Comité Económico e Social Europeu
This document provides a summary of the discussion entitled "The European social model – can we still afford it in the globalised world?" which was held in Sopot (Poland) on 27 September 2018. The panel was organised by the EESC Employers' Group in the scope of the European Forum for New Ideas.
This report was prepared by the Institute for Market Economics (IME) and is dedicated to the study of skills mismatches in the EU and their effect on the competitiveness of EU businesses. It includes a comprehensive review of existing literature on the issue and outlines some of the main conclusions regarding the relation of skill mismatches to education, personal and aggregate productivity, labour market dynamics and outcomes, innovation capacity and competitiveness.
This document provides a summary of the discussion entitled "Bridging the skills gap for growth and job creation", which was held in Sofia (Bulgaria) on 22 March 2018. The conference was organised by the Employers' Group of the European Economic and Social Committee together with the Association of the Organizations of the Bulgarian Employers. The seminar was included in the calendar of meetings of the Bulgarian Presidency to the Council of the EU.
2017 EESC Civil Society Prize – Rewarding excellence in civil society initiatives – Innovative projects to promote quality employment and entrepreneurship for the future of work
"Lavandería ID" (Spain)
The EESC presented the winners with their prizes at an awards ceremony in Brussels on 7 December 2017. "Lavandería ID" is one of the winner projects.
2017 EESC Civil Society Prize – Rewarding excellence in civil society initiatives – Innovative projects to promote quality employment and entrepreneurship for the future of work
"REvive Greece" (Greece)
The EESC presented the winners with their prizes at an awards ceremony in Brussels on 7 December 2017. "REvive Greece" is one of the winner projects.
2017 EESC Civil Society Prize – Rewarding excellence in civil society initiatives – Innovative projects to promote quality employment and entrepreneurship for the future of work
"Progetto QUID" (Italy)
The EESC presented the winners with their prizes at an awards ceremony in Brussels on 7 December 2017. "Progetto QUID" is one of the winner projects.
2017 EESC Civil Society Prize – Rewarding excellence in civil society initiatives – Innovative projects to promote quality employment and entrepreneurship for the future of work
"DUO for a JOB" (Belgium)
The EESC presented the winners with their prizes at an awards ceremony in Brussels on 7 December 2017. "DUO for a JOB" is one of the winner projects.
2017 EESC Civil Society Prize – Rewarding excellence in civil society initiatives – Innovative projects to promote quality employment and entrepreneurship for the future of work
"Discovering Hands" (Germany)
The EESC presented the winners with their prizes at an awards ceremony in Brussels on 7 December 2017. "Discovering Hands" is the first winner project.
2017 EESC Civil Society Prize – Rewarding excellence in civil society initiatives – Innovative projects to promote quality employment and entrepreneurship for the future of work
The 2017 Civil Society Prize recognised initiatives which support the labour market integration of groups requiring specific support.
Digitalisation is transforming business landscapes and the world of work, and redefining the boundaries of production, consumption and distribution. This has created tremendous opportunities, as new products, processes and techniques have emerged, but has also created threats, as new ways of employment pose new challenges to employers and employees. The overall consequences on labour markets are, however, still highly uncertain, which is reflected in the wide variation in the outcomes of the existing research.
