Press releases

  • Reference number
    53/2023

    În cadrul sesiunii sale plenare din decembrie, Comitetul Economic și Social European (CESE) a analizat activitatea desfășurată de Președinția spaniolă a UE în al doilea semestru al anului 2023 și a abordat provocările viitoare pentru Europa.

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    53/2023

    The results of the COP28 climate conference have disappointed civil society organisations. Nonetheless, they can be a springboard for further European action in the global COP forum.

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    51/2023

    In the run-up to the EU-Western Balkans Summit, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) met with Montenegrin civil society on 7 December 2023 to take stock of the country's accession progress, and in particular its public administration reform. The participants raised concerns about the weakening capacity of the country's public administration to respond to the growing demands of the EU agenda. However, with the new government, there is a window of opportunity for the necessary reforms to move forward in the accession negotiations.

  • Transparency International EU and Generation Climate Europe have now joined the EESC's network of European civil society organisations working to shape EU laws

  • Reference number
    49/2023

    The 8th European Migration Forum (EMF), organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, explored questions around migrants' vulnerabilities, bridging the skills gap and countering prejudice surrounding migration.

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    48/2023

    Making the European economy more resilient and dynamic through growth while at the same time prioritising environmental protection are not mutually incompatible but essential to future-proofing the continent's society. That is the main message from a European Economic and Social Committee conference "Sustainability and prosperity at the heart of the European project", held on 30 November on the fringes of an extraordinary Bureau meeting, where the EESC met with the upcoming Belgian presidency of the Council of the EU.

  • Reference number
    47/2023

    Europeans need to know how EU decisions affect their lives if campaigns to boost voter turnout are to have any real effect. Messages need to be tailored to each EU country and barriers preventing young people from entering politics need to be addressed as a matter of urgency.

  • Reference number
    46/2023

    Înaintea alegerilor europene din 2024, Comitetul Economic și Social European (CESE) și consiliile economice și sociale naționale ale UE s-au reunit la Madrid pentru reuniunea lor anuală. Principala concluzie: societatea civilă organizată are un rol esențial în asigurarea unei tranziții verzi și digitale juste și în asigurarea funcționării democrației europene.

  • Reference number
    45/2023

    The Recovery and Resilience Facility has increased the capacity for social investment in the EU. However, National Recovery and Resilience Plans, funded by the facility, are still plagued by shortcomings such as uneven investing in social programmes in different Member States, insufficient consultation with social partners and a gender dimension that is too weak

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    44/2023

    Pentru a realiza decarbonizarea sectoarelor energetic și al transporturilor din UE, lucrătorii din aceste sectoare trebuie să dispună de competențe „noi”, avertizează Comitetul Economic și Social European (CESE), solicitând factorilor de decizie să acționeze fără întârziere.