10/07/2019
An EESC hearing points to the need to embrace a human rights-based approach to disability in news and entertainment programmes, to build a more inclusive society that sees the person, and not the disability
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19/06/2019
In June, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held a hearing focusing on combating discrimination in the employment and recruitment of Roma, which revealed that the current strategies for fostering their inclusion in the labour market were largely failing.
11/06/2019
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29/2019Euroopa Majandus- ja Sotsiaalkomitee tellitud uue uuringu kohaselt loovad piiriülesed teenused uusi töökohti ja majanduskasvu. Neil on positiivne mõju kõigile ELi riikidele ja eri liiki töökohtadele – nii tööjõu- kui ka teadmusmahukatele töökohtadele. Dokumendist selgub, et piiriüleste teenuste siseturu range reguleerimise vältimine on ELi majandusele kasulik. Piiriüleste teenuste osakaalu vähendamine 1 % võrra läheks ELi majandusele maksma umbes 8 miljardit eurot.
04/04/2019
Organised civil society tables proposals for regaining citizens' support for European integration and achieving sustainable economic growth and social progress in the EU
29/03/2019
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20/2019The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is starting to take stock of progress made so far in implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights ("the Social Pillar"), a tool for social policy proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission at the Gothenburg Summit in November 2017.
04/03/2019
The member states of the European Union must strengthen stakeholder involvement in their efforts to reform national economies. Together with a new long-term EU strategy for sustainable development, improved stakeholder involvement could help create a more efficient and inclusive European semester that enjoys the support of society and is prepared to tackle the challenges facing the EU.
25/02/2019
The EESC draws mixed conclusions from the European Commission's growth survey
24/02/2019
Statement of the President of the Employers' Group
On 20 February 2019 the EESC adopted an opinion calling for an EU framework directive on minimum income. The Employers' Group fully shares the view of the EESC that fighting against poverty is a necessity. However, for us the instrument proposed in the opinion is not the correct one. For this reason, the Group tabled a counter-opinion, presenting its views on measures needed to reduce poverty. The counter opinion was supported by almost 40% of the EESC Members.
08/02/2019
An EESC hearing has revealed that almost a million EU citizens may be deprived of their right to vote in the upcoming European elections as a result of their disability, and many more may face obstacles when casting their ballots.
08/10/2018
The new EESC European Semester Group reflects the growing importance of the European Semester and the lack of involvement and policy contributions on the part of social partners and civil society organisations in the process