Coiste Eacnamaíoch agus Sóisialta na hEorpa
An t-idirphlé a bhíonn ag CESE le heagraíochtaí na sochaí sibhialta sa Rúis, tá sé faoi réir na gcúig threoirphrionsabal don chaidreamh idir an tAontas Eorpaigh agus an Rúis, a shocraigh airí gnóthaí eachtracha an Aontais agus Ardionadaí an Aontais do Ghnóthaí Eachtracha agus don Bheartas Slándála. Ar cheann de na treoirphrionsabail seo tá "tacaíocht a thabhairt don teagmháil idir daoine".
An t-idirphlé agus an malartú taithí idir ionadaithe na sochaí sibhialta ón Aontas Eorpach agus ón Rúis, cuidíonn siad ar bhealach tábhachtach leis an gComhpháirtíocht Straitéiseach idir an tAontas agus an Rúis a chur chun feidhme ar dhóigh leanúnach. Tá cur chuige déshleasach glactha ag CESE i leith a chaidrimh le sochaí shibhialta na Rúise ionas go bhféadann sé dul i ngleic leis an réimse is leithne is féidir d'ionadaithe ón tsochaí shibhialta. Cothaíonn sé caidreamh le Comhlachas Sibhialta Chónaidhm na Rúise, arb é a mhacasamhail oifigiúil Rúiseach é, agus déanann sé comhsheimineáir bhliantúla, agus imeachtaí eile nach iad, a eagrú a bhaineann le hábhair is spéis leis an tsochaí shibhialta ar an dá thaobh. Is é an comhpháirtí eile atá ag CESE ná Fóram Sochaí Sibhialta AE-na Rúise, ina dtugtar le chéile tacar eile d'eagraíochtaí na sochaí sibhialta.
Is comhlacht inmheánach de chuid CESE é Coiste Leantach AE-na Rúise, a ghníomhaíonn mar ghrúpa stiúrtha agus atá freagrach as caidreamh a fhorbairt agus a chothú, agus as cruinnithe agus comhsheimineáir i gcomhar leis an tsochaí shibhialta sa Rúis a reáchtáil.
Ahead of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, Gabriele Bischoff, President of the EESC Workers' Group, has called for the EU to take strong action against human trafficking, in particular to protect children, young people, women and vulnerable people.
Gabi Bischoff visited Armut und Gesundheit in Deutschland e.V. in Mainz
Some 25% of the EU population are older citizens, a growing market of economic and social players in the digital age. The European Union faces a new challenge: the coincidence of longevity and widespread digitalisation. Therefore, changing the approach to the "silver economy" is an imperative, says the EESC. In its opinion “The digital pillar of growth: e-seniors, a potential 25% of the European population” ...
"The European Economic and Social Committee considers that the participation of Roma at all stages of decision-making is essential for achieving effective policies that can make a real difference to their situation within the EU. However, the tools available today are not sufficient in this regard"
The results are in. After an impressive 428 applications to take part in Your Europe, Your Say! (YEYS) 2016, 33 schools from 28 EU Member States and five candidate countries have been selected to take part. We are thrilled that so many young people have expressed interest in this exciting event, and we can’t wait to meet the winning schools and students in March.
The European Economic and Social Committee and the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation held their seventh joint seminar in Brussels on 27 September 2017. Both sides highlighted that civil society has an instrumental role to play in contributing to sustainable economic, social and cultural development, democracy and human rights, and fostering people-to-people contacts – one of the guiding principles underpinning the EU's engagement with Russia.
Better scrutiny and management of food waste, an internationally agreed European history curriculum to combat nationalism, and better knowledge of the EU via the creation of a European day for schools. These were the main recommendations made to policy-makers by the students who took part in Your Europe, Your Say! (YEYS) to overcome the challenges the EU is facing.
You are our present and future, and Europe needs you
: with these words, EESC Vice-President Gonçalo Lobo Xavier welcomed 99 young people to the yearly Your Europe, Your Say! event organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).
It is vital to foster economic growth; only if Europe has a strong economy, can it better face the political and social challenges that stand before it. This was one of the main messages of the EESC opinions adopted yesterday in Brussels. The EESC calls for more investment– both private and public – directly in the countries that need it most. The EU body representing Civil Society also finds that the Juncker plan is not enough ...
Georgia has the best track record in freedom of media among the Eastern Partnership countries, but nevertheless sustained efforts are called for in order to raise the standard of journalistic quality, objectivity and ethics, as well as secure their independence and sources of financing. This was one of the main messages of the EU-Georgia Civil Society Platform (CSP)'s second meeting held on 16th February at the EESC. The Platform also made recommendations for the Georgian government to ...
