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  • EESC champions pro-worker AI in high-level debate

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    2/2025

    With artificial intelligence reshaping the workplace, it is crucial to continue promoting human-centric AI and advocating for policies that balance strong AI development in Europe with social justice and workers’ rights, a high-level debate at the EESC heard.

  • Youth is the key for the EU-Mediterranean partnership

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    1/2025

    Young people in the Mediterranean region must be included in every step of the way, from policy-making to implementation. They shape not only policies but also life, as highlighted in the debate held by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).

    External relations

  • "If it didn't exist, it would have to be created" - EESC Liaison Group celebrates its 20th anniversary

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    57/2024

    On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the EESC's Liaison Group, the founders and current members of the Group called for intensive action to defend European democracy, open public space and a just Europe.

  • The EESC’s first-ever Housing Forum, advocating housing as a fundamental right

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    56/2024

    At its December plenary, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held its first-ever Housing Forum, emphasising the urgent need for decent, sustainable and affordable housing across the European Union. The forum gathered high-level stakeholders to address the ongoing housing crisis and explore possible solutions.

    Housing

  • EESC plenary: European Council president António Costa asks for civil society's help to realise his vision for a stronger, competitive Europe

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    54/2024

    António Costa, the new President of the European Council, used his first appearance at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) to share his key priorities for the EU. He highlighted competitiveness as the basis for Europe’s future prosperity and reiterated his commitment to combining competitiveness with social rights to secure a sustainable future for Europe. In line with this, EESC President Röpke highlighted that the EU needs to strive for a competitiveness works for the many, not the few. 

  • The EU needs a European Action Plan on #RareDiseases

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    54/2024

    The EESC high-level conference held in Budapest urged the new European Commission and the EU Member States to develop a comprehensive policy framework, setting common and measurable objectives to address the rare disease pathway and further increase European cooperation.

  • European Migration Forum showcases how civil society can help implement the Pact on Migration and Asylum

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    53/2024

    The 9th European Migration Forum, organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, focuses on how civil society can play a key role in the forthcoming implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum, while highlighting the direct work of civil society organisations on the ground.

    Migration and Asylum

  • Make EU enlargement happen – Our future is also your future

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    52/2024

    The next Commission must be the enlargement Commission. It is not a question of whether or not to enlarge, but rather how to do it right. This was the focus of the Enlargement High-Level Forum held by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and attended by EESC President Oliver Röpke, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights Nicolas Schmit and ministers from EU Member States and Enlargement candidate countries alike.

  • EESC calls for European flagship initiative for health and action plan on rare diseases

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    51/2024

    The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) calls for a European flagship initiative for health, aiming to build a cross-cutting health architecture within the European Union. It also calls on the European Commission to publish an Action Plan on Rare Diseases with clearly achievable targets.

  • EESC Connecting EU Seminar: Journalism is a public good that the EU must defend

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    50/2024

    Journalists are under increasing pressure from governments and private interests that curb media freedom. On top of more familiar obstacles, they are now battling the challenges of generative AI, which, despite the many benefits it could bring, threatens to undermine the economic foundations of the profession.

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