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19/10/2015
1st European microfinance day: EESC supports microfinance as a powerful tool to help fight financial exclusion

"Appropriate finance facilities for businesses are a key prerequisite for economic growth". The 1st European Microfinance Day (EMD) on 19 and 20 Oct 2015 was co-organised by the EESC to raise awareness of microfinance as a tool to fight social exclusion and unemployment in Europe. In the presence of Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium and Commissioner Marianne Thyssen, the President of the EESC´s ECO Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion, Mr Joost van Iersel, underlined the importance in the EU of strengthening competitiveness, sustainable development and social inclusion.

SERVICIOS FINANCIEROS Y MERCADOS DE CAPITALES
11/06/2019
Los servicios transfronterizos impulsan el crecimiento: así lo afirma un estudio
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29/2019

Según un nuevo estudio encargado por el Comité Económico y Social Europeo, los servicios transfronterizos generan nuevos puestos de trabajo e impulsan el crecimiento económico. Estos servicios son positivos para todos los países de la UE y para diferentes tipos de empleo, tanto los que requieren abundante mano de obra como los que se basan en el uso intensivo de conocimientos. El estudio demuestra que evitar una regulación estricta en el mercado interior de estos servicios es beneficioso para la economía de la UE.

24/07/2018
Skills mismatches: EU businesses are losing millions, and will be losing even more!
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37/2018

The European economy loses over 2% of productivity per year due to a mismatch of skills, according to a recent study commissioned by the European Economic and Social Committee. This means a loss of 80 eurocents for each hour of work. The situation will get even worse in the future due to demographic trends and ongoing technological developments, if no reforms are undertaken.

20/04/2018
Securing social triple A rating for EU requires political engagement and proper funding
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23/2018

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.

23/02/2017
Only a strong economy can allow Europe to weather the storm
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9/2017

It is vital to foster economic growth; only if Europe has a strong economy, can it better face the political and social challenges that stand before it. This was one of the main messages of the EESC opinions adopted yesterday in Brussels. The EESC calls for more investment– both private and public – directly in the countries that need it most. The EU body representing Civil Society also finds that the Juncker plan is not enough ...

06/02/2017
The euro can only survive if political leaders recognise that we Europeans belong together and start building upon a common sense of purpose
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4/2017

There is no viable alternative to a more political Eurozone, focusing more on the big priorities that matter for its citizens than on specific numerical targets and technical issues. Once again, the EESC calls on the European political leaders to accelerate the process of deepening Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in order to ensure more convergence among the Member States and to make the EU as a whole more prosperous, competitive and resilient to external shocks, within a concept of shared sovereignty.

15/12/2016
EESC calls upon VP Katainen to operationalise investment plan without delay
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72/2016

Last week the Council of Ministers decided to extend the European fund for strategic investments (EFSI 2.0), with an additional half a trillion euros of investments by 2020. The EESC Plenary today called for its immediate implementation, a geographically balanced coverage across the EU and ensuring the involvement of private capital. According to Alberto Mazzola, EESC rapporteur on EFSI: "We propose, while guaranteeing the proper use, an ever greater involvement of private capital: the bond market ...

17/03/2016
EESC encourages European Commission to go further in deepening EMU without delay
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19/2016

At its plenary meeting on 17 March 2016, the European Economic and Social Committee gave a clear message to the European Commission, calling on it to draw up conclusive proposals which go further in completing Europe's Economic and Monetary Union without delay. In a package of opinions, the Committee put forward the points of view of the social partners and civil society on the package of proposals for Deepening EMU which the Commission published at the end of last year.

The rule of law and its impact on economic growth

Public hearing
2:30 p.m. JDE 62, EESC, rue Belliard, 99
Brussels
Belgium

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is organising a public hearing on "The rule of law and its impact on economic growth" on Tuesday, 8 September 2020, from 2:30 p.m.

The event will bring together a wide range of civil society organisations to discuss the economic importance of the rule of law and other fundamendal values of the EU, based on the findings and recommendations of an EESC own-initiative opinion.

08/09/2020

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