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Corporate taxes could the the most harmful form of taxation to economic growth. Contrary to public perception, there has been no reduction in corporate tax revenues in relation to GDP in the last 40 years. Countries that have reduced their corporate tax rates in recent years have seen increases in investment in the following years. There is no race to the bottom, rather to a middle range of some 20% corporate tax rate and revenues are stable or even increasing. These are some of the conclusions of a recent study commissioned by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) at the request of the Employers' Group.
Cycling and human values were honoured at the debate on clean mobility organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and its Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society (TEN) on 3 July 2019.
The fight against climate change and the promotion of sustainable energy were high on the agenda at the June plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). At the end of the mandate of the current European Commission, Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President responsible for the Energy Union andEESC President, Luca Jahier engaged in a fruitful discussion on the future of Europe and took a firm stand: citizens must continue to be involved and consulted in the decisions on the transition to a carbon-neutral society.
On the eve of key decisions which will shape the Union's new leadership and strategic agenda for the next five years, the national Economic and Social Councils and the European Economic and Social Council met in Rome on 13-14 June ...read more
European citizens should be both vigilant and engaged
At a crucial time in Europe and in the world, Sustainable Democracy in Europe was this year's topic at the Civil Society Days, organised by the Liaison Group at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on 12 and 13 June 2019.
Az Európai Gazdasági és Szociális Bizottság megbízásából készült új tanulmány szerint a határokon átnyúló szolgáltatások új munkahelyeket és gazdasági növekedést eredményeznek. A kedvező hatások minden uniós ország számára, különböző – munkaerőigényes és tudásintenzív – munkahelyek esetében is jelentkeznek. A dokumentum megmutatja, hogy a határokon átnyúló szolgáltatások belső piacán a szigorú szabályozás elkerülése előnyös az EU gazdasága számára. A határokon átnyúló szolgáltatások arányának 1%-os csökkenése az EU gazdaságának mintegy 8 milliárd euróba kerülne.
Az Európai Gazdasági és Szociális Bizottság (EGSZB) meghirdette 2019. évi civil társadalmi díját. Az idei téma „A nők szerepének erősítése Európa társadalmában és gazdaságában”, így a díj olyan innovatív kezdeményezéseket és projekteket jutalmaz majd, amelyek célja a férfiak és nők esélyegyenlősége és az egyenlő bánásmód biztosítása számukra a gazdasági és társadalmi élet összes területén.
The 25th anniversary of the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement, in force since 1994, was the main topic of the EEA Consultative Committee meeting that took place on 23 and 24 May. This committee, which represents employers, workers and other civil society players of EEA member states, insisted on the importance of completing the internal market and taking into account its social dimension.
On 10 May, candidates from the main parties running for the European Parliament (EP) elections took part in a round table debate organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in Madrid. They were in favour of initiating a reform of the EU institutions with the aim, amongst other things, of enabling organised civil society to play a greater role in the building of Europe.