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  • Il Comitato economico e sociale europeo (CESE) nella sessione plenaria di settembre ha adottato il parere sulla Strategia dell'UE sulla biodiversità per il 2030, facendo seguito alla pubblicazione da parte della Commissione europea della comunicazione dal titolo Strategia dell'UE sulla biodiversità fino al 2030 - Riportare la natura nella nostra vita.

  • Relations between the EU and Africa are expected to be reshaped, as envisaged in a new strategy presented in March 2020 by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. ...

  • The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has shown the fragility of global supply chains. It has also exposed the vulnerability of workers and the adverse social, health and safety impacts of business operations in today’s supply chains. ...

  • Platforms bring many benefits to the economy, such as helping job creation and giving workers more flexibility and independence – but they can still carry many risks for both the labour force and society 

  • COVID-19 has been a tsunami for SMEs. The EU's proposed new SME strategy, which predates the crisis, fails to cope with the huge challenges that have since jumped to the fore, says the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in a recently adopted opinion.

  • The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) signed on 30 September 2020 a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) where they reassert their common ambition to support ongoing and political reforms in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries. 

  • Il Comitato economico e sociale europeo (CESE) sostiene che l'organizzazione dei futuri sistemi energetici richiede decisioni politiche responsabili, che possano indicare quale sia la via da seguire e se si debba dare la priorità a elementi centralizzati o decentrati.

  • Il Comitato economico e sociale europeo (CESE) sottolinea la necessità di una risposta politica ambiziosa e coordinata per far fronte alla crisi senza precedenti provocata dalla pandemia da coronavirus in uno dei settori di maggiore importanza strategica per l'UE.

  • The European Economic Area Consultative Committee (EEA CC) held on 18 September 2020 its 28th annual meeting to discuss two resolutions linked to the implementation of the Green Deal initiative and the EU’s New Industrial Strategy. The members of the EEA CC, which represents employers, workers, and other civil society players of EEA member states, agreed on the need to extend the Green Deal to the entire EEA to achieve a more sustainable single market.

  • The Coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc on Europe's tourism sector. In six months' time half of the businesses may be gone unless the EU steps in quickly, says the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in a new opinion.