Press releases

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    20/2022

    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.

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    19/2022

    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.

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    18/2022

    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.

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    17/2022

    Dijaki iz vse Evrope so podpredsednici Evropske komisije za vrednote in preglednost Věri Jourovi predstavili osem konkretnih predlogov, ki so jih oblikovali na virtualnem dogodku za mlade Vaša Evropa, vaš glas (YEYS2022) na temo Resnica o lažeh – Mladi proti dezinformacijam. Dogodek je v organizaciji Evropskega ekonomsko-socialnega odbora (EESO) potekal 31. marca in 1. aprila 2022.

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    16/2022

    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

  • EESC 3 categories of EU organic awards
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    15/2022

    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.

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    14/2022

    Evropski ekonomsko-socialni odbor je danes ob vrhu Evropskega sveta sprejel resolucijo o vojni v Ukrajini ter njenih gospodarskih in socialnih posledicah. Člani so izrazili solidarnost z Ukrajino in poudarili vlogo civilne družbe pri pomoči ukrajinskemu prebivalstvu in beguncem

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    13/2022

    In its Resolution on War in Ukraine and its economic, social and environmental impact adopted on Thursday, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) strongly condemns the ongoing unilateral aggression against Ukraine ordered by the President of the Russian Federation.

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    12/2022

    At the March plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) discussed the Commission's proposal on this new European lifestyle combining sustainability, aesthetics and inclusion and highlighted the importance of its participatory approach.

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    2022/11

    The Civil Society Days 2022 brought together citizens, civil society organisations and European institutions to debate and address the challenge of ensuring shared prosperity. This major challenge has never been more crucial for Europe as the impacts from the Russia-Ukraine war emerge and the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be felt, speakers emphasised.