Press releases

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    3/2021

    More clarity, greater financial transparency, strict rules on harassment and stronger sanctions for non-compliance. On 28 January 2021, the members of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) voted for major changes to their Code of Conduct. This is the first milestone in the reform of the Committee that the new EESC leadership is undertaking.

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    2/2021

    Európsky hospodárskysociálny výbor (EHSV) podporuje pracovný program Európskej komisie na rok 2021 a poukazuje na to, že hnacou silou zdravšej, spravodlivejšejprosperujúcejšej Európy musí byť prístup, ktorý bude koordinovaný so všetkými medziinštitucionálnymi aktérmibude využívať významnú úlohu organizovanej

  • Action Plan to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Social Summit in Porto
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    01/2021

    It is time to translate the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) into action, and Europe needs a new social contract for the future. This is the key message of the webinar on the Action Plan to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Social Summit. The event was organised by the Workers' Group at the European Economic and Social Committee. 

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    44/2020

    After some major setbacks in recent years, the EU and the US now have a unique opportunity to re-establish a stronger partnership and friendship, based on joint democratic values, shared history and common interests.

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    43/2020

    The European Council has adopted the compromise on the European budget and the recovery fund plus a rule of law mechanism. It takes into consideration the proactive and comprehensive contribution of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in favour of a more ambitious Multiannual Financial Framework for the EU. By supporting the European recovery and helping build a stronger, greener and more digital European Union, the Committee is continuing to play a unique role in EU policy‑making.

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    42/2020

    The European Commission's forthcoming initiatives to regulate digital services and markets will ensure that providers take responsibility for the services they offer and that digital giants do not impose their own rules on Europe's markets, said Commission executive vice-president Margrethe Vestager at the EESC plenary.

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    41/2020

    I ask you to transform the landscape for the disabled people with them, not for them. I am so grateful that you are facilitating this conversation and instigating this debate. But this cannot just be a moment. It is a movement that I invite you to join, Ms Burke tells the EESC on the eve of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

  • Reference number
    40/2020

    EHSV považuje za neprijateľné a v rozpore so základnými hodnotami EÚ, že vzhľadom na pretrvávajúce právne a technické prekážky v celej Európe nie je ani jedna krajina EÚ schopná zaručiť, aby boli voľby plne prístupné pre všetkých.

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    39/2020

    The RRF is still under negotiation, but according to the EU institutions the involvement of civil society will be fundamental both in the design and implementation phases of the national recovery and resilience plans.

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    38/2020

    The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) releases the full programme of its new president, Christa Schweng, for her 2020-2023 term of office

    The president of the EESC, Christa Schweng, has announced the priorities for the next two and a half years, offering a bold vision for a stronger and more resilient post COVID-19 Europe in a programme that envisages a powerful contribution from the EESC to Europe's recovery and participatory democracy.