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Persons with disabilities as a human capital: their contribution to the economy and society

Rue Van Maerlant 2, B-1040 Brussels
Brussels
Belgium

The EESC Study Group on Disability Rights is organising a public hearing on "Persons with disabilities as a human capital: their contribution to the economy and society".
The aim of the event is to look into how persons with disabilities have been able to bring a positive change in the organisations that employ them.
Based on inspiring testimonies and presentations of good practices, we will try to identify the policy changes required to facilitate this process and what employers and organised civil society can do to help bringing them about.

Your presence and input are most welcome!

20/06/2018

Contribution of rural areas to 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage

Public Hearing
Rue Belliard 99/Belliardstraat 99
Brussels
Belgium

The European Year of Cultural Heritage is an excellent opportunity to understand how Europe’s rural cultural heritage is a prized asset which needs to be showcased alongside our urban heritage. The EESC opinion on the "Contribution of Europe’s Rural Areas to the 2018 Year of Cultural Heritage" will consider what measures are necessary to ensure sustainability of landscapes, habitats, species and human imprints. It will look at how to ensure initiatives that will add today's creativity to our heritage and improve co-operation between the rural and the urban, not least through promoting rural cultural tourism. It will also explore how innovation and digitalisation can contribute to capturing and promoting this heritage for all citizens and communities within and beyond Europe.

 

 

05/06/2018
Contribution of rural areas to the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage

Addressing early school leaving amongst the Roma: the current situation and the way forward

Public Hearing
EESC, room VMA3 - Rue van Maerlant 2
Brussels
Belgium

The EESC Study Group on the Inclusion of the Roma will be organising a public hearing on the issue of early school leaving within the Roma community. Education is considered the key for a better future. Yet the social exclusion they face, as well as certain regulatory measures, amongst others factors, affect negatively the education they receive.

This hearing will highlight the current situation with regard to early school leaving amongst the Roma. It will seek to identify factors which trigger this phenomenon and feature a discussion on initiatives and good practices which are being undertaken by civil society organisations as well as recommendations on how early school leaving can be prevented.

04/06/2018

Energy transition in Europe's Regions – Assessing regional economic effects of the transition to a smart and low-carbon energy supply

Brussels
Belgium

While the environmental benefits of the transition to low-carbon energy supply systems have been widely discussed, economic effects have only been touched upon in a piecemeal fashion, e.g. through employment in the renewable energy sector, the increasing cost competitiveness of energy from renewable sources, or the rise of energy poverty. In particular, it remains unclear how the economies of Europe's diverse regions are affected by the shift to decentralised, low-carbon energy supply. As recent political initiatives in relation to coal regions and islands however show, Europe's energy transition has a distinctively regional dimension. The EESC is currently working on an own-initiative opinion on "The effects of a new carbon-free, decentralised and digitalized energy supply structure on jobs and regional economies". In this opinion, it seeks to take stock of existing economic analyses on the regional effects and develop an assessment framework.

31/05/2018

State of the Energy Union 2017 - Social Fairness and Civil Society Participation in Europe's Energy Transition

Public Hearing
EESC - VMA3, Rue van Maerlant 2
Brussels
Belgium

In November 2017, the European Commission released its third report on the State of the Energy Union. The Commission’s overall assessment of progress towards achieving the goals of the Energy Union is positive but it recognises that much still needs to be done. In particular, it promises 2018 to be a Year of Engagement, ensuring that citizens and civil society are mobilised and take full ownership of Europe’s energy transition. The EESC has previously highlighted a number of challenges in realising the Commission's vision of putting the citizen at the heart of the Energy Union and the progress made in this respect.

This public hearing therefore pursues two overarching goals, namely to hear how civil society organisations and experts assess the State of the Energy Union and to explore opportunities to improve economic and political ownership of the Energy Union by citizens and civil society.

07/03/2018

Stockholm (Sweden) - Hearing on How effective is EU legislation for SMEs in Sweden?

Stockholm
Sweden

Public Hearing: How effective is EU legislation for SMEs in Sweden?

22 February 2018, Europahuset, Regeringsgatan 65, Stockholm, 9:30-13:00.

The hearing is part of the EESC follow-up work related to its opinion on Improving the effectiveness of EU policies for SMEs, adopted in July 2017.

The main objective of the hearing was to debate the effectiveness and efficiency of EU policies for SMEs and gather valuable input and feedback from Swedish stakeholders on the matter with a view to finding ways in which they can be improved. Particular emphasis was put on the recommendations that have been outlined in the EESC opinion with the aim of implementing them at national level.

22/02/2018

Women with disabilities (in the EU): situation and way forward

EESC, room VMA3 - Rue van Maerlant 2
Brussels
Belgium

The EESC Permanent Study Group on Disability Rights is organising a public hearing on "Women with disabilities in the EU: situation and way forward". The aim of the event is to look into the situation of women with disabilities in the EU and propose some recommendations to improve it. In the first part we will set the scene and background while in the second part we will listen to some inspiring testimonies and good practices.
Your presence and input are most welcome!

09/02/2018

Public hearing on the "Cybersecurity act"

Conference
Brussels
Belgium

In line with the EESC opinion " Strengthening Europe's Cyber Resilience System " (TEN / 608) adopted in December 2016 and taking into account the growing importance of cybersecurity, the EESC is organizing a half-day conference on 09 January 2018, in Brussels.

The conference is the opportunity to evaluate the EU model of resilience, in the context of attacks targeting citizens, social systems and economic sectors in the Member States.

09/01/2018

Reviewing the 2014-2020 ESIF Regulations in favour of persons with disabilities and their representative organisations

EESC, room VMA3 - Rue van Maerlant 2, Brussels
Belgium

The EESC Permanent Study Group on Disability Rights is organising a public hearing on "Reviewing the 2014-2020 ESIF Regulations in favour of persons with disabilities and their representative organisations".

The aim of the event is to look into the use of European Investment and Structural Funds to promote inclusion of persons with disability.

13/12/2017

Boosting non-state climate action

Public Hearing
Room VMA3 | 09:00-13:00
Rue Van Maerlant 2, 1040 Brussels
Belgium

The purpose of this public hearing was to gather recommendations for the opinion that the EESC is currently working on. This opinion would be principally addressed to the political decision-makers at different levels in order to practically align the policies to the needs of non-state climate actors.

04/12/2017

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