society
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19 April Apr 2018 1500 19 April 2018 Luca Jahier, the new president of the EESC, vows to revive civic engagement for a sustainable Europe
Elected as 32nd president of the European Economic and Social Committee, the EU body representing organised civil society, in his inaugural speech Mr Jahier invited all participants to dream with him of a re-energised Europe and to work together for a second European Renaissance.
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17 April Apr 2018 1455 17 April 2018 The reform of the European Citizens’ Initiative is underway
The European Economic and Social Committee has organised in its headquarters in Brussels the 7th ECI Day to shed light on the new European Commission’s reform proposal and to make the European Citizens’ Initiative a more efficient instrument of dialogue between the EU and its citizens
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14 November Nov 2017 1636 14 November 2017 Future of Europe: Towards a European Education Area by 2025
With the debate on the future of Europe in full swing, the European Commission is setting out its vision for how we can create a European Education Area by 2025.
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25 October Oct 2017 1244 25 October 2017 Financing of civil society is essential for democracy
The EU institution should promote a positive image of civil society organisations, preserve their independence and ensure they are properly funded, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) says.
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11 October Oct 2017 1757 11 October 2017 France, circular economy helping the most needy
The Agence du Don en Nature (Adn) collects new non-food unsold products from enterprises and it redistributes them to the most needy thanks to a network of more than 750 local associations in France. Every year the Adn contributes to help 850.000 people in need and redistributes every week more than 600.000 euros of new products
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10 October Oct 2017 1303 10 October 2017 Money from the ECB invested into gambling, oil and weapons
Everybody talks about it. But what is Quantitative Easing? And where does the money go? Corporate Europe Observatory has made a list of the beneficiaries of the European Central Bank’s corporate bond purchasing scheme. The results are disturbing, unless you think that oil, fancy cars, motorways, champagne, and gambling are a good place to put public money...
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5 October Oct 2017 1535 05 October 2017 Change Please, when the homeless become baristas
The entrepreneur Cemal Ezel and The Big Issue, the world's most widely circulated street newspaper sold by homeless people, have launched a social enterprise helping the homeless, training them as baristas.
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28 September Sep 2017 1630 28 September 2017 Nikosia. Free radio, free minds
It’s called Nikosia and it’s the first radio in Spain produced by people suffering from mental problems. The aim? FIght against the stigma surrounding psychiatric problems. Radio Nikosia is supported by many personalities. Among them singer and activist Manu Chao.
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14 September Sep 2017 1500 14 September 2017 Prevent radicalisation: the role of civil society
The European Economic and Social Committee (Eesc) has organised a public hearing on “The role of civil society in the prevention of radicalisation of young people” in its headquarters in Brussels. The aim? Clarify how EU policy-makers can help civil society practitioners to successfully prevent radicalisation.
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28 August Aug 2017 1706 28 August 2017 Finding Europe at the Libyan border
A reportage from the Seefuchs, a humanitarian vessel operated by the German Ngo Sea-Eye