Press releases

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    34/2019

    Corporate taxes could the the most harmful form of taxation to economic growth. Contrary to public perception, there has been no reduction in corporate tax revenues in relation to GDP in the last 40 years. Countries that have reduced their corporate tax rates in recent years have seen increases in investment in the following years. There is no race to the bottom, rather to a middle range of some 20% corporate tax rate and revenues are stable or even increasing. These are some of the conclusions of a recent study commissioned by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) at the request of the Employers' Group.

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    33/2019

    Cycling and human values were honoured at the debate on clean mobility organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and its Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society (TEN) on 3 July 2019.

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    32/2019

    The fight against climate change and the promotion of sustainable energy were high on the agenda at the June plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). At the end of the mandate of the current European Commission, Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President responsible for the Energy Union and EESC President, Luca Jahier engaged in a fruitful discussion on the future of Europe and took a firm stand: citizens must continue to be involved and consulted in the decisions on the transition to a carbon-neutral society.

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    31/2019

    On the eve of key decisions which will shape the Union's new leadership and strategic agenda for the next five years, the national Economic and Social Councils and the European Economic and Social Council met in Rome on 13-14 June ...read more

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    30/2019

    European citizens should be both vigilant and engaged

    At a crucial time in Europe and in the world, Sustainable Democracy in Europe was this year's topic at the Civil Society Days, organised by the Liaison Group at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on 12 and 13 June 2019.

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    29/2019

    Študija, ki jo je naročil Evropski ekonomsko-socialni odbor, kaže, da čezmejne storitve ustvarjajo nova delovna mesta in gospodarsko rast. Čezmejne storitve so pozitivne za vse države EU in različna delovna mesta, tako delovno kot znanjsko intenzivna. Študija dokazuje, da izogibanje strogemu urejanju notranjega trga čezmejnih storitev ugodno vpliva na gospodarstvo EU. Enoodstotno zmanjšanje deleža čezmejnih storitev bi gospodarstvo EU stalo približno 8 milijard EUR.

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    28/2019

    Evropski ekonomsko-socialni odbor (EESO) je razpisal nagrado za civilno družbo za leto 2019. Letošnja tema je Več žensk v evropski družbi in gospodarstvu, nagraditi pa želi inovativne pobude in projekte, katerih cilj je boj za enake možnosti za ženske in moške ter njihova enaka obravnava na vseh področjih gospodarskega in družbenega življenja.

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    27/2019

    The 25th anniversary of the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement, in force since 1994, was the main topic of the EEA Consultative Committee meeting that took place on 23 and 24 May. This committee, which represents employers, workers and other civil society players of EEA member states, insisted on the importance of completing the internal market and taking into account its social dimension.

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    24/2019

    On 10 May, candidates from the main parties running for the European Parliament (EP) elections took part in a round table debate organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in Madrid. They were in favour of initiating a reform of the EU institutions with the aim, amongst other things, of enabling organised civil society to play a greater role in the building of Europe.

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    26/2019

    EESC debate on growing antisemitism

    EESC members demonstrated their unanimity in the fight against growing antisemitism in Europe. Read more ..