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Wooden construction for CO2 reduction in building sector

Public hearing, online event
Public Hearing
Online event
Brussels
Belgium

On 13 February 2023 the Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society (TEN) of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will host an online public hearing in the context of its ongoing exploratory opinion at the request of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU on Wooden construction for CO2 reduction in building sector. The opinion is focusing on the following issues: How can the EU proposals such as Sustainable carbon cycles, the EU's bioeconomy strategy and the New European Bauhaus be used to drastically reduce the large construction-related CO2 emissions, store CO2 and make construction more efficient? 

13/02/2023

The EU transport policy: solidarity, interoperability and sustainability

Thematic debate on TEN-T Corridors' and EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes
Debate
Brussels
Belgium

The Russian attack on Ukraine has redefined the EU's geopolitical landscape, brought to the surface the EU's vulnerability to unforeseen disruptive events beyond its borders, and highlighted the fact that the EU internal market and its transport network cannot be viewed in isolation when shaping EU policies, including its external relations. The war in Ukraine has also made the need for interoperability with neighbouring countries even more pressing, as the solidarity factor adds to the emergency of achieving a coherent and integrated transport policy, where bottlenecks in cross-border points are tackled and financial instruments are mobilised. ...

02/02/2023

Women in energy poverty

Thematic debate on gender equality
Debate
Brussels
Belgium

Energy poverty exacerbates gender gap worldwide. It is estimated that 70% of 1.3 billion population in developing countries living in poverty are women. Research has shown that women are more likely to fall into energy poverty as they are the main users and producers of household energy, due to economic, biological/physiological and socio-cultural factors. For instance, older women are the most likely to suffer from energy poverty due to a higher life expectancy and lower pensions compared to men. Women are also more likely to be responsible for householding and cooking activities requiring energy sources.

09/11/2022

Co-creation and services of general interest in the field of health and well-being

Egyetem tér 1, Debrecen, Hungary
Debrecen
Hungary

The European Economic and Social Committee and the University of Debrecen, Hungary orgnaised on 15-16 September, 2022 a high-level, prestigious international scientific-professional conference on Co-creation and services of general interest in the field of health and well-being in Debrecen, Hungary.

15/09/2022 16/09/2022

Affordable and sustainable housing in the EU

Hybrid Conference
RADISSON BLU LATVIJA CONFERENCE & SPA HOTEL, Elizabetes iela 55
Riga
Latvia

This conference was co-organised by the European Economic and Social Committee and the Ministry of Economics of Latvia and brought together local, national and European actors to discuss the challenges and solutions of building sustainable and affordable housing. A special focus was put on the role of civil society organisations and local authorities on the ground in achieving ownership, bottom-up participation in housing policies, proper information to the direct beneficiaries and financing facilitation.

 

06/07/2022

Bauhaus at the service of citizens

Webinar
Webinar, Brussels
Belgium

The webinar on "Bauhaus at the service of citizens" aims at inserting the values of services of general interest in relation with social and health services, assistance for the elderly, etc. into the Bauhaus project approach. This does not only concern the building, but also the destination of this building and its insertion in the living environment of European citizens: health services or services for the elderly will not be the same, and in the same buildings.

10/06/2022
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Clean energy sources for the transition to a carbon-neutral economy

Webinar
JDE 63
Brussels
Belgium

The webinar took place in the context of the EESC Thematic Study Group on Energy, in cooperation with the EESC INT Section. It concentrated on the main clean energy sources and the impact of the current transition to a carbon-neutral economy on the markets and on society.

28/01/2022

Citizens serving citizens

Co-creation and provision of services of general interest by civil society organizations
Seminar
Lublin
Poland

The EESC co-organises with the Mayor of Lublin a Seminar on "CITIZENS SERVING CITIZENS: Co-creation and provision of services of general interest by civil society organisations".

01/12/2021 02/12/2021

European Year of Rail 2021

Online event TEN | CCMI
Brussels
Belgium

The event was designed to be a forum for discussing the opportunities and challenges provided by the European Year of Rail in terms of the benefits of rail, its contribution to sustainable and smart mobility and what still needs to be done in order for it to become the sustainable and competitive transport option.

15/11/2021

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