We congratulate President Ursula von der Leyen for her re-election and welcome her political guidelines, which mark a significant shift towards addressing the challenge of crumbling competitiveness, acknowledging it as a critical issue on par with climate change and security.
Kun äänestämme uudesta Euroopan parlamentista, pelissä on paljon, sillä demokratia heikkenee jatkuvasti eri puolilla maailmaa, disinformaatiota on valtavasti ja tyytymättömyys lisääntyy inflaation kiihtyessä ja sodan uhan häämöttäessä.
Public debate organised by the EESC's Associational Life Category in cooperation with Civil Society Europe
Event type
Debate
Location
Rue Belliard 99
Brussels
Belgium
The debate will be a hybrid event. For in-person and online participation prior registration is required. The registration period has ended. You can still follow the event live via webstreaming on our website in English.
Conference organised by the EESC's Consumers and Environment Category
Location
Van Maerlant street 2, room VMA 22
Brussels and online
Belgium
Join us on 3 July 2024 for a morning discussion forum in the Consumers and Environment category, with the aim of anticipating and influencing the upcoming decisions that will follow the renewal in the European Parliament and the European Commission. This is an in-person conference that will be live streamed on our website. Registration closed on 1 July 2024.
The written conclusions and recommendations of the conference will feed into an EESC resolution with policy recommendations to the new European Parliament and European Commission, to be adopted in July.
Far-right parties are gaining significant traction in Europe, potentially becoming the third or fourth largest group in the European Parliament after the upcoming European elections. This shift presents a critical threat to the rights and freedoms of millions of workers across the continent based upon their voting behaviour on social policy.
