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22/03/2019
Participants in YEYS 2019
„Brez izobraževanja ni glasovanja“, obvezno izobraževanje o evropskih zadevah za evropske dijake, je zmagovalni predlog dogodka „Vaša Evropa, vaš glas“ 2019
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15/2019

Udeleženci letošnjega mladinskega dogodka Vaša Evropa, vaš glas (YEYS), ki ga je Evropski ekonomsko-socialni odbor (EESO) organiziral 21. in 22. marca 2019, so največ glasov namenili predlogu za obvezno izobraževanje o evropski politiki, da bi bili državljani pred glasovanjem s tem bolje seznanjeni. Ta pobuda bo skupaj s tremi drugimi izbranimi predlogi, ki se osredotočajo na uporabo novih tehnologij in družbenih medijev za večjo udeležbo na evropskih volitvah, poslana v razmislek Evropskemu parlamentu.

21/03/2019
Plenary session March 2019 - day 22 - bilateral meeting - presidents Jahier and Bernasconi
#EESCPlenary: We must reinvent Europe with enthusiasm and projects that are close to the people, say presidents Patrick Bernasconi and Luca Jahier
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13 / 2019

The future of Europe was high on the agenda of the EESC March plenary, which hosted a debate with Patrick Bernasconi, president of the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council. Luca Jahier, president of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), reaffirmed that civil society had a vital role to play in the European project.

20/03/2019
Millions of EU voters with disabilities will not be able to cast their ballots in EP elections

With many legal and technical barriers still in place across the EU, not a single Member State has ensured that elections are accessible to all, an EESC report finds

On 20 March, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) issued an information report presenting the full state of play when it comes to the right of persons with disabilities to vote in the European Parliament elections.

20/03/2019
Peace signpost
Pot belega goloba – pot miru po Evropi

Evropski ekonomsko-socialni odbor (EESO) je na marčevskem plenarnem zasedanju sprejel mnenje, v katerem predlaga globalno strategijo za utrjevanje miru pod vodstvom EU. Strategija med drugim predvideva oblikovanje t. i. Poti belega goloba – poti miru od Severne Irske do Nikozije po stopinjah Kolumbana, irskega romarja iz 6. stoletja. Njen namen bi bil spodbujati dialog in spravo ter preprečevati konflikte.

14/03/2019
Jane Morrice at a EESC plenary session
The continuity of the EU peace and reconciliation programme in Northern Ireland is crucial in the context of Brexit

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted in its February plenary session an opinion supporting the continuation of the European Peace and Reconciliation Programme (PEACE) in Northern Ireland after the UK's withdrawal from the EU. This continued support is considered as "crucial" given the sensitivity of the debate on the UK/Ireland border in the context of the Brexit negotiations.  

06/03/2019
8th Meeting of the EU-Serbia Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee
Civil society representatives ask the EU institutions to monitor more effectively the reforms in the area of the rule of law in Serbia

Civil society representatives from both Serbia and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) asked the EU institutions to monitor more effectively the reforms in the area of the rule of law in Serbia and other EU candidate countries in a joint declaration issued as an outcome of the 8th meeting of the EU-Serbia Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) that took place in Brussels on 27 February.

21/02/2019
EESC meets #EUcivilsociety to discuss tomorrow's Europe: "We are fighting for everybody's future," says 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg
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8 / 2019

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) discussed the key role that organised civil society must play for the future of Europe during an event on 21 February 2019 - just over 90 days from the European elections - that brought together the highest representatives of the European institutions and civil society organisations from across the entire EU.

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