The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) throws its support behind the Commission's "REPowerEU" initiative, stressing that energy security must be accompanied by urgent measures to protect vulnerable users, accelerate decarbonisation and diversify energy sources. Steps should also be taken to reduce demand for Russian gas which has brought about a significant increase in energy prices.
At the meeting of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)'s Bureau in Prague, the Czech Minister for European Affairs, Mikuláš Bek, presented the priorities of the forthcoming Czech EU presidency. The minister also joined EESC members in a seminar on sustainable and affordable energy for the EU.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) organised for the second consecutive year a major conference to take stock of the energy poverty situation in the EU Member States, putting forward concrete proposals to tackle this important social problem.
To turn solidarity with Ukraine into concrete action, the EESC is joining the European Parliament's "civil society hub" initiative for Ukraine, allowing the NGO Promote Ukraine to use part of its premises at rue de Trèves 74, along with logistical equipment.
Stredoškoláci z celej Európy odovzdali podpredsedníčke Európskej komisie pre hodnoty a transparentnosť Věre Jourovej osem konkrétnych návrhov. Študenti sa zúčastnili na virtuálnom mládežníckom podujatí Vaša Európa, váš názor (YEYS2022) na tému Pravda o klamstvách. Mládež vzdoruje dezinformáciám. Podujatie usporiadal Európsky hospodársky a sociálny výbor (EHSV) 31. marca a 1. apríla 2022.
The European Union needs not only to improve the preparedness of its health system but also to address inequalities within the Union and globally. It needs to move quickly to assess the public health action taken to date
This year – 2022 – the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will be co-organising the first-ever EU organic awards, together with the European Commission, European Committee of the Regions (CoR), COPA-COGECA and IFOAM Organics Europe, aimed at recognising excellence and rewarding the best and most innovative players in the EU organic value chain.
V kontexte prebiehajúceho samitu Európskej rady dnes Európsky hospodársky a sociálny výbor prijal uznesenieVojna na Ukrajine a jej hospodárske a sociálne dôsledky. Členovia výboru v ňom vyjadrili solidaritu Ukrajine a vyzdvihli úlohu občianskej spoločnosti v úsilí pomôcť ukrajinskému ľudu a utečencom.
At the March plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) discussed the Commission's proposal on this new European lifestyle combiningsustainability, aesthetics and inclusion and highlighted the importance of its participatory approach.
