Press releases

  • The European Economic and Social Committee launched its vaccination campaign at the December plenary session. EESC President Christa Schweng strongly believes that "No one will be safe from #Covid19 until everybody is safe.

  • The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is this year rewarding outstanding climate projects that demonstrate the commitment of civil society to a just and green transition

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    56/2021

    A two-day seminar in Poland, in the city of Lublin, co-hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Mayor of Lublin, heard how important it was for public authorities and organised civil society to work together to provide effective services meeting basic needs such as health and social care.

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    55/2021

    The EESC welcomes the European Semester Autumn Package published today by the European Commission. The Committee will provide its input to the EU institutions by an opinion to be adopted in February 2022, ahead of the Spring European Council.

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    54/2021

    The annual meeting of the EESC and the EU's national Economic and Social Councils stressed the importance of participatory democracy in making the EU stronger and future‑proof and called for real change as a result of the Conference on the Future of Europe.

  • O Comité Económico e Social Europeu (CESE) espera que o seu seminário, que se centrou em algumas das questões mais prementes que hoje se colocam aos europeus, incentive as pessoas a partilharem as suas ideias e preocupações no espaço em linha da Conferência sobre o Futuro da Europa, tornando-o um verdadeiro exercício democrático e ajudando a construir uma narrativa mais positiva para a Europa

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    52/2021

    Ahead of the French presidency of the European Union, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) organised a seminar in Paris where high-level speakers discussed the priorities for the recovery and reconstruction of Europe after the pandemic.

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    51/2021

    The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held an event promoting the European year dedicated to rail and explaining its potential to become a fully sustainable and competitive transport option, thereby helping to achieve the Green Deal targets.

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    50

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    At the annual YEYS 2022 event, students from all over Europe will have their say on disinformation and fake news. The event will take place virtually between 31 March and 1 April 2022.

  • Speakers at the EESC’s second Stakeholder Summit on Artificial Intelligence have called for more inclusive consultation on fundamental rights and a ban on biometric recognition. They also advocated human supervision of AI in the workplace, support for SMEs to adopt it and universal training to prepare society for AI.