We are @EU_EESC's section dealing with #SingleMarket, #SMEs, #AI, #ConsumerRights, to name a few. Giving a voice to #EUCivilSociety in EU legislative process!
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Joined September 2014
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EESC Single Market retweeted
Simpler rules must still be strong rules!
At our #EESCPlenary debate with @VDombrovskis we called for stronger evidence, clearer safeguards, and greater democratic scrutiny of the @EU_Commission's better regulation plans.
👉 link.europa.eu/jHR44H
On @EU_Commission's rulebook, @EU_EESC stresses that
➡️EU needs simpler rules to strengthen its #competitiveness, but simplification must not become deregulation
➡️EU institutions have to assess effects of amendments throughout the legislative process
link.europa.eu/VRP37J
❗️Better regulation does not mean deregulation!
At #EESCPlenary debate with @VDombrovskis, @EU_EESC backed simpler EU rules but called for stronger evidence, clearer safeguards & greater democratic scrutiny of the Commission’s #BetterRegulation plans
📰 link.europa.eu/jHR44H
ALT European Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis and EESC president Seamus Boland in a conversation ahead of the EESC plenary debate on better regulation.
In its opinion on @SMEs/#simplification, @EU_EESC supports
➡️simplification based on a comprehensive SME competitiveness approach
➡️a stronger application of the ‘think small first’ principle
➡️a significant acceleration of regulatory digitalisation
📕link.europa.eu/JTTQWG
The #EESCplenary has adopted the @EESC_INT opinion “SMEs & simplification: How the simplification agenda can deliver for SMEs” led by rapporteur Veselin Mitov.
link.europa.eu/JTTQWG
In its opinion on #Cloud / AI Act, @EU_EESC recommends
🔵 treating cloud and AI infrastructure as a protected priority in the next EU multiannual financial framework
🔵 EU States to consult civil society when developing national cloud and AI strategies
📕link.europa.eu/3XfMbk
The #EESCplenary has adopted the @EESC_INT opinion “Cloud and AI Development Act” led by rapporteur @miroslavhajnos.
Read more: link.europa.eu/xg4TCY
EESC Single Market retweeted
Our September #EESCPlenary is coming!
On 23-24 September, our members will discuss:
📄 the #SingleMarket, EU regulation & intergenerational fairness;
🗣️ better regulation with @VDombrovskis;
💼 EU Organic Awards with @CHansenEU;
& more!
Stay tuned!➡️ link.europa.eu/VMRXYB
On 23/9⃣ @EU_EESC will adopt its recommendations on EU proposal for a Regulation on #Cloud and #AI Development Act
@EU_EESC calls for a stronger EU's cloud and AI ecosystem and less EU’s dependence on non-EU cloud and AI providers.
👉 Learn more link.europa.eu/3XfMbk
Our September #EESCPlenary starts tomorrow! 🇪🇺
From the #SingleMarket to agriculture, from #Housing to territorial cohesion, our members will vote on key opinions, bringing #EUCivilSociety's voice into the conversation!
Don't miss it! 👉 link.europa.eu/VMRXYB
🔴Interested in solutions to address environmental pollution and #ecosystem restoration and wide-scale implementation?
☑️On 24 September, 14:00-16:00 CEST,
☑️join the next #EUCircularTalk
☑️Read about it and register on bit.ly/4gim5HG
EESC Single Market retweeted
96€ millions to strengthen Europe's cybersecurity capabilities & preparedness.
From AI based security systems to resilient undersea cable infrastructure, seven new calls for proposals are now open under the Digital Europe Programme.
link.europa.eu/4BFfHV
@Cybersec_ECCC
EESC Single Market retweeted
✈️ Tourism can increase #EUcompetitiveness but the 🇪🇺 should restore the natural, social & #economic capital of tourist destinations & support local #communities & ecosystems ♻️
➡️ Learn more w/ Rapporteur @IsabelYglesias & read our Opinion: europa.eu/!pqCk6Q
EESC Single Market retweeted
Poverty is not an abstraction. For millions of Europeans, it is a daily reality.
The @EU_EESC’s 16th #CivilSocietyPrize will recognise those working to change that.
€30,000 prize fund.
If your work changes lives, apply by 6 November.⤵️
lnkd.in/gZRjcdjz
#AntiPoverty
➡️Read @EU_EESC recommendations to EU legislators on
- over-#Tourism, short-term rentals, crowding out of local populations
📕link.europa.eu/fnhR6F
- sustainability as a driver for long-term #competitiveness
📕link.europa.eu/mg3X8R
EESC Single Market retweeted
Circularity is a strategic necessity.
We welcome the new right-to-repair rules & call for:
♻️attractive repair, reuse & remanufacturing markets;
♻️circularity driving competitiveness & resilience;
♻️a just transition with workers & #EUCivilSociety at its core.
#CircularEconomy
Repair more. Waste less. Keep products in use for longer. ♻️🛠️
From 31 July, new EU right-to-repair rules start applying, making it easier for consumers to choose repair and extend the life of their products.
More 👉 link.europa.eu/h9T3Xx
EESC Single Market retweeted
One shared travel area. 🇪🇺
No passport checks. 🇪🇺
The #Schengen Area makes travelling, working and living across borders simpler every day.
Learn more about one of the EU's most tangible achievements: link.europa.eu/qnHtmv
EESC Single Market retweeted
Who speaks for EU’s businesses?
Our @employers_EESC Group ensures that their voice is heard in EU policymaking.
Key priorities:
✅ stronger Single Market;
✅ innovation, technology & skills;
✅ energy, materials & transport;
✅ financial markets;
✅ global partnerships.
EESC Single Market retweeted
Europe cannot afford deindustrialisation.
We back the Industrial Accelerator Act to speed up clean manufacturing, strengthen #MadeInEurope & #StrategicAutonomy without compromising:
🏭 quality jobs, fair rules;
🏭 regional cohesion & the environment.
ℹ️ link.europa.eu/JCpwTm
EESC Single Market retweeted
Over the next months, we will be working closely with @Ireland2026eu to reflect the concerns and expectations of Europe's civil society. 🇮🇪🤝🇪🇺
We are working together on topics such as:
🔹 Digital Fairness Act;
🔹 simplification for SMEs;
🔹 affordable housing.
Discover @EU_EESC recommendations on #HorizonEurope, EU #research and inn0vation programme 2028-34
➡️eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media…
@EUCouncilPress @Europarl_EN @HorizonEU @EZaharievaEU @lemaitre_eu
MFF: @EUCouncil adopts partial position on Horizon Europe
#COMPET #CY2026EU
Read the press release below 👇
link.europa.eu/JB3gk9
EESC Single Market retweeted
The EESC Plenary Session has adopted its opinion on the proposal to reform the General Block Exemption Regulation; click on the link below to read a short article summarising its contents
eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media…
EESC Single Market retweeted
Next #EESCPlenary is coming up soon! On 17-18 June will put to the vote an own-initiative opinion in support of the update of the General Block Exemptions Regulation #GBER
#EUCivilSociety eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/o…
A strong push for #SingleMarket delivery:
➡️@EnricoLetta launches the “One Europe, One #Market” tour today.
➡️The @EESC_INT is proud to have contributed to the report and will continue supporting this crucial work
What's holding back the #SingleMarket?
👉Weak enforcement of common EU rules
👉Declining consumer confidence
👉Complexity for SMEs
👉Loss of digital competitiveness
Read our story on the joint @EU_EESC @EU_CoR @EUparliament event One Europe, One Market
link.europa.eu/GDN7Tt
