar de las palabras a los hechos y aplicar la Estrategia «De la Granja a la Mesa». El Comité Económico y Social Europeo (CESE) aboga firmemente por apoyar la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios europeos para que sean más sostenibles desde el punto de vista medioambiental, económico y social, y señala que los consumidores tienen un papel clave que desempeñar en este contexto.
30/07/2021
The new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change is a crucial step towards achieving climate neutrality and resilience by 2050. European civil society strongly supports the Commission's commitment to strengthening efforts on climate proofing, resilience building, prevention and preparedness. The floods occurring in Western Europe, just weeks after a record-breaking heatwave in the US and Canada, are fresh reminders of the pace of change.
15/07/2021
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) opinion on structured youth engagement on climate and sustainability in the EU decision-making process is gaining momentum. When adopted in September 2020, it proposed, among other recommendations, the establishment of a Youth Climate and Sustainability Round Table, to be hosted by the EESC in conjunction with the European Commission, European Parliament and youth organisations.
08/07/2021
An interview with Piroska Kállay, a member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) from the Workers' Group, representing Medosz, the Trade Union of Agriculture, Forestry, Food and Water Supply Workers in Hungary. She is currently one of the members of the NAT section and her work focuses in particular on environmental protection and the territorial development of rural areas.
18/06/2021
Towards more sustainable food systems – the transformation must be inclusive and fair, says the EESC
On World Sustainable Gastronomy Day, the EESC stresses the importance of setting the sustainability bar high on how the world should aspire to feed itself in the coming decades. It is critical to take into account where ingredients come from, how food is grown and how it gets from farms to our forks, and to carry out the urgent transformations needed to achieve more sustainable food systems. All citizens and stakeholders across all food chains, in the EU and elsewhere, should benefit from a just and inclusive transition, especially in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic downturn.
19/05/2021
Hay que poner fin al aumento de las brechas entre las zonas rurales y urbanas y coordinar mejor las políticas para cerrar esas brechas. La nueva PAC no bastará por sí sola para lograr un reequilibrio entre el campo y la ciudad, dos ámbitos mutuamente relacionados. Para que Europa combata de verdad las desigualdades hay que poner en marcha un conjunto más amplio de políticas e instrumentos de financiación.