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  • The EESC supports the European Commission’s proposals to expand blended learning in schools and training, in particular their focus on ensuring inclusive high-quality education. However, concerns remain regarding social inequalities, early school leaving and children's socialisation, and on risks to young children's education, teachers' working conditions and public education.

  • An event organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) investigated what measures other than gross domestic product (GDP) could help the EU recover successfully and build a sustainable and resilient economy.

  • A post-pandemic industrial strategy to ensure a strong recovery must include civil society, stresses the EESC in a newly adopted report on the draft new EU industrial strategy. It must focus on sustainability and wellbeing, measure social impacts and promote an efficient, accessible healthcare system.

  • At the October plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) pointed to the importance of clearly identifying responsibilities in the NRRPs' implementation and to the need for a new emergency economic policy mix, which includes sufficient government spending.

  • In an own-initiative opinion adopted last week, the EESC set out measures for advertising to adapt to the challenges of climate change and the post-pandemic recovery while continuing to play its important role in Europe’s economy and culture.

  • The EU budgetary rules applicable in the Member States must be modified to make sustainable post-COVID-19 recovery possible. Pragmatic solutions need to be found. The focus must be on strengthening public investments for the green and digital transitions.

  • Adding to the dialogue on the transition towards a climate-neutral society, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has called for more action to be taken to protect the European glass industry.

  • The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) agrees in principle with the new Commission proposal aimed at increasing the use of sustainable fuel in aviation but is concerned about a possible distortion of competition in the sector.

  • În sprijinul unei propuneri de strategie a UE privind spațiul Schengen, Comitetul Economic și Social European (CESE) a solicitat să se ia mai multe măsuri pentru a proteja libertățile și drepturile în vigoare în UE față de încălcările drepturilor omului la frontierele externe ale Uniunii. CESE este îngrijorat de reintroducerea de către unele state membre a controalelor la frontierele interne și regretă profund ritmul lent al progreselor în ceea ce privește includerea deplină a Bulgariei, Croației, Ciprului și României în spațiul Schengen

  • În sesiunea plenară din octombrie a Comitetului Economic și Social European (CESE) a fost adoptat un aviz care recunoaște valoarea infrastructurii de comunicații electronice, subliniind, în același timp, riscurile potențiale.