Comité Económico y Social Europeo
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has used an own-initiative opinion to call for sufficient funding resources to be put in place for implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights. Adopted at its plenary session on 19 April 2018, the opinion calls for improvements in the Member States and a robust commitment in terms of budget, investment and current spending to make the Social Pillar a reality.
The European Economic and social Committee is organising the public debate "What future for the euro? Threats and opportunities for stage 2 of deepening EMU". The aim of our public debate is to support the necessary consensus-building on an ambitious roadmap for completing EMU by 2025, as part of a global vision for the future of the European Union.
Pretendemos en este acto público, organizado el 5 de febrero de 2019 en Madrid, establecer un debate sobre los aspectos principales de la economía de la Unión Europea, de su situación y su gobierno, abordando la coyuntura y las perspectivas de futuro, así como las políticas económicas en sus facetas macroeconómica, fiscal y financiera.
Se hablará de la economía española, haciéndolo con una perspectiva europea, enmarcada por la situación económica y las políticas europeas.
Organizado conjuntamente por el Comité Económico y Social Europeo (CESE) y la Representación de la Comisión Europea en España, se quiere establecer un diálogo entre representantes de la sociedad civil organizada, del gobierno español y de la academia.
El Comité Económico y Social Europeo (CESE) aprobó un dictamen sobre la pertinencia y aplicabilidad de un concepto para un nuevo modelo económico sostenible basado en valores esenciales como la solidaridad, la dignidad humana, la justicia social, la sostenibilidad medioambiental, la transparencia y la participación democrática. Esta Economía del Bien Común contribuirá a «la transición hacia un "mercado europeo ético" que promoverá la innovación social, elevará la tasa de empleo y será beneficioso para el medio ambiente». Este modelo deberá realizarse en el marco de la economía de mercado, ya que no se opone a ella.
Growth and jobs remain an overarching priority for all EU Member States and for the EU as a whole. The Employers' Group of the EESC is organising an extraordinary Meeting in Malta on 11 may 2017 from 2pm to 5.30pm to reflect on EU's initiatives to mobilise private investment including the extension in time and financial capacity of the European Fund for Strategic Investment which is a priority file during the Maltese Presidency. The conference will also be the occasion to discuss the specific case of Malta which has been able to attract private sector investment in the presence of the Prime Minister, the Parliamentary Secretary for EU funds, representatives from Business, academics and other Maltese and European stakeholder.
Exchange of views with Mario MONTI, Chair of the High Level Group on Own Resources, on the findings and recommendations of the High Level Group, organised during the ECO Section meeting on Thursday, 6 April 2017, at the EESC premises in Brussels.
On 16 September, the Diversity Europe Group held its Extraordinary meeting in Helsinki (Finland) - at the Auditorium (Annex Building of the Parliament).
The meeting entitled Boosting EU competitiveness – 3 pillars for sustainable growth will mainly focussed on bioeconomy and climate neutral Europe, digitalization and infrastructure in transport sector.
The EESC is currently working on an opinion on the proposal on extending EFSI. In the framework of the elaboration of the opinion, the Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion (ECO) organised on 10 November 2016 from 10 a.m. a public hearing on The extension of the duration of the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI 2.0).
The European Commission and the EESC co-organize, on the sidelines of the Summit, an event on the role of the social economy in the future of work.
In order to bring together the views of policymakers and organised civil society, at both EU and national level, the EESC is organising a high-level conference "Towards a more inclusive European Semester", to be held on Thursday, 28 February 2019, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The topics to be discussed will include the current state of the European economy, policy challenges within the European Semester process and the future of the semester.
