Energy poverty remains a major concern for European people. Recent legislation has attempted to protect vulnerable consumers from electricity disconnection. This year, the European Commission has issued an action plan for affordable energy as part the Clean Industrial Deal, which focuses on decreasing energy prices for citizens, businesses and communities across the EU. This plan proposes a series of measures to lower energy bills and fast-track cost-saving and reinforcing structural reforms for our energy system.
Against this backdrop, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the European Commission are holding a joint conference on affordable energy in Brussels from 9:30 to 17:30 on 11 June 2025.
Teatro Thalia, Estrada das Laranjeiras 205, Lisboa 1600-134
Lisbon
Portugal
This conference in Lisbon is the fourth event on disinformation being hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) as part of its ongoing project aiming to fight disinformation with the help of civil society.
The EESC considers it important to create a well-functioning, prosperity-enhancing tax system that works for people and businesses and that fosters competitiveness. The different and recent legislative acts have been adding layers of legislation to the existing taxation framework, at the hearing the EESC will look into ways to simplify complex tax framework in the EU.
Joint Conference of the Minister for Civil Society of the Republic of Poland and the EESC Civil Society Organisations' Group
Event type
Conference
Location
Chancellery of the Prime Minister
Warsaw
Poland
The conference will be held on 15 May 2025 at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister in Warsaw, Al. Ujazdowskie 1/3, as part of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU.
how do we ensure their sustainable access to the labour market?
Location
EESC, room VMA 23 - Rue van Maerlant 2
Brussels
Belgium
This event, organised by the EESC's Permanent Group on Immigration and Integration, aims to explore policies, strategies and best practices for enhancing labour market integration of vulnerable migrants. By including perspectives from institutional stakeholders, think thanks, social partners and civil society organisations we will examine how to ensure that vulnerable groups of migrants can contribute meaningfully to the workforce while securing their dignified livelihoods.
This joint public hearing is being organised as part of preparations for two related opinions. Firstly, it will gather insights from organised civil society on progress with, and the challenges of, implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR), and will involve collecting proposals for the upcoming new EPSR Action Plan. Secondly, the hearing will also discuss the forthcoming EU Anti-Poverty Strategy, including the role of the social partners and other civil society organisations in shaping policies and measures to combat poverty and social exclusion within the EPSR framework.
The upcoming Commission-proposal and subsequent negotiations surrounding the post-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) will take place at a crucial moment of heightened tensions between the EU’s strategic objectives and the size and allocation of its budget.
