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The EESC brings together representatives from all areas of organised civil society, who give their independent advice on EU policies and legislation. The EESC's326 Members are organised into three groups: Employers, Workers and Various Interests.
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The EESC broadly supports the new EU Strategy against trafficking in human beings 2021-2025, but also calls attention to the need of the social dimension to be incorporated into the policy.
In two reports on draft EU legislation on artificial intelligence, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) calls for an all-out ban on social scoring in the EU and for a complaint and redress mechanism for people who have suffered harm from an AI system.
Il Comitatoeconomico e socialeeuropeo (CESE) sostienepienamente le recentimisuredellaCommissioneeuropea volte a stabilirenorme per la definizionedelleattivitàeconomichesostenibili, ma sottolineachealcunielementipossonorivelarsiunasfidacomplessa e costosa, in particolare per le
Per porre fine alla segregazione delle persone con disabilità e consentire loro di vivere una vita piena e indipendente nella comunità sono necessari una volontà politica, ingenti investimenti nei servizi sociali e di prossimità e un enorme sostegno alle loro famiglie che - dimenticate dalle politiche pubbliche - portano un peso troppo grande sulle spalle.
Nel quadro di un dibattito organizzato dal Comitato economico e sociale europeo (CESE) esperti e rappresentanti della società civile si sono riuniti per discutere i pro e i contro del pacchetto di proposte sull'azione per il clima, i trasporti e l'energia presentato di recente dalla Commissione europea.
As renewed calls to set out EU-wide common standards for NGOs and associations gain momentum, civil society organisations have high hopes of the new European statute for associations, which will give NGOs and associations recognition at EU level and allow them to operate across borders, a right they do not currently enjoy – unlike their for-profit counterparts
As European trade unions battle with falling membership, the EU proposes to set a minimum threshold for the percentage of work contracts that have to be concluded by collective bargaining. Welcomed by the unions, the proposal has, however, been met with criticism by employers.
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In un'audizioneorganizzatadalComitatoeconomico e socialeeuropeo (CESE) si è discusso di sfide e opportunitànell'attuazionedeipianinazionali per la ripresa e la resilienzaneivariStatimembri, ed è emersoche la societàcivile è ancora ben lontanadall'essererealmentecoinvolta in
The new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change is a crucial step towards achieving climate neutrality and resilience by 2050. European civil society strongly supports the Commission's commitment to strengthening efforts on climate proofing, resilience building, prevention and preparedness. The floods occurring in Western Europe, just weeks after a record-breaking heatwave in the US and Canada, are fresh reminders of the pace of change.