Europski gospodarski i socijalni odbor
December plenary adopted many relevant opinions on migration, terrorist content online, the Globalisation Adjustment Fund, Multilateral Investment Courts in Free Trade Agreements, EURATOM, and many others. The session also hosted a debate with Frans Timmermans.
In this issue you can find as well an overview of the Workers' Group extraordinary meeting held in Brussels in November.
The October Plenary was exceptional due to the number of opinions adopted, and this newsletter offers an overview from the Workers' Group perspective on them, with many key topics for workers such as the European Social Fund, Euro Area Policy, European Company Law, Whistleblower Protection, and many more. Together with this, it includes the overview of debates with Federica Mogherini, High representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, and Christos Stylianides, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, as well as a gist of Workers' Group President Gabriele Bischoff's participation in the European Pillar of Social Rights' hearing in St. Pölten.
The September session of the EESC plenary has been of particular interest, as some of the most fundamental issues for the future of Europe and its citizens have been discussed:
The Workers’ Group considers that delivering on these issues would be crucial for the future of Europe. A single market cannot function properly if it does not meet the most basic aspiration of its people, which is to have decent working and living conditions. It must work for everyone.
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