The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) throws its support behind the Commission's "REPowerEU" initiative, stressing that energy security must be accompanied by urgent measures to protect vulnerable users, accelerate decarbonisation and diversify energy sources. Steps should also be taken to reduce demand for Russian gas which has brought about a significant increase in energy prices.
At the meeting of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)'s Bureau in Prague, the Czech Minister for European Affairs, Mikuláš Bek, presented the priorities of the forthcoming Czech EU presidency. The minister also joined EESC members in a seminar on sustainable and affordable energy for the EU.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) organised for the second consecutive year a major conference to take stock of the energy poverty situation in the EU Member States, putting forward concrete proposals to tackle this important social problem.
To turn solidarity with Ukraine into concrete action, the EESC is joining the European Parliament's "civil society hub" initiative for Ukraine, allowing the NGO Promote Ukraine to use part of its premises at rue de Trèves 74, along with logistical equipment.
Middelbare scholieren uit heel Europa overhandigden acht concrete voorstellen aan de vicevoorzitter van de Europese Commissie voor Waarden en Transparantie, Věra Jourová. De leerlingen namen deel aan het virtuele jongerenevenement Jouw Europa, jouw mening! (YEYS2022), met als motto: De waarheid over leugens. Jongeren tegen desinformatie. Het evenement werd op 31 maart en 1 april 2022 georganiseerd door het Europees Economisch en Sociaal Comité (EESC).
The European Union needs not only to improve the preparedness of its health system but also to address inequalities within the Union and globally. It needs to move quickly to assess the public health action taken to date
This year – 2022 – the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will be co-organising the first-ever EU organic awards, together with the European Commission, European Committee of the Regions (CoR), COPA-COGECA and IFOAM Organics Europe, aimed at recognising excellence and rewarding the best and most innovative players in the EU organic value chain.
Tegen de achtergrond van de top van de Europese Raad heeft het Europees Economisch en Sociaal Comité vandaag een resolutie aangenomen over De oorlog in Oekraïne en de economische en sociale gevolgen daarvan De leden betuigden hun solidariteit met Oekraïne en benadrukten de rol van het maatschappelijk middenveld bij de hulpverlening aan de Oekraïense bevolking en vluchtelingen.
At the March plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) discussed the Commission's proposal on this new European lifestyle combiningsustainability, aesthetics and inclusion and highlighted the importance of its participatory approach.
