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The EESC brings together representatives from all areas of organised civil society, who give their independent advice on EU policies and legislation. The EESC's326 Members are organised into three groups: Employers, Workers and Various Interests.
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The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is this year exceptionally rewarding two sets of winners. Its Civil Society Prize will go both to projects trying to create a better future for young people, and to schemes lending support to Ukrainians affected by Russia's brutal invasion of their country
Are you ready for our annual YEYS! event, where students from all over Europe have their say on their active citizenship in a participatory democracy?If yes, join us!
Your Europe, Your Say! (YEYS!) will run its 14th edition this year, returning to in-person format after three years. It is called "Youth Democracy Dialogues", and will take place between 23 and 24 March 2023.
European organised civil society and citizens have shown unprecedented solidarity with Ukrainian refugees, throwing open their homes, helping these refugees enter the labour market and quickly integrating Ukrainian children into European schools. The EU should now learn from this success story to help all refugees and migrants, the 2022 Forum said.
During its September plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted an own-initiative opinion on the EU Youth Test. For years, young people have demanded that their voices be heard in decision-making processes. With this opinion, the EESC becomes the first EU body to support their call for a mechanism to assess the impact of future legislation on youth.
Da bi vlade držav Zahodnega Balkana svojim državljanom zagotovile boljšo prihodnost, se morajo lotiti reševanja težav, s katerimi se srečujejo mladi, ki imajo ključno vlogo pri njenem ustvarjanju. Zadostna in pregledna proračunska sredstva za razvoj mladinske politike ter vključevanje mladih v proces pristopa k EU so osnovni pogoj za spodbujanje pozitivnih sprememb in izboljšanje položaja mladih v regiji.
The EESC held a public hearing in preparation for an own-initiative opinion on The EU Youth Test. The event provided an opportunity to learn from the experiences of other Member States that have already implemented similar youth test approaches, as well as to consider youth participation in the context of Europe's future.
On 29 June, the Civil Society Organisations' Group (Group III) held a webinar entitled Youth in the post-war reconstruction process. The webinar was organised in the context of the European Year of Youth 2022and moderated by Group III Member Katrīna Leitāne, who is chairing the EESC coordination group for the European Year.
Although the majority of young people were not considered as the main risk group for COVID-19, they were among those who most strongly felt the consequences of the social and economic measures deployed to fight against the spread of the virus
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.