Europe 19 July Jul 2020 1731 19 July 2020 Coronavirus response: EESC calls for swift approval of EU recovery plan Staff The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) backs a number of Commission proposals to speed up European recovery, underlining that the involvement of civil society organisations is essential
Projects 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
EU 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
#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
#Covid19 12 May May 2020 1855 12 May 2020 Europe Day, EESC calls for more unity and solidarity in fight against coronavirus pandemic Staff The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) celebrates 9th May online for the first time ever, highlighting the commitment on the ground of its members to fighting the coronavirus crisis
Europe 19 July Jul 2020 1731 19 July 2020 Coronavirus response: EESC calls for swift approval of EU recovery plan Staff The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) backs a number of Commission proposals to speed up European recovery, underlining that the involvement of civil society organisations is essential
Projects 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
EU 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
#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
#Covid19 12 May May 2020 1855 12 May 2020 Europe Day, EESC calls for more unity and solidarity in fight against coronavirus pandemic Staff The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) celebrates 9th May online for the first time ever, highlighting the commitment on the ground of its members to fighting the coronavirus crisis
#Covid19 30 April Apr 2020 1836 30 April 2020 EESC president Luca Jahier calls for future Health Union EESC The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) holds online debate to discuss latest developments in EU response to ongoing COVID-19 outbreak
#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"
#Covid19 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
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
Events 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
Sustainability 2 December Dec 2019 1637 02 December 2019 The social economy can be an economic model for tackling the dual challenges of ecological emergency and social crisis Staff Such is the message to the European institutions from the social economy actors meeting in Strasbourg – European capital of the social economy 2019, for the 4th European Day of Social Economy Enterprises, just as the European Parliament gives the green light to Ursula von der Leyen's new team
Projects 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
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
Europe 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
Conflicts 2 September Sep 2019 1300 02 September 2019 Yemen, MSF: Chaos and fighting in Aden as over 50 wounded admitted in just a few hours Staff The city of Aden, Yemen, has been hit by heavy fightings between various armed groups. This was stated in a note by MSF, reporting that, in the space of a few hours, their teams have admitted 51 wounded people to their hospital
Emergencies 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
Human 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
EESC 5 August Aug 2019 1506 05 August 2019 Blockchain can have multiple applications in the social economy, but must not create a new "digital economy elite" Staff Originally associated with cryptocurrencies, blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) are in fact very versatile and can be usefully applied to the social economy. However, it is important to regulate them properly and gear them to benefits for all, allowing everyone to participate, says the EESC in a report tabled at its July plenary
Statistics 30 July Jul 2019 1710 30 July 2019 Europe: mobility is higher than ever before Staff Figures published in “People on the move”- statistics on mobility in Europe”, the new digital publication issued by Eurostat, show that people in the EU are on the move more than ever, be it for migration, education, work or tourism
Sustainability 25 July Jul 2019 1749 25 July 2019 Circular Economy: time to unleash the power of consumers, urges the EESC Staff So far, actions to boost the development of a circular economy in Europe have centred on production, getting industries to introduce circular business models and bring circular options to the market. Now conditions are ripe for getting consumers involved, and empowering them to make sustainable purchasing choices in their daily lives, says an EESC report adopted in July
