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Hand in hand: Social and economic inclusion of newcomers

European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Jacques Delors building, Rue Belliard 99, 1040
Brussels
Belgium

The public hearing will focus on various aspects related to social and economic inclusion of third country nationals and will feature two panel debates and a speech. The first panel will focus on social inclusion of third country nationals. It will focus on the role of public services in integrating refugees and asylum seekers and on the importance of societies being welcoming towards newcomers. In the second panel, speakers will discuss various aspects related to the importance of skills to economic integration and will address discovering, mapping and further developing talents and skills in view of finding employment.

09/07/2019

Communicating Disability Rights

Public Hearing
EESC, Meeting room VMA 3, Rue Van Maerlant 2
Brussels
Belgium

What is the role of the media in raising awareness on disability rights and combating stigma towards persons with disability?
How can the Media help in portraying persons with disability in a manner consistent with a human rights approach to disability?
What can be done to enhance the voice of persons with disability in the Media?
The EESC Study Group on Disability Rights is organising a public hearing on "Communicating disability Rights" on 28 June 2019, where we will try to give an answer to these questions.

Your participation and input is most welcome!

28/06/2019

Leaving no one behind when implementing the 2030 Agenda on sustainable development

Room VMA1, 9h00>13h00, Rue Van Maerlant, 2
1040 | Brussels
Belgium

This public hearing will look at ways to implement the 17 SDGs by addressing social concerns in full synergy with environmental and economic ones, reducing social inequalities and more fairly distributing the burden of transformation towards a sustainable Europe.

27/06/2019

Summary of the costs and benefits of investments in occupational safety and health (OSH)

EESC, Meeting room JDE62, Rue Belliard 99, B-1040
Brussels
Belgium

How can the costs of investing in occupational health and safety be balanced with the benefits that such measures generate?
What is the view of the EU, other international organisations and the social partners on this issue?
The EESC will hold a public hearing on "The costs and benefits of investments in occupational safety and health (OSH)", which will take place on 17 June 2019.  The answers to these questions will feed into an exploratory opinion requested by the forthcoming Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Your participation and input is most welcome!

17/06/2019

The European Semester and Cohesion policy – Towards a new European strategy post-2020

10:30 - 13:00, rue Belliard 99
Brussels
Belgium

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is organising a public hearing The European Semester and Cohesion policy – Towards a new European strategy post-2020 to be held on Tuesday, 11 June 2019, starting at 10.30 a.m, that will bring together policymakers, academics and organised civil society representatives, with a view to developing policy proposals which will help shape these stronger ties and improve sustainable growth. The results from the hearing will feed into both the ongoing EESC opinion on the same topic and future decisions by EU leaders in this field.

11/06/2019

Blockchain: technology for the social economy 4.0

Public Hearing
Room JDE 62 | EESC | Rue Belliard 99
Brussels
Belgium

In the framework of its own initiative opinion on "Blockchain and distributed ledger technology as an ideal infrastructure for Social Economy", the EESC organizes on 29 May 2019 a public hearing on "Blockchain: technology for the social economy 4.0".

The objective of the hearing will be to give the floor to experts in the field, but also to present case studies aiming at showing how Social Economy can benefit from this new technology.

 

29/05/2019

Transport, energy and SGI as drivers of sustainable EU growth through digital revolution

Public Hearing
Public Hearing
Room JDE 62 - 9:00 - 11:30 a.m., EESC, Jacques Delors Building, Rue Belliard 99
Brussels
Belgium

The EESC believes that sustainable European systems of transport, energy and services of general interest are vital for addressing the global challenges in a modern, digitised and smart environment. The active participation and engagement of European Civil Society and citizens are crucial when assessing the challenges, consequences and impacts of digital transformation. 

The objective of the hearing is to gather relevant views of experts and stakeholders that will help the EESC to know first-hand the objectives and concerns of Civil Society regarding the digital transformation and to formulate recommendations to the new European Commission and European Parliament for achieving shared goals.

22/05/2019

Towards a better economic convergence and competitiveness within EU macro-regions

Hearing
Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Gafencu Conference Hall - Aleea Alexandru nr. 31, Sector 1, 011822 Bucharest (Romania)

The Romanian Presidency has asked the EESC for an exploratory opinion on "Towards better economic convergence and competitiveness within macro-regions, such as the European Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) - the role of transnational clusters". Romania presidency intends to use the EESC exploratory opinion as a working paper for preparing the meeting of the Ministers of economy of the EUSDR states. For this the EESC is organising a public hearing in Bucharest with the participation of stakeholders to explore how project-oriented policies can be directed towards the development of transnational networks. The hearing will also reflect the added value of transnational clusters for achieving economic convergence and reducing territorial disparities.

21/05/2019

EU Forest Strategy: fit for purpose?

Rue Van Maerlant, 2
1040 | Brussels
Belgium

The European Economic and Social Committee will in 2019 issue an opinion from the perspectives of organised civil society on the New EU Forest Strategy: for forests and the forest sector in the light of the Commission's progress report. This public hearing will host representatives of concerned organisations within the EU and outside to share views from anywhere in the spectrum of organised civil society.

20/05/2019

Towards a more resilient and sustainable European economy with a vision for completing EMU

Public Hearing
EESC, rue Belliard 99, room JDE 62, 11:30 - 16:00
Brussels
Belgium

The public hearing on "Towards a more resilient and sustainable European economy with a vision for completing EMU" to be held on Friday, 12 April 2019, starting at 11.30 a.m., will discuss from a wider civil society perspective the future of the European economy and the political initiatives and decisions that need to be taken during the upcoming legislative term and beyond. Taking into account the conclusions of the debate, the EESC will draw up two own-initiative opinions, entitled "Towards a more resilient and sustainable European economy" and "A new vision for completing the Economic and Monetary Union", to be forwarded to the new European Parliament and European Commission.

12/04/2019

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