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  • Train GermanyGreen Deal
    30 November Nov 2021 1914 30 November 2021

    European Year of Rail 2021 – Rail can make a big contribution to smart and sustainable mobility

    Staff

    The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held an event promoting the European year dedicated to rail and explaining its potential to become a fully sustainable and competitive transport option, thereby helping to achieve the Green Deal targets

  • Artificial IntelligenceNews
    9 October Oct 2021 1843 09 October 2021

    AI in Europe: not all decisions can be reduced to ones and zeros, says the EESC

    Staff

    In two reports on draft EU legislation on artificial intelligence, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) calls for an all-out ban on social scoring in the EU and for a complaint and redress mechanism for people who have suffered harm from an AI system.

  • Markus Spiske W Iux Lhndc Lw Unsplash (2)Recovery plan
    22 September Sep 2021 1129 22 September 2021

    Broad participation by civil society is key to a strong recovery in Europe

    Staff

    A hearing organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) discussed opportunities and challenges in the implementation of the National Recovery and Resilience Plans in the various Member States, revealing that civil society is still far from being effectively involved in the process. There were calls for improved consultations in the upcoming implementing phase, following the shortcomings at the drafting stage

  • Ninno Jackjr Cg6gd QIOY UnsplashGender
    30 June Jun 2021 1902 30 June 2021

    CARE commits $130M to work towards SDG5: gender equality

    Staff

    10 Million women and girls will be supported by the global confederation working to fight poverty in 104 countries through Village Savings and Loans Savings Groups as part of a global strategy to transform gender dynamics and achieve gender equality. CARE applauds the convening of the Generation Equality Forum (GEF) in Paris, and as one of the organizations leading one of the “Action Coalitions” during the forum, is making bold commitments towards a future of gender equality by 2030

  • Krists Luhaers At Pwn YND Jnm UnsplashEurope
    30 June Jun 2021 1709 30 June 2021

    EU Commission proposes coordinated measures for the safe reopening of the cultural sector

    Staff

    The Commission has just published EU guidelines to ensure the safe resumption of activities in the cultural and creative sectors across the EU. These guidelines are expected to guide the design and implementation of measures and protocols in EU countries to cover both the safe reopening as well as the sustainable recovery in the cultural and creative sectors

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Artificial IntelligenceNews
9 October Oct 2021 1843 09 October 2021

AI in Europe: not all decisions can be reduced to ones and zeros, says the EESC

Staff

In two reports on draft EU legislation on artificial intelligence, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) calls for an all-out ban on social scoring in the EU and for a complaint and redress mechanism for people who have suffered harm from an AI system.

Markus Spiske W Iux Lhndc Lw Unsplash (2)Recovery plan
22 September Sep 2021 1129 22 September 2021

Broad participation by civil society is key to a strong recovery in Europe

Staff

A hearing organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) discussed opportunities and challenges in the implementation of the National Recovery and Resilience Plans in the various Member States, revealing that civil society is still far from being effectively involved in the process. There were calls for improved consultations in the upcoming implementing phase, following the shortcomings at the drafting stage

Ninno Jackjr Cg6gd QIOY UnsplashGender
30 June Jun 2021 1902 30 June 2021

CARE commits $130M to work towards SDG5: gender equality

Staff

10 Million women and girls will be supported by the global confederation working to fight poverty in 104 countries through Village Savings and Loans Savings Groups as part of a global strategy to transform gender dynamics and achieve gender equality. CARE applauds the convening of the Generation Equality Forum (GEF) in Paris, and as one of the organizations leading one of the “Action Coalitions” during the forum, is making bold commitments towards a future of gender equality by 2030

Krists Luhaers At Pwn YND Jnm UnsplashEurope
30 June Jun 2021 1709 30 June 2021

EU Commission proposes coordinated measures for the safe reopening of the cultural sector

Staff

The Commission has just published EU guidelines to ensure the safe resumption of activities in the cultural and creative sectors across the EU. These guidelines are expected to guide the design and implementation of measures and protocols in EU countries to cover both the safe reopening as well as the sustainable recovery in the cultural and creative sectors

Transizione Energetica EESCSustainability
31 March Mar 2021 1741 31 March 2021

Energy transition: EU needs speed change

Staff

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) addresses the state of play of the Energy Union and the national energy and climate plans, warning that the 2050 EU energy and climate objectives can only be reached with a change of pace in the transition and that citizens must really be put at the heart of the process

  • Women Refugees From Syria At A Clinic In Jordan By Russel Watkins:Department For International DevelopmentCivil Society
    27 February Feb 2021 1737 27 February 2021

    Syrian women face worrying food insecurity levels, a decade into the conflict

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    According to a new Care report Syrian women overwhelmingly report food insecurity as an urgent, pressing issue for their households, with many families resorting to negative strategies, including eating fewer or smaller meals to get by

  • Plenary 27EU
    28 January Jan 2021 1118 28 January 2021

    EESC and European Commission join forces for a healthier and fairer Europe in the digital age

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    The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) backs the European Commission's 2021 work programme and points out that the driving force to make Europe healthier, fairer and more prosperous must be a coordinated approach with all interinstitutional actors, capitalising on the prominent role played by organised civil society

  • Unbreakable Women In Glass, Exhibition View Photo Credit Francesco Allegretto (1) (1)Events
    16 September Sep 2020 1800 16 September 2020

    Unbreakable: Women in Glass

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    With the exhibition “Unbreakable: Women in Glass”, curators Nadja Romain and Koen Vanmechelen balance the glass work of 64 contemporary women artists with the masculinity of a legendary Venetian glass furnace. This landmark exhibition of Fondazione Berengo explores the creative idiosyncrasies of glass work produced by female artists who continue to be sidelined in the art world. Featuring visionary artists from Europe, the United States, Latin America, and Asia the show brings together an ambitious line-up of women who have worked with Berengo studio in its furnaces on Murano during its thirty years of history. The exhibition is open until 7th January 2021

