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Not for youth, but with #Youth. 🇪🇺
Through our EESC Youth Test, young people's voices are part of the policymaking process.
We also:
🌍 involve them into our meetings and hearings;
🌱 send a Youth Delegate to COP every year;
and more: link.europa.eu/BBdFVh
European Economic and Social Committee retweeted
🔴 Starting shortly in Dublin!
👉 Conference on 🇪🇺 Europe's #HousingCrisis 🏠 @EESC_TEN
▶️ Looking for effective measures and practical solutions to increase the supply of affordable and sustainable #housing
📥 Media inquiries: press@eesc.europa.eu
Dreading your electricity bill should not be normal.
Our committee aims to give households relief by calling for:
💡 lower taxes on electricity than gas;
💡 smart meters in every home by 2035;
💡 prioritising green energy.
➡️ link.europa.eu/CBVbrV
European Economic and Social Committee retweeted
Join us in the discussion on productivity gap & the possible paths for Europe's future on quality jobs:
with @yanisvaroufakis, Anne-Laure Delatte from @CNRS, @EstherLynchs, @DamonSilvers
🗓️Wednesday 11/11 at 09.30
📒link.europa.eu/Bh8yYQ
📺link.europa.eu/7VMNPQ
European Economic and Social Committee retweeted
Skills. Quality jobs. Local opportunities. A real voice for civil society.
@ThomasWagEESC on the #MediterraneanPact
Read more here: eunews.it/en/2026/11/06/medi…
ALT Window pane with writing in white saying ‘thank you for supporting local’
European Economic and Social Committee retweeted
Many conversations, one clear message: Europe needs its SMEs to thrive 🎯
After three days of discussions at #SMECAssembly2026, from simplification to internationalisation & entrepreneurship, we brought the business perspective to the table.
🎥Watch the highlights 👇
European Economic and Social Committee retweeted
#EU2027 @EU_Commission Work Programme: Europe will be stronger when citizens/civil society are genuine partners in shaping its future. We need an EU that is resilient/democratic/sustainable & closer to its communities. @CillianLohan
📰Read full statement👉link.europa.eu/tTFYpr
Our 2027 @EU_Commission Work Programme is now tabled.
Two priorities: boosting competitiveness, tackling energy prices, which is what Europeans and businesses are asking for. Overall:
✔️23 targeted new initiatives
✔️10 with simplification at their core.
ec.europa.eu/commission/pres…
European Economic and Social Committee retweeted
✂️Cutting red tape must not mean cutting workers’ rights.
In its opinion on #employment guidelines, the #EESC calls for stronger protections on:
✅ subcontracting
✅ AI in the workplace
✅ gender equality
✅ lifelong learning
Read more 👇
link.europa.eu/QDvGWd
#EESCPlenary
Around 25% of EU drinking water is lost to leaks, and up to 60% in some regions. 🚰 Water scarcity may cost the EU up to €9bn a year.
Our #EUBlueDeal calls for:
💧 a “Water Test” for EU laws;
💧 polluters to pay;
💧 water to be an EU priority.
➡️ link.europa.eu/QR67uw
European Economic and Social Committee retweeted
Europe has no shortage of ambitions. The real test is delivery.
#EuropeanSemester must turn promises into progress: boost competitiveness, support investment & strengthen social cohesion.
READ our opinion on the 2026 Spring Package from @EU_Commission: link.europa.eu/MtYdBx
ALT EESC rapporteur Gonçalo Lobo Xavier in plenary
European Economic and Social Committee retweeted
🆕 #Energy – EESC urges more transparent #electricity bills to keep prices down
Key actions:
1⃣ increase transparency
2⃣ adopt a systemic approach to the #ElectricitySystem
3⃣ modernise the rules governing grid connections
Click here and read the story👉 link.europa.eu/CBVbrV
14% of EU adolescents say they spend 10+ hours a day on screens.
Online safety shouldn’t fall on families alone. We’ve called for:
📝 easy cyberbullying reporting;
🛡️ platform responsibility;
📱 an end to addictive practices like 'doomscrolling'.
➡️ ink.europa.eu/vFmHBp
This #GenderEquality Week, we join the @EuroParl_EN's commitment to an EU where all women are empowered to decide, lead & participate.
We:
⚖️ adopted opinions on the Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030;
🌐 contributed to the @UN_Women's CSW71;
& more: link.europa.eu/fnqD3n
European Economic and Social Committee retweeted
New laws, old stereotypes. Why is gender equality still so far away? An interview with @EU_EESC 's @Juliane_IDA for #GenderEqualityWeek at @Europarl_EN link.europa.eu/F4ThtC
European Economic and Social Committee retweeted
#EUEnlargement is a strategic investment in a safer and more prosperous Europe.
I welcome the @EU_Commission’s 2026 Enlargement Package.
A merit-based process, democratic values and meaningful civil society participation must remain at its heart.
link.europa.eu/6B6rWQ
We welcome the 2026 #EUEnlargement Package & the progress made by candidate countries.
Civil society must be at the heart of the EU enlargement process.
We help strengthen its voice through:
🧩 our Enlargement Candidate Members initiative;
🧩 visits to candidate countries.
Today, we adopted the 2026 🇪🇺 Enlargement Package, highlighting progress made by our partners over the past year.
We are also proposing indicative roadmaps to help the most-advanced negotiating partners move forward on their EU path.
Read more: link.europa.eu/gJpVwx
#CircularEconomy is a strategic priority on our industrial agenda and it could be a fundamental driver of #EUCompetitiveness & raw materials security.
We call for:
♻️reducing raw material dependencies;
♻️supporting SMEs with accessible training.
👉 link.europa.eu/tFX9mW
We are at the #SMECAssembly2026 with a strong delegation representing the voice of civil society.
🗯️ SMEs are more familiar w/ the rhetoric around simplification than w/ concrete measures.
The few acts that provide relief for SMEs are peanuts compared w/ the volume of legislation adopted at EU level: around seven legal acts a day.
@AlMastantuono at #SMECAssembly2026
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Making #EUCivilSociety heard where EU decisions take shape.
We connect 90 million citizens with EU policymaking, bringing diverse voices to the @EU_Commission, @Europarl_EN & @EUCouncil through trusted advice and recommendations.
Our work: link.europa.eu/QR67uw
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European Economic and Social Committee retweeted
📚 Looking forward to the 6th Policy Learning Forum!
9-10 November: Cedefop and @EU_EESC will discuss inequalities in adult learning and ways to address them.
🔗 Find out more: cedefop.europa.eu/en/events/…
