Europejski Komitet Ekonomiczno-Społeczny
Organizacje społeczeństwa obywatelskiego, osoby fizyczne i przedsiębiorstwa prywatne mogą już zgłaszać swoje projekty nienastawione na zysk, by wziąć udział w konkursie EKES-u poświęconym wspieraniu dobrostanu psychicznego obywateli Europy.
On the World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2023, the European Economic and Social Committee is calling upon the European Commission to adopt binding legislation to prevent psychosocial risks in the workplace. There is mounting evidence pointing to the fact that precarious work is taking a significant toll on workers' mental health. The call was made during yesterday’s EESC’s plenary session, chaired for the first time by the newly elected president, Oliver Röpke.
At the EESC plenary debate with Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas, the EESC reiterated its unwavering support for a European Health Union. It urged the Commission to be ambitious in the implementation of the new European care strategy, which aims to ensure that each and every European has access to affordable and high-quality healthcare
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
Europejski Komitet Ekonomiczno-Społeczny zorganizował, tym razem w Polsce, swoją czwartą wizytę w terenie, poświęconą przyszłości europejskiego sektora opieki świadczonej w domu. To właśnie z Polski pochodzi znaczna część pracowników zatrudnionych w tym sektorze w zachodnich państwach członkowskich UE, ale w ostatnich latach kraj ten, sam zaczął borykać się z poważnym brakiem wykwalifikowanych opiekunów.
A few weeks before the European Commission was to vote on a ten year renewal of the glyphosate licence, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) offered a forum for discussion during its plenary on Wednesday. Two of the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) proponents, David Schwartz from WeMove.org and Herman van Bekkem from Greenpeace, were invited to present the goals of their initiative.
The successful experience of Estonia with E-government as well as questions concerning cybersecurity were discussed during the EESC conference on the “Future development of E-government in the EU” held in Tallinn. The EESC hosted a debate on the priorities of the incoming Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU which have as an overarching goal to improve the ...
The EESC has adopted an opinion on the rights of live-in care workers. It urges policy-makers to fully recognise their contribution to long-term care, to treat them in a similar way to other care providers and to regularise the status of undocumented workers. An ageing population and cuts in public-sector spending have created a shortfall in the ...