  • Hands By PixabayProjects
    6 July Jul 2020 0801 06 July 2020

    EESC launches "Civil society against COVID-19" web pages

    Staff

    The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) demonstrates its members' commitment on the ground to tackling the coronavirus crisis by officially opening a special section on its website

  • Markus Spiske UnsplashEU
    16 June Jun 2020 1138 16 June 2020

    "We must be united for the future of Europe, and now is the time for action", say EESC president Luca Jahier and European Commissioner Elisa Ferreira

    Staff

    At its June plenary, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) hosted a debate on the recovery of the European economy following the crisis brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, stressing that the focus must now be on implementing the European Commission's plan

  • © Architecture Art & Build + Atelier D’Architecture Paul Noël#Covid19
    20 May May 2020 1631 20 May 2020

    Civil society organisations call to have a hand in designing Europe's recovery plan

    Staff

    Civil society organisations have been at the forefront of fighting the pandemic in Europe, often stepping in at a moment's notice to plug huge gaps in the public provision of social services and healthcare. Meeting remotely with the EESC on 12 May, they asked to be at the table with EU institutions and governments to help design a recovery plan for a sustainable Europe

  • Luca Jahier Esc President 9 Flags#Covid19
    18 April Apr 2020 1925 18 April 2020

    Luca Jahier: "The EU must rise from the ashes of the #Coronacrisis"

    Luca Jahier

    Luca Jahier, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC): "We have now more than ever the chance and the obligation to rise from the ashes of the Corona crisis like the Phoenix. My strong support to the European Commission and European Parliament: the EU Council cannot fail! Europe must not only be saved, it must be relaunched!" (...) "We want to be able to say, on 23 April, that the EU has been up to the challenge and has done #WhateverItTakes to save its people, relaunch its economy and show the face of a new Union, more resilient and cohesive. This will be our #rEUnaissance"

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    3 April Apr 2020 1226 03 April 2020

    Jahier: “Now, we are either a Union or we are nothing”

    Luca Jahier

    “All Member States must come together, to support each other and to coordinate a concerted action. A piecemeal approach by the individual Member States is a sure recipe for disaster. If we get this wrong, we may not have another opportunity to get it right”, says Luca Jahier, President of the European Economic and Social Committee

  • Coronamaison Luppichan (1)France
    24 March Mar 2020 1710 24 March 2020

    #Coronamaison, the challenge: drawing the house of dreams for quarantine

    Cristina Barbetta

    It is a project launched on Twitter by a group of renowned French cartoonists and illustrators: everyone, professional or not, is invited to imagine and represent their ideal home, where they would like to spend this isolation period due to Coronavirus, on the base of a template to fill in

  • Climate Global CampusEvents
    7 December Dec 2019 0800 07 December 2019

    Human rights Film Festival 2019: "What are we leaving for our children?"

    Cristina Barbetta

    The students of the European Master’s in Human Rights at the Global Campus Europe - Global Campus of Human Rights announce the 11th edition of the Human Rights Film Festival on Saturday, 7 December, in Venice. On the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the festival theme is "Future generations: what are we leaving for our children?”We have met Kosta Karakashyan, who is the director of the festival

  • Henrique Ferreira R Ksl Qosnu Tc UnsplashProjects
    1 November Nov 2019 2128 01 November 2019

    From Venice to the world, to promote human rights

    Cristina Barbetta

    Cosmocafes are real conversations between people who are experts or interested in human rights, taking place all around the world, for 18 months in total. They are part of the Human Rights Pavilion, a project by Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen. The final goal? To establish a permanent and supranational Human Rights Pavilion as part of the Venice Biennial. The project was initiated in Venice, and there we embarked on participating in one of these conversations with Italian and foreign experts

  • Fb GC Awarding ceremony
    11 October Oct 2019 1725 11 October 2019

    Venice the centre of the most prestigious European human rights master’s programme

    Cristina Barbetta

    As of tradition the graduation ceremony of the European Master's Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA) has taken place in the Scuola Grande di San Rocco. EMA is the first master’s programme funded by the EU. 41 universities located in all EU member States are part of the programme. EMA is promoted by Global Campus of Human Rights, a network of more than 100 universities worldwide which offers training in the fields of human rights and democratisation

  • Photo By Buro Millennial From Pexels Architecture Asking Brainstorming 1438084Europe
    2 September Sep 2019 1505 02 September 2019

    Last call to enter projects for the EESC's 2019 Civil Society Prize

    Staff

    Launched by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), this year the prize, rewarding excellence in civil society initiatives, is dedicated to the theme of gender equality. Final date for applications is 6 September

  • Airstrikes In Syria Credit: Photoshot/SintesiEmergencies
    29 August Aug 2019 1121 29 August 2019

    Syria, the deadliest place in the world to be an aid worker

    Staff

    This emerges from an analysis done by CARE International, a major international humanitarian agency, founded in 1945 in the USA, delivering emergency relief and long-term international development projects. Syria has been holding the sad record for the third year running

  • Oleg SentsovHuman Rights
    27 August Aug 2019 1631 27 August 2019

    Venice Film Festival: director Askold Kurov presents documentary about the case of Oleg Sentsov

    Staff

    In the framework of the Festival, Askold Kurov presented the documentary: “The Trial: The State of Russia vs. Oleg Sentsov” and spoke in a live panel organised by Global Campus of Human Rights at their headquarters in Venice Lido. Dissident Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for terrorism and arms trafficking after a trial denounced as “Stalinist”. In 2018 he was awarded the Sakharov Prize by the European Parliament

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