Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) played a central role in bringing the consensual views of organised civil society in the EU to the attention of policy-makers and contributing to the rapidly evolving economic policy response at European level.
In this regard, we believe that now is the time for the EU institutions to make decisive steps in approving swiftly the new Facility and putting in place the necessary implementation mechanisms at European and national level, so that the hardest hit Member States, citizens and businesses can benefit from the relevant EU funding when they need it most.
Against this background, and on the occasion of the first meeting of the EESC's Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion (ECO) in our new term-of-office (2020-2025), we are organising a thematic debate on this issue between European policy-makers and civil society representatives.
The debate will take place on Thursday, 19 November 2020 from 14.30 to 16.40 as an online event, webstreamed live on the EESC website.
A Unified Legal Framework to Support Growth and Business
This study, commissioned by the EESC, offers a comprehensive analysis of the concept, rationale, historical evolution, and future prospects of the 28th regime in EU law.
Opportunities and drawbacks towards the reduction of GHG emissions in agriculture
This study evaluates the environmental, social, and economic impacts of digitalisation based on a literature review and case studies in Estonia, Germany, Romania, and Spain
This study examines how social partners and civil society organisations in six Member States — Italy, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Portugal and Sweden — view the effectiveness of current policies in raising employment levels and increasing adult participation in training. It also puts forward recommendations for improving policy outcomes.
From Complexity to Clarity: Reducing EU Regulatory Burdens with AI
This study, commissioned by the EESC, analyses regulatory expansion, evaluates the effectiveness of the Better Regulation framework, and explores AI-driven solutions to reduce regulatory burden.
EESC Employers’ Group priorities This document presents the short- and mid-term objectives of the EESC Employers’ Group and 10 policy actions for policymakers to improve the business environment, and thereby the EU’s competitiveness and conditions for creating prosperity for citizens.
This document seeks to provide input to the Global Coalition for Social Justice. It highlights key messages from EESC opinions on the six priority areas identified by the International Labour Organization (ILO) for immediate action.
The Consultative Commission on Industrial Change (known by its French acronym of CCMI, Commission Consultative des Mutations Industrielles), is the heir of the European Coal and Steel Community (CECA in French) and joined the EESC in 2002. Since then, the CCMI’s remit does no longer only cover the traditional coal and steel sectors but has been extended to embrace all sectors of industry in both manufacturing and services.
