The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is the voice of organised civil society in Europe.

It represents employers, workers and civil society organisations. The expertise of its 329 members helps optimise the quality of EU policies and legislation.

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  • Road to the Global Disability Summit: For a disability- inclusive development and humanitarian action

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  • EESC Info January 2025

    V tej številki:

    • Podpora podjetjem socialnega gospodarstva v skladu s pravili o državni pomoči (Guiseppe Guerini)
    • Projekcija beloruskega filma „Pod sivim nebom“ v EESO – intervju z režiserko Maro Tamkovič
    • Izvajanje novega pakta o migracijah in azilu utegne biti preizkušnja za evropski projekt (Camille Le Coz, MPI Europe)
    • Grobovi brez imen na zunanjih mejah Evrope (Barbara Matejčić)

    • Sirski begunci:

      - pristop EU k vračanju Sircev bi lahko pomenil prelomnico v njeni migracijski politiki (Alberto-Horst Neidhardt, EPC)

      - zaradi nestabilnih razmer države EU ne smejo siliti sirskih beguncev k vrnitvi v domovino (Jean-Nicolas Beuze, UNHCR)

  • EESC info December 2024

    V tej številki:

    • Andrey Gnyot: Sovražniki države – preganjanje novinarjev v Belorusiji
    • Delegacija EESO na COP16 in 29: Izgubljamo tla pod nogami
    • Adélaïde Charlier: Večmilijardno izdajstvo – COP29 kot neuspeh za podnebno pravičnost
    • Luz Haro Guanga: Boj za zdrav planet je vprašanje življenja ali smrti
    • Mariya Mincheva: Stroški nesodelovanja v schengenskem območju so visoki za Bolgarijo in Romunijo, a tudi za enotni trg EU