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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

Strengthening the international role of the euro: European and international perspectives

Public Hearing
EESC, Rue de Trèves 74 - room TRE7701, 10 a.m.-1.p.m.
Brussels
Belgium

Public Hearing on Strengthening the international role of the euro: European and international perspectives in the framework of ECO/489. This event will take place on Thursday, 4 April 2019, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is bringing together policy-makers and civil society representatives for an exchange of views from a European and an international perspective.

 

04/04/2019
on Strengthening the international role of the euro

Limited profitability: the cornerstone of Social Economy Enterprises

Public Hearing
Van Maerlant building - rue Van Maerlant 2, 1040 Brussels
Brussels
Belgium

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) organised, in its headquarters, a Public Hearing on "Limited profitability: the cornerstone of Social Economy Enterprises" in the framework of its opinion on Limited profit.

03/04/2019

The European Pillar of Social Rights – Evaluation of the initial implementation and recommendations for the future

Public Hearing
Rue Belliard/Belliardstraat 99, B-1040 Brussels
Brussels
Belgium

In November 2017, the EU institutions announced that the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) would be an important tool for promoting upwards convergence, in both economic and social terms. The EESC is now starting to evaluate the implementation of this initiative.

To kick off this process, a public hearing will be held in the afternoon of Thursday 28 March at the EESC, to assess the legislative and non-legislative measures taken, identify gaps and propose new measures, including in the context of the European Semester.

28/03/2019

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