Europe’s steel industry is facing serious challenges with wide-reaching implications. Without swift and decisive action, factories could close, jobs be lost, and the EU’s strategic autonomy in defence, clean energy and digital technologies threatened. The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) calls on the European Commission to strengthen trade safeguards, reform energy policies and support investment in low-carbon production.
EESC calls for integrated EU strategy linking environment, food and health policies to safeguard citizens’ wellbeing.
At its September plenary, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted an own-initiative opinion on One Health, setting out a comprehensive vision for how Europe can protect human wellbeing in the face of mounting environmental and health threats.
At its September 2025 plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted a pioneering opinion on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data in rare disease diagnosis and treatment. It sets out a comprehensive vision for harnessing digital innovation to improve the lives of rare disease patients.
At its September plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted a resolution Defending the EU’s values and strengthening its future in the new geopolitical order, calling for a secure, resilient and strategically autonomous EU. The text highlights the critical momentum for Europe’s strategic response to the current geopolitical challenges, underlining that civil society must keep its central role.
Today, on the occasion of EU Organic Day 2025, the European Commission announced the winners of the fourth edition of the EU Organic Awards
This year’s awardees showcase innovative, sustainable projects that strengthen Europe’s organic value chain, create rural jobs, and build resilient food systems. With the new CAP, the EU reaffirms strong support to help organic farming continue to grow and thrive.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is pressing the EU to urgently tighten rules on third-country e-commerce platforms such as Temu and Shein, warning that their rapid expansion is undermining fair competition, consumer protection and regulatory compliance.
Water must be treated as a strategic priority for Europe, stressed the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) during its September plenary session, where three new opinions on water policy were adopted. The debate brought together high-level EU and UN representatives, highlighting the Committee’s ongoing commitment to the EU Blue Deal, which it has championed for nearly four years.
At its September 2025 plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted a forward-looking opinion on achieving the EU’s “Zero Deaths” goal in workplace health and safety. It sets out a comprehensive vision for occupational safety and health (OSH) in a rapidly changing world of work.
Dans un avis adopté lors de la session plénière de septembre, le Comité économique et social européen (CESE) juge que la Commission ne réussit pas à placer véritablement les citoyens au cœur du système énergétique européen, et demande que la nouvelle initiative donne les garanties qui s’imposent en ce sens.
Lors de sa session plénière de septembre, le Comité économique et social européen (CESE) a adopté un avis sur le nouveau pacte pour la Méditerranée, un mois avant le lancement officiel de ce dernier par la Commission européenne. Le Comité plaide pour un processus émanant de la base, qui garantisse que le pacte ait un effet direct et positif pour tous les citoyens, et en particulier les jeunes.
