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Accelerating transitions to build an open strategic autonomy of Europe

Conference
Rue Van Maerlant 2, 1040 Brussels
Brussels
Belgium

Originally focused on matters of security and defence, open strategic autonomy has expanded to encompass a wide range of policies from geopolitics, trade and economics (i.e. critical raw materials and supply chains) to technology, environment and climate, social and governance. However, the Member States still do not agree to what levels of ambition should strategic autonomy be pursued or how would the concept of strategic autonomy be defined. In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis and then with the war in Ukraine, all seem to agree that the EU should develop more capabilities to increase self-sufficiency.

06/12/2022
Accelerating transitions to build an open strategic autonomy of Europe

European Consumer Day 2022

Empowering consumers for a more sustainable world
Rue Belliard 99
Brussels
Belgium

Since 1999, the EESC has been organising the European Consumer Day where consumers gather to influence the EU debate.
The topic of this year was "Empowering consumers for a more sustainable world". The objective was to reflect on how to give consumers the information they need and how to help them make the best choices when purchasing a product. 
Round tables focused on topics such as tech for good, the right to reparability, the functional economy, consumption and health.
The event held  both in Brussels and online. It gathered high level speakers and representatives of EU institutions, national governments and civil society organisations.

17/11/2022

SMEs, social economy enterprises, crafts, liberal professions: opportunities and challenges of the green transition

Public Hearing
Rue Belliard 99
Brussels
Belgium

This hearing will focus on topical questions such as the possible avenues to help MSMEs be well informed and prepared to grasp the opportunities of the transition to climate neutrality, coupling it with the possibilities offered by the digitalisation and hedging the current geopolitical risks. It will also take into consideration the challenges faced by the Belgian companies and the opportunities offered to them if they successfully adjust to the climate neutral and digitalised world.

28/10/2022

Conference on SMEs, social economy enterprises, crafts, liberal professions: opportunities and challenges of the green transition

5, Sveta Nedelya Square (Hotel Sofia Balkan)
1000 Sofia
Bulgaria

This joint high-level event focused on topical questions such as the challenges faced by Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to successfully adjust to the climate neutral and digitalised world. It has also analysed the possible avenues to help MSMEs to be well informed and prepared to grasp the opportunities of the transition to climate neutrality, coupling it with the possibilities offered by the digitalisation and hedging the current geopolitical risks.

26/09/2022

SMEs, social economy enterprises, crafts and liberal professions Fit for 55 – Turning the Challenges into Opportunities

Public Hearing
Belgium

The hearing will assess the chances and challenges that SMEs face due to the green transition in terms of proper funding and support measures. The Green Deal and the Fit for 55 package affect SMEs through direct requirements or indirectly through increased costs or resources. Some specific groups – such as micro companies, social economy enterprises, crafts and some liberal professions, are especially vulnerable and have less resources and information to secure the successful green transition.

04/05/2022

Competition Policy and Social Sustainability

14:30-18:00 CET
Brussels
Belgium

On 14 March, the EESC NAT and INT Sections, the Fair Trade Advocacy Office and the Global Competition Law Centre of the College of Europe organise an online conference to continue the debate on how joint sustainability initiatives can be competition law compliant.

14/03/2022

Social economy, the future of Europe

Which contribution to the Conference on the Future of Europe?
Debate
European Parliament, Room N.1.4
67070 Strasbourg
France

The Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) cannot ignore the model of economic governance created by the social economy. Its existence is based on historical foundations anchored in many European countries where it is both a social and an entrepreneurial dynamic. In some other countries, it is the subject of renewed interest. The European Commission is devoting an action plan to it to unleash its full potential. The European Parliament has already dedicated many reports to it, but today it is necessary to take further steps. The social economy must be promoted in the work of the CoFoE, for its values ​​and democratic principles, for its entrepreneurial diversity and for its role in enhancing active citizenship.

10/03/2022

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