Are you ready for our annual YEYS! event, where students from all over Europe have their say on their active citizenship in a participatory democracy?If yes, join us!
Your Europe, Your Say! (YEYS!) will run its 14th edition this year, returning to in-person format after three years. It is called "Youth Democracy Dialogues", and will take place between 23 and 24 March 2023.
On the occasion of the European Parliament (EP) Gender Equality Week, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) debated the way to improve women's participation in the labour market with EP Vice-President Evelyn Regner.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the European Commission unveiled an updated Protocol on Cooperation. The document further consolidates and intensifies the political and legislative cooperation between the two organisations, as well as their joint efforts to communicate about Europe.
Il Comitato economico e sociale europeo (CESE) ha discusso la sua visione strategica in materia di energia, sottolineando le azioni necessarie per riformare il mercato dell'energia dell'UE. Ha inoltre sottolineato la necessità di garantire la sicurezza dell'approvvigionamento e prezzi accessibili sia per i consumatori che per l'industria.
European organised civil society and citizens have shown unprecedented solidarity with Ukrainian refugees, throwing open their homes, helping these refugees enter the labour market and quickly integrating Ukrainian children into European schools. The EU should now learn from this success story to help all refugees and migrants, the 2022 Forum said.
Il 17 ottobre il Comitato economico e sociale europeo (CESE) ha organizzato una conferenza sulla geopolitica delle strategie energetiche nella regione euromediterranea. Organizzato in collaborazione con il Consiglio nazionale dell'economia e del lavoro (CNEL) e ospitato a Roma, l'evento ha discusso il potenziale dei paesi del vicinato meridionale dell'UE come produttori di idrogeno verde, con una particolare attenzione alle conseguenze della guerra in Ucraina.
On 7 October, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held a conference on homelessness and ways of eradicating it by 2030 through the principle of 'housing first' and a plethora of different support measures for people without permanent homes. Jointly organised with the European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless (FEANTSA), the conference brought together European institutions, civil society representatives and experts, as well as people who had directly experienced homelessness.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held a conference on the prospects for the European economy in times of crisis. The event gathered high-level policy-makers, civil society representatives and economic researchers to see how the EU can tackle new dilemmas posed by low-growth prospects and record-high levels of inflation. All agreed that the war in Ukraine has only aggravated trends that have been going on for years. The main takeaways of the event were that fiscal policies need to be revised, that supporting productive investment amidst difficulties is key, and that vulnerable businesses and households need more public support.
On 26 September, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held a conference on the latest European Commission's Rule of Law Report. The event brought together civil society representatives and EU institutions to discuss key developments in the field of the rule of law in Europe and ways to ensure that the recommendations made in the EC's Report result in tangible improvements in Member States. It was also the opportunity to present the report synthetising the outcomes of the country visits carried out by the Fundamental Rights and Rule of Law Group in 2020-2021.
