Press releases

Lors d’un débat en séance plénière avec des représentants de Reporters sans frontières et de la Fédération européenne des journalistes, le CESE a réaffirmé sa détermination à soutenir le pluralisme et la liberté des médias, ainsi qu’à garantir la sécurité absolue des journalistes, dans un contexte qui évolue de manière inquiétante dans toute l’Union et qui a été marqué, ces dernières années, par les meurtres de plusieurs reporters.

A strong emphasis on the EU's recovery, health union and digitalisation, a firm position on defending the rule of law and a focus on the future of Europe: these are the elements of this year's State of the Union that are very much welcomed by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and that particularly align with its priorities.

Joint press release by the EESC president Christa Schweng and the Slovenian Minister for Foreign Affairs Anže Logar - The European Economic and Social Committee welcomes the priorities of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council and declares that it will cooperate closely with Ljubljana to help turn them into a reality. During the July plenary session, the EESC members had the opportunity to discuss the priorities with the Slovenian Minister for Foreign Affairs Anže Logar.

The involvement of organised civil society and the EESC is crucial in ensuring the broad participation of citizens in the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE), highlighted Christa Schweng, president of the European Economic and Social Committee, at the inaugural Conference Plenary in Strasbourg on 19 June. Ms Schweng took part in the plenary along with a delegation of 18 EESC members.