Eiropas Ekonomikas un sociālo lietu komiteja
European citizens should be both vigilant and engaged
At a crucial time in Europe and in the world, Sustainable Democracy in Europe was this year's topic at the Civil Society Days, organised by the Liaison Group at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on 12 and 13 June 2019.
Remiantis nauju, Europos ekonomikos ir socialinių reikalų komiteto užsakymu atliktu tyrimu, tarpvalstybinės paslaugos kuria naujas darbo vietas ir skatina ekonomikos augimą. Jos daro teigiamą poveikį visoms ES šalims ir skirtingoms darbo vietoms – tiek imlioms darbo jėgai, tiek žinioms. Ši studija patvirtina, kad ES ekonomikai naudinga vengti griežto reguliavimo tarpvalstybinių paslaugų vidaus rinkoje. Tarpvalstybinių paslaugų daliai sumažėjus 1 proc. ES ekonomika prarastų apie 8 milijardus EUR.
Eiropas Ekonomikas un sociālo lietu komiteja (EESK) ir izsludinājusi 2019. gada balvu pilsoniskajai sabiedrībai. Šāgada temats ir “Lielāka sieviešu līdzdalība Eiropas sabiedrībā un ekonomikā”, un ar šo balvu tiks godinātas novatoriskas iniciatīvas un projekti, kuru mērķis ir cīnīties par vienlīdzīgām sieviešu un vīriešu iespējām un vienlīdzīgu attieksmi visās ekonomikas un sociālās dzīves jomās.
The 25th anniversary of the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement, in force since 1994, was the main topic of the EEA Consultative Committee meeting that took place on 23 and 24 May. This committee, which represents employers, workers and other civil society players of EEA member states, insisted on the importance of completing the internal market and taking into account its social dimension.
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..
Young Europeans think that belonging to the EU benefits them directly and are keen to learn other languages, explore other cultures, and have friends of other EU nationalities. These are just the first results of a study on "Youngsters and the EU - Perceptions, Knowledge and Expectations", which the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and its Diversity Europe Group presented at a major event in Brussels on 15 May 2019.
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
