Press releases

  • Reference number
    40/2020

    Il CESE ritiene inaccettabile e contrario ai valori fondamentali dell'UE che, a causa degli ostacoli giuridici e tecnici ancora esistenti in tutta Europa, nessun paese dell'Unione sia in grado di garantire che le elezioni siano pienamente accessibili a tutti.

  • Reference number
    39/2020

    The RRF is still under negotiation, but according to the EU institutions the involvement of civil society will be fundamental both in the design and implementation phases of the national recovery and resilience plans.

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    38/2020

    The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) releases the full programme of its new president, Christa Schweng, for her 2020-2023 term of office

    The president of the EESC, Christa Schweng, has announced the priorities for the next two and a half years, offering a bold vision for a stronger and more resilient post COVID-19 Europe in a programme that envisages a powerful contribution from the EESC to Europe's recovery and participatory democracy.

  • Reference number
    37/2020

    Il dialogo sociale è un pilastro del modello sociale europeo, che può essere utilizzato per rispondere rapidamente alle crisi e affrontarne le conseguenze. Tuttavia, in molti paesi esso è ancora frammentario e avviene solo occasionalmente.

     

  • Reference number
    36/2020

    The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) closed its October plenary session, the first of its new term of office, with an online debate on the "Recovery for the future of Europe" with contributions from the presidents of all main EU institutions, who reflected on the role that civil society can play to face the challenges Europe and the whole world are facing.

  • Reference number
    35/2020

    Cillian Lohan (Ireland), member of the Diversity Europe' Group, will be one of the two vice-presidents of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) for a two-and-a-half year term from October 2020 to March 2023. He will be in charge of communication. 

  • Reference number
    34/2020

    The new head of the EESC is a convinced European with EU experience spanning two decades and considerable expertise in social matters, who firmly believes that the EU's civil society has the power to contribute to Europe's post-COVID-19 recovery and future resilience.

  • Reference number
    33/2020

     

    Uniti per il futuro dell'Europa: la nuova Presidente è determinata a ricostruire l'unità e la reputazione del CESE e a dimostrare il suo valore aggiunto per influenzare la definizione delle politiche a livello UE

  • Reference number
    31/2020

    Funzionaria CGIL, fa parte del gruppo dei lavoratori

    Giulia Barbucci, consigliera del Comitato economico e sociale europeo dal 2015, è stata eletta vicepresidente dall'assemblea plenaria. Si impegna a garantire una gestione del budget moderata e trasparente. Le sue principali battaglie riguardano l'equilibrio di genere e la protezione dei lavoratori.

  • Reference number
    30/2020

    The new Group presidents have been elected following the vote held on the first day of the inaugural plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and will serve for the 2020-2023 period of the coming term of office.