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.
Os alunos do ensino secundário de toda a Europa transmitiram oito propostas concretas à vice-presidente dos Valores e Transparência da Comissão Europeia, Věra Jourová, por ocasião do evento virtual dos jovens «A tua Europa, a tua voz» (YEYS2022) subordinado ao tema «A verdade da mentira – Os jovens contra a desinformação». O evento foi organizado pelo Comité Económico e Social Europeu (CESE) em 31 de março e 1 de abril de 2022.
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.
Tendo como pano de fundo a cimeira do Conselho Europeu, o Comité Económico e Social Europeu (CESE) adotou hoje a Resolução – A guerra na Ucrânia e o seu impacto económico, social e ambiental. Os membros do CESE manifestaram a sua solidariedade para com a Ucrânia e destacaram o papel da sociedade civil na assistência ao povo e aos refugiados ucranianos.
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.
The Civil Society Days 2022 brought together citizens, civil society organisations and European institutions to debate and address the challenge of ensuring shared prosperity. This major challenge has never been more crucial for Europe as the impacts from the Russia-Ukraine war emerge and the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be felt, speakers emphasised.
