EESC Info

In this issue:

• EU fight against disinformation must target propagators and protect fundamental rights
• Turning recovery into a success: the EESC underlines the key role of organised civil society
• European Year of Youth 2022: Focus on the results, not the hype
• EESC asks the European Commission to be more ambitious in efforts to steer the EU economy and finance towards sustainability

In this issue:

• Mathew Caruana Galizia: I try to make sure that my mother did not die for nothing
• Sophia Wiegand: COP26 disappointed the young, but did not take away hope
• Violations of Schengen area freedoms and rights need to be addressed
• Reversing the negative trends in the rule of law across the EU through civil society
• 5G – EESC urges Commission to further assess impact on human health and the environment

In this issue:

• Cohesion must be at the heart of post-pandemic Europe, say Commissioner Elisa Ferreira and EESC president Christa Schweng
• Media freedom must stay at the top of our agendas
• On the first EU "organic day", the EESC stresses the importance of more sustainable, fairer and more inclusive food systems
• AI in Europe: not all decisions can be reduced to ones and zeros

In this issue:

• AI: while 18% of the world's top-tier researchers are European only 10% work in Europe
• Frans Timmermans meets European youth leaders at the EESC
• Ending poverty for European children needs a whole-society approach
• Roaming: the EESC calls for a single tariff zone across the EU

In this issue:

• The Conference on the Future of Europe: EESC consultations will reach every corner of Europe
• The Slovenian EU Presidency comes at a critical time for Europe
• "The European Green Deal will be just, or will just not be"
• Recovery and reconstruction after the pandemic must be the priority for the future of Europe

• EESC launches the Civil Society Prize 2021 on climate action
• Norman Davies: Things that don't hold together will fall apart
• EESC endorses a robust and inclusive EU Health Union
• Statement: How to seize a long-awaited opportunity

• #YEYS2021: Europe's young generation takes up the challenge of climate
• The EESC's central role is fully recognised by the Conference on the Future of Europe
• EESC delves into the challenges of teleworking
• It is high time to scale up European action on disability policies

In this issue:

• Conference on the Future of Europe: EESC is committed to actively contributing to the success of the Conference
• Not just green and digital: the future of Europe must also be more democratic
• Developing a more resilient and effective rail system
• EESC pledges to deliver a substantial contribution on the Commission's new initiatives

• STORY ON EACH WINNING PROJECT IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE EDITION  
• PODCAST FEATURING OUR CROSS BORDER WINNER "EMERGENCY": WITHOUT SOLIDARITY, WHERE WOULD YOU BE NOW?
• Did you know...? Interesting facts about the EESC Civil Solidarity Prize winners
• In the winners' words: interviews with all the winners

• The time has come to deliver and give the word "community" new meaning
• EU to closely monitor implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
• Poverty in the EU could be halved by 2030, the EESC hears
• New Migration Pact: "The devil is in the detail"