📰 News and stories from @EU_EESC - the EU body representing organised #EUcivilsociety 📧 [email protected]

Brussels, Belgium
Joined November 2014
📢In the new #EESCInfo: 📌#ConnectingEU highlights 📌Can Europe avoid a return to its ugly past? - M. Bonikowska @CIR_CSM 📌Trust first: The best defence against disinformation - DW Akademie 📌Better regulation for a changing Europe @katrinazarina 📎link.europa.eu/ypxj38
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📺 Stay tuned! #EUCO #energy #electrification 👉 @EU_EESC will adopt the opinion on Future-proofing #electricity bills in the EU 🇪🇺 at next week's plenary session! @EESC_TEN Click here and find out more ➡️ link.europa.eu/yJPqMq
💡 NOW ONLINE - European Council conclusions on competitiveness, next MFF, enlargement and reforms ↓ #EUCO link.europa.eu/HbQf4N
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Europe must defend its interests without retreating into isolation. How can it balance economic security, openness and rules-based trade? Read the article: rapporteur.com/opinion/europ… #EUTrade #EconomicSecurity
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📢EESC NAT section member Nicoletta Merlo (@NMerlo87) presenting today at the #WorldFoodForum in Rome🇮🇹 🔸the goals and achievements of the EESC Youth Group 🔸the key messages of the opinion on the Generational renewal strategy #WFF
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🌾Can Europe deliver a fairer #CAP with fewer resources? As negotiations on the next EU budget continue, the @EU_EESC calls for a strong, standalone and adequately funded CAP post-2027 🔎Discover our recommendations in the opinion by @joehealyfarmer 👉 link.europa.eu/BPvN7Y
🥘👨‍🌾No farmers, no food @EU_EESC calls for: -stronger #CAP budget (0.5% of EU GDP) -support for young & female farmers -resilient food supply chains -science-based #sustainable farming, no cutting rural investment 👇Rapporteur @joehealyfarmer reports today from the #EESCplenary
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⚖️How can empowering women farmers build more resilient agrifood systems? At #CFS54, @EU_EESC member M. Nikolopoulou will discuss turning commitments into action at a side event 🗓️ 21/10 ⏲️08:30 CET, Rome + online 🔗register & follow online or in-situ: bit.ly/4hSFtKz
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🆕 EU’s new #energy labelling must include post-purchase information 🇪🇺 #EnergyLabel must cover the entire product lifecycle – from purchase to repair and resale – and use digital tools to improve transparency and accessibility #EPREL Find out more 👉 link.europa.eu/qCckPN
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🌍A bigger EU must also be a greener EU! 🇪🇺EU enlargement and climate ambition must go hand in hand. 🌱 The @EU_EESC calls for early climate action, clean energy investment and a strong civil society voice in candidate countries. 👉 Read more: link.europa.eu/bjnbgjdj
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🌍 Climate. Food. Oceans. Farming. One sustainable future! Today at @EU_EESC NAT civil society brings real-world solutions into EU policymaking 🌡️ Climate governance 🌱 #EUOrganicAwards winners 🌊 EU ETS & OceanEye 🍽️ #RightToFood 📺 Watch live: link.europa.eu/wbP87j
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🏠 Housing. 💼 Jobs. 🎓 Education. 🤝 Solidarity. The EESC believes intergenerational fairness must become a guiding principle of EU policymaking, with concrete measures to support both younger and older generations. Read more: link.europa.eu/RXJNj3 #EESCPlenary
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🆕 #HousingCrisis – Modern methods of construction can be the driver of #AffordableHousing 🇪🇺 They can lower housing costs 🏠 and boost supply ▶️ but only with a convergence of innovation, quality, workers’ rights and public interest 👉 Read the story: link.europa.eu/GxxMD6
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Meet the speakers of our 1st panel: 👉Eero AILIO, @Energy4Europe 👉Filip VAN DE VELDE, City of Ghent 👉Pauline DULONGCOURTY, @EPSUnions 👉Davide SABBADIN, @Green_Europe 👉@HannaZdanowska, Mayor of Łódź & @EU_CoR Member. Full programme and Registration: link.europa.eu/7gCPWM
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Building trust in a fractured world #EPDD In an era of growing uncertainty, promoting health, solidarity and citizen engagement can help build more resilient, peaceful and inclusive societies   Read more: link.europa.eu/trWxMX   @EU_EESC
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Responsibility for tackling #Cyberbullying must lie primarily with digital platforms, not young people. The EESC calls for ✅Stronger accountability ✅Simple reporting tools ✅Meaningful youth involvement ...to make online spaces safer. Read more👇 link.europa.eu/8VtVtj
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Europe’s investment gaps are growing, and closing them will require stronger public finance. The @EU_EESC looks at how public investment can help 🇪🇺 strengthen its economy, support cohesion & deliver on its priorities. Read the story 👉link.europa.eu/GWVnrn
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🔴LIVE NOW Follow our debate on the topic "From recommendations to results: Is administrative capacity becoming the missing link in the #EUSemester?" 🎥Watch live: link.europa.eu/HpYcPH ❓Join the discussion and ask your questions on Sli.do using #EUSemester.
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The European Public Diplomacy Days are live! Today we will discuss: 🔹 the role of #EUCivilSociety in health diplomacy; 🔹 how to tackle health disinformation; 🔹 how reducing poverty can improve health outcomes worldwide. Tune in live: link.europa.eu/PbbJty
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Follow LIVE tomorrow #Youth Policy Dialogue on #COP31 👥With @NMerlo87 and @WBHoekstra 📺 Watch: link.europa.eu/Bkpnfx
How should young people shape the EU's position at #COP31? 🌍 Join tomorrow's dialogue with @WBHoekstra and youth representatives from across Europe to discuss the future of EU climate action. 📺 Watch live: link.europa.eu/Bkpnfx @EU_ENV @Youth_Forum @ClimateEurope
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Fighting #terrorism must not mean sacrificing democracy. The EESC calls for an EU approach that combines: ✅Effective security ✅Prevention ✅Fundamental rights ✅Systematic involvement of #CivilSociety Read more 👇 link.europa.eu/hDwP9M #EESCPlenary
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📰Europe’s AI expansion risks deepening foreign dependence, EESC warns 🤖#Cloud & #AI development Act relies on unsecured funding, leaves open whether EU can generate enough electricity to power #DataCenters & gives affected communities too little say 🔎link.europa.eu/ywb43b
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