The aim of the opinion is to call on the representatives of the European Community institutions and national government to take account of the key role of the social partners and organised civil society in providing European immigration policies with a social dimension and added value.
Undeclared work undermines the ideals of legality, security, solidarity and is a threat to social and tax justice, free market competition and free movement of workers in the EU. The EESC welcomes the establishment of a European platform to help EU countries prevent and deter this phenomenon and calls on to the new Commission to facilitate the adoption of a common strategy to this end.
Download — EESC opinion: Undeclared work / European Platform
The EESC welcomes the Green Paper, because of the contribution that mHealth can make to European healthcare systems, which are facing increasing challenges as a result of demographic change.
The Committee considers that the priority must be to improve healthcare, not to cut costs. The success of mHealth requires the participation of healthcare professionals, dialogue with patient organisations, the promotion of mutual trust between patients and professionals and the provision of incentives and training plans for the latter. Dialogue also needs to be established with industry in this field.
Download — EU framework on "mHealth" and "health and wellbeing applications"
The European Parliament has requested EESC's opinion on the structure and organisation of the social dialogue in the EMU. Social dialogue is and must remain an inherent part of EU's growth and employment policies, notably in measures to fight the crisis. Economic governance and social integration are both integral parts of creating growth and jobs. Social dialogue can play a decisive role to guarantee sustainable economic and social recovery in all EU countries, help generating high-quality jobs and succeed in economic and social reforms.
Download — EESC opinion: Social dialogue in the context of the EMU
The Communication of the Commission presents an EU Quality Framework for Anticipation of Change and Restructuring (QFR). It follows on from the Green Paper ‘Restructuring and anticipation of change: what lessons from recent experience’ of 17 January 2012 and the request made by the European Parliament on 15 January 2013 in its Resolution on information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring based on Article 225 of the TFEU (known as the Cercas Report).
