Evropski ekonomsko-socialni odbor
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 European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and Serbia held the 10th meeting of their Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) in Brussels on 10 March, adopting a joint declaration by majority on 31 March. JCC members called on the EU institutions to take better account of civil society's role and to strengthen its involvement in monitoring Serbia's accession process and holding authorities to account.
The importance of Social Dialogue, the role of employers' organisations, the economic situation in the Balkan countries, progress in the accession process and current political challenges: these were main topics of the discussions at the Balkan Employers' Round Table that took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 22 March 2017. The event brought together representatives of employers' organisations from former Yugoslavia (Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia).
How can Europeans build upon common values to tackle global challenges, such as climate change, migration, terrorism, economic crises, tax evasion, organised crime, pandemics and humanitarian emergencies?
“Foreign policy begins at home,” according to the European Economic and Social Committee’s (EESC) recent opinion on the strategy on foreign and security policy proposed by the European Commission.
