The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) throws its support behind the Commission's "REPowerEU" initiative, stressing that energy security must be accompanied by urgent measures to protect vulnerable users, accelerate decarbonisation and diversify energy sources. Steps should also be taken to reduce demand for Russian gas which has brought about a significant increase in energy prices.
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.
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.
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.
Åtta konkreta förslag överlämnades till Europeiska kommissionens vice ordförande med ansvar för värden och öppenhet, Věra Jourová, av gymnasieelever från hela Europa. Eleverna deltog i det virtuella ungdomsevenemanget Ditt Europa, din mening! (YEYS2022) på temat ”Sanningen om lögner. Ungdomar står upp mot desinformation”. Evenemanget organiserades av Europeiska ekonomiska och sociala kommittén (EESK) den 31 mars och den 1 april 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
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.
Mot bakgrund av Europeiska rådets toppmöte antog Europeiska ekonomiska och sociala kommittén (EESK) i dag en resolution med titeln ”Kriget i Ukraina och dess ekonomiska, sociala och miljömässiga konsekvenser”. Ledamöterna uttryckte sin solidaritet med Ukraina och betonade det civila samhällets roll när det gäller att bistå det ukrainska folket och de som flyr från kriget.
At the March plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) discussed the Commission's proposal on this new European lifestyle combiningsustainability, aesthetics and inclusion and highlighted the importance of its participatory approach.
