Comité économique et social européen
The EESC held a debate on gender-based investments in the Member States' national Recovery and Resilience Plans (RRPs). Following on from the European Gender Equality Week, the event gathered policy-makers, experts from organised civil society and academia to discuss, among other things, how EU countries can improve the impact of the measures proposed in their RRPs on gender equality during implementation and monitoring.
En ces temps où la guerre a fait son retour sur le continent européen, la culture doit plus que jamais devenir un vecteur stratégique primordial de la politique étrangère de l’Union. Pour en capter tout le potentiel, le CESE préconise la mise en place d’un plan d’action stratégique et pluriannuel en bonne et due forme en matière de diplomatie culturelle.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) recommends that Digital Innovation Hubs be reinforced to boost the EU’s innovation capacity as part of the transition to a sustainable future. DIHs provide valuable infrastructure for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that might otherwise struggle to become greener and more digital.
In two newly adopted opinions, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) gives updated views on the Commission's Annual Sustainable Growth Survey 2022, which outlines the upcoming economic and employment policy priorities for the EU, as well as on the Recommendations on euro area economic policy for 2022. The EESC calls for a balanced approach that does not jeopardise the EU's social and environmental goals.
Le Comité économique et social européen (CESE) presse la Commission européenne et les États membres d’élaborer rapidement un plan pour renforcer la préparation de l’Union aux situations d’urgence. Ce plan devrait notamment viser à accroître la souveraineté de l’UE en ce qui concerne la production d’énergie, de denrées alimentaires et d’eau, ainsi que l’extraction de matières premières.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) calls on the EU and Member States to implement more concrete measures to support the health, housing and financial needs of the growing number people taking on long-term caregiving responsibilities of a family member.
In an own-initiative opinion, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has called for the EU to adopt a comprehensive approach to providing more support and faster treatment for rare disease patients.
Ces critiques, portées par la société civile, concernent essentiellement les questions de légitimité, de cohérence et de transparence de ce système d’arbitrage. Il faut élaborer un nouveau modèle de gouvernance des investissements internationaux qui comble l’écart important entre, d’une part, le système d’investissement, et, d’autre part, la protection efficace des droits des travailleurs et de l’environnement.
Millions of construction workers risk getting cancer from asbestos exposure during the EU-wide building renovation wave. To better protect them, organised civil society has called for stricter exposure limits than the European Commission proposes in its amended Asbestos at Work Directive.
Additional measures proposed by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) would strengthen a European Commission proposal aimed at countering abusive lawsuits against those who contribute to public debate on topical issues, including journalists and rights defenders. These measures include the introduction of preliminary rulings, time limits, or exclusion of the possibility for a person other than the plaintiff to fund legal action.
