Press releases

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  • Europe must act as a single country against organised crime

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    13/2021

    Italy's national anti-mafia prosecutor Federico Cafiero De Raho has called on Europe to act as a single country against organised crime, with enhanced monitoring systems and immediate judicial responses. An online conference hosted by the EESC discussed the ability of mafias to infiltrate the legal economy, and the even more dangerous threat this poses at a time of pandemic.

    Taxation

  • Not just green and digital: the future of Europe must also be more democratic, Civil Society Days conclude

    Reconstruction after the pandemic must be an opportunity to rebuild Europe on a new foundation of democratic participation. It would be a huge mistake if the fate and future of so many were to be decided by so few, the EESC 2021 Civil Society Days heard.

  • The EESC Civil Solidarity Prize has showcased the indispensable role of civil society in battling the COVID-19 pandemic

    The projects which took home the prize are just a snapshot of the immense efforts undertaken by countless civil society organisations, companies and individuals on the ground, demonstrating that without them the price paid for the pandemic would be much higher

  • ES atveseļošana – organizētas pilsoniskās sabiedrības iesaistei ir būtiska nozīme

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    10/2021

    Eiropas Ekonomikas un sociālo lietu komiteja (EESK) pieņēma rezolūciju, kurā norādīja, ka organizēta pilsoniskā sabiedrība var sniegt nenovērtējamu ieguldījumu valstu atveseļošanas un noturības plānos un ka tai ir jānodrošina iespēja paust savu viedokli šajā procesā.

  • Conference on the Future of Europe: Vice-President Šuica wants a permanent active role for the EESC

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    9/2021

    The forthcoming Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) is a sign of new thinking at EU level, bringing citizens right into the heart of policy-making with concrete power to drive systematic change, said Commission Vice-President Dubravka Šuica at the EESC Plenary. 

  • The EESC reveals the winners of its Civil Solidarity Prize

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    8/2021

    23 projects from the EU and the UK have received the award for their outstanding contribution to fighting COVID-19 and its disastrous consequences.

    The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) announced the laureates of its Civil Solidarity Prize, launched in 2020 as a one-off award with the theme "Civil Society against COVID-19".

  • Enerģētika – EESK priekšsēdētāja Krista Švenga un Eiropas komisāre Kadri Simsone norāda, ka 2021. gads būs īstenošanas gads

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    7/2021

    Eiropas Ekonomikas un sociālo lietu komiteja (EESK) un Eiropas Komisija uzskata, ka pēc Covid-19 Eiropas Savienības uzmanības centrā ir jābūt pārejai uz tīru enerģiju un ka tagad ir pienācis laiks paātrināt zaļo pasākumu īstenošanu ekonomikas atveseļošanai.

  • "Our climate, our future!": European students take part in a virtual Youth Summit on Climate

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    6/2021

    Students from 33 schools across Europe will hold an online European Youth Summit on Climate on 18 and 19 March 2021. The event is organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and modelled on a United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP).

    Climate action

  • Michel Barnier, at the EESC plenary session: "Brexit shows the EU is not a prison, but those who leave have to face the consequences"

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    5/2021

    For the first time after the signature of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement Michel Barnier, Head of the European Commission Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom, expressed publicly his views on the text during a debate at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) January plenary session. "This agreement starts a new era of our relationship with the UK, but we will have to face together a number of issues in the future", said Barnier.

    External relations

  • The time has come to deliver and give the word 'community' new meaning, said Prime Minister Costa at the EESC Plenary

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    4/2021

    Portugal's Prime Minister, António Costa, participated in the European Economic and Social Committee's plenary session on 27 January to present the priorities of the Portuguese presidency of the EU. Portugal has pushed the social agenda up to the top of its presidency's programme and asked the EESC to provide its expertise on seven key opinions for the EU's future.

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