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.
EESC debate on growing antisemitism
EESC members demonstrated their unanimity in the fight against growing antisemitism in Europe. Read more ..
Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition, declared at the May plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) that "the Commission has been pushing for digital taxation because we need a global solution; it's unacceptable that some companies pay taxes and others don't". Read more..
I giovani europei ritengono che l'appartenenza all'UE rappresenti per loro un vantaggio sul piano personale e desiderano imparare
The 7th edition of the Western Balkans Civil Society Forum, which took place in Tirana on 16 and 17 April, concluded with a call for the next Commission to maintain the Western Balkans enlargement policy as one of its priorities in the interest of both the region and of the EU.
The Commission has the moral obligation to react to ECIs
, said First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is starting to take stock of progress made so far in implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights ("the Social Pillar"), a tool for social policy proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission at the Gothenburg Summit in November 2017.
The European Union must get closer to its citizens and become the global leader in sustainable development, argues the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in a bold opinion on the future of the EU, which was adopted at its plenary session in March.
Un programma di studi obbligatorio sulle politiche europee, destinato ad aumentare la consapevolezza dei cittadini prima di ogni elezione: è questa la proposta più votata nell'edizione 2019 dell'iniziativa La vostra Europa, la vostra opinione (YEYS), l'evento per i giovani organizzato dal Comitato economico e sociale europeo (CESE) il 21 e 22 marzo 2019.
Il futuro dell'Europa è stato uno dei temi principali del dibattito che si è tenuto alla sessione plenaria di marzo del CESE con la partecipazione del
