Press releases

  • Reference number
    66/2022

    The December plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) featured a debate on the reconstruction and resilience of the Euro‑Mediterranean region following the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    65/2022

    The EESC Fundamental Rights and Rule of Law Group held a public hearing on protecting women's sexual and reproductive health and rights. Participants in the debate called for free health services, access to contraception, more inclusive policies, and reproductive and sexual education. This debate was organised in collaboration with the EESC Equality Group as part of a series of EESC events following up on the European Parliament's Gender Equality Week initiative.

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    64/2022

    Asociația românească SUS INIMA s-a calificat printre finaliștii ediției din 2022 a Premiului CESE pentru societatea civilă. Anul acesta premiul cuprinde două categorii tematice: capacitarea tinerilor și ajutorarea victimelor războiului din Ucraina. SUS INIMA concurează la categoria Ucraina a premiului, împreună cu alte două proiecte din Polonia și Spania. Cei trei finaliști la categoria Tineri sunt din Italia, Portugalia și Spania.

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    63/2022

    The enormous challenges posed for Europe by Russia's aggression were the subject of the EESC's annual seminar for civil society communicators, entitled Geopolitical turmoil at Europe's door: the perspective of civil society, which took place in Zagreb, Croatia, on 24 and 25 October 2022.

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    62/2022

    Tougher legislation to combat greenwashing and built-in obsolescence along with expanded repair services and better product information can help consumers contribute to the green transition, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and European Commission leaders said during an event held on 17 November to commemorate European Consumer Day.

  • Reference number
    61/2022

    În cadrul ședinței Comitetului Economic și Social European (CESE) de la Stockholm, secretarul de stat suedez pentru afaceri europene, Christian Danielsson, a prezentat orientările politice ale viitoarei Președinții suedeze a Consiliului Uniunii Europene.

  • Reference number
    60/2022

    În cadrul reuniunii lor anuale, Comitetul Economic și Social European (CESE) și consiliile economice și sociale naționale din UE au discutat despre integrarea persoanelor care fug din calea războiului din Ucraina, despre autonomia strategică deschisă a UE și despre consolidarea rolului CESE în urma Conferinței privind viitorul Europei.

  • Reference number
    59/2022

    Are you ready for our annual YEYS! event, where students from all over Europe have their say on their active citizenship in a participatory democracy? If yes, join us!

    Your Europe, Your Say! (YEYS!) will run its 14th edition this year, returning to in-person format after three years. It is called "Youth Democracy Dialogues", and will take place between 23 and 24 March 2023.

  • Reference number
    58/2022

    A few days ahead of the COP27 meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, from 6 to 18 November, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted a  resolution on ''Jointly tackling an existential threat: social partners and civil society for implementation of ambitious climate action'' at its October plenary. The message of the European organised civil society is clear: we need the EU institutions and the EU Member States to maintain their leadership role and step-up their climate ambition, regardless of what other regions do.

  • Reference number
    57/2022

    On the occasion of the European Parliament (EP) Gender Equality Week, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) debated the way to improve women's participation in the labour market with EP Vice-President Evelyn Regner.