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The global food price crisis has only been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine. It is actually due to more structural and systemic problems in the commodities market, creating hunger and threatening people's livelihoods, points out the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in its own initiative opinion.
The EESC held a conference on the future of European strategic autonomy. The event was organised jointly by three Committee bodies; the Digital Transition and Single Market Observatory, the Labour Market Observatory and the Sustainable Development Observatory. Policy-makers, experts from organised civil society and academia, as well as youth representatives, gathered to discuss how to overcome current and future obstacles to a self-sufficient EU in times of great geopolitical tensions and multiple crises.
The EESC is currently gathering inputs and views of diverse European actors working on the agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. Civil society organisations who want to share their views on the EU’s internal and external implementation of the SDGs, are invited to submit their contribution via the online consultation.
In its July plenary the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) called on the European Commission to strengthen the social aspects of key proposals to align EU rules on sustainable products, ecodesign and sustainable textiles.
An interview with Antje GERSTEIN, a member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) from the Employers' Group (Group I) since 2000. She is the managing director for European Policy/Sustainability at the German Retail Federation (HDE). Currently a member of the NAT and INT sections, she is also involved in the EESC activities fostering the role of young people in climate and sustainability-related decision-making.
An interview with Nicoletta MERLO, one of the youngest members of the EESC. She is National Head of Youth Policies for CISL, one of the largest Italian trade union confederations, and represents her confederation on the Italian National Youth Council. In 2017 she started a European experience in the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), which led her to be elected, in 2019, as a member of the Bureau of the ETUC Youth Committee.
Lors de sa session plénière du 24 février dernier, le Comité économique et social européen (CESE) a présenté son avis intitulé «Ajustement à l’objectif 55»: atteindre l’objectif climatique de l’UE à l’horizon 2030 sur la voie de la neutralité climatique. Le CESE a présenté des propositions concrètes pour contribuer à accélérer la transition énergétique afin de permettre à l’UE de réduire ses émissions nettes de gaz à effet de serre d’au moins 55 % d’ici à 2030.
Dans son avis réalisé à la demande de la présidence française du Conseil de l’UE intitulé«Sécurité alimentaire et systèmes alimentaires durables», adopté lors de sa session plénière du 19 janvier 2022, le Comité économique et social européen (CESE) a mis en lumière les principaux leviers pour une production alimentaire durable et compétitive européenne, et pour réduire la dépendance à l’égard des importations, tout en renforçant l’autonomie protéique de l’Union.
On 22nd of April we celebrate the Earth Day to empower and expand the environmental movement. This year's emphasis is on supporting local communities, focusing on areas that are disproportionately affected by environmental issues.
The EESC NAT Section and its Sustainable Development Observatory are marking International Women Day 2021 by taking part in the #IWD2021 action to celebrate women's achievement, raise awareness against bias and take action for equality.
