14/03/2017
The presentations delivered during the latest NAT section meeting of the 14 March 2017 are now available.
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07/03/2017
The debate on a long-term strategy for a more sustainable Europe was launched by the EESC with a public hearing on 1st March. Based on an assessment of long-term trends and challenges, such as the digitalisation of the economy, the shift to a low carbon economy and the transformation of labour markets, the hearing explored the transition to a new economic model that is economically more resilient, socially more fair and environmentally more responsible.
06/02/2017
The 3 presentations delivered during the latest NAT section meeting of the 6 February 2017 are now available.
06/02/2017
Commissioner Karmenu Vella presented his green-blue portfolio at the meeting of the NAT Section on 6 February.
15/12/2016
European society should transition from a throw-away culture toward a more sustainable, job-rich era
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74/2016The EESC Plenary today highlighted the importance of the collaborative economy and the functional economy as new business models for a more sustainable Europe. But it also called on the Commission to ensure that the collaborative economy does not increase job insecurity and the opportunity for tax avoidance. Nudge thinking is one way to achieve this. The Committee debated a number of key issues affecting Europe's future economic development with Commission Vice-President Jyrki Katainen.
16/11/2016
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69/2016COP22 (Conference of the Parties) is taking place in Marrakech, Morocco, from 7-18 November 2016. The Paris Agreement adopted at COP21 December 2015 set out the long-term goal of limiting global warming “well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C”. With its recent ratification by several countries and the EU, it officially entered into force on 4 November 2016.
11/11/2016
EESC and CoR call for a plain territorial approach to policy making
11/11/2016
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66/2016Exactly 20 years since the first Cork Declaration, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Committee of the Regions (CoR) organised a joint conference on balanced territorial development under the title ...
25/10/2016
Have you ever heard about beaching? It is not a relaxing outdoor sport or a fun internet game. On the contrary, behind this innocent-sounding word hides one of ....