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2/3 of EU citizens are concerned about #water quality & quantity.
Our opinion calling for a #BlueDeal will provide recommendations on water scarcity & sustainable water management, among others.
Proposals will be announced during a conference in October 2023.
Stay tuned!
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1649314525240500225
Apply for the 2023 #EUOrganic Awards!
🗓️ Deadline: 14 May
Categories:
🌱 Best organic food processing SME;
🌱 Best organic food retailer;
🌱 Best organic restaurant/food service
championing #organic food in Europe.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1648997436868665344
Achievements o'clock! ⏰
In a week, @ChristaSchweng will hand over the baton to a new @EESC_President.
During her mandate, we:
✅advocated for an economically prosperous & socially inclusive Europe;
✅made #EUCivilSociety's voice heard;
✅strengthened participatory #democracy.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1648952139497209856
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I welcome the @EU_Commission proposals on #DigitalSkills in education and training.
Besides ensuring the improvement of 🇪🇺EU citizens' digital skills for the #LabourMarket, digital media literacy is crucial to help people navigate through today's increasingly digital world🌍.
RT @EU_Social: 54% of Europeans have basic digital skills. We want that figure to reach 80% by 2030.
🚀 Today we launch a pilot project of the European Digital Skills Certificate to help peop…
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EESC_President/status/1648692630128033794
RT @CSOGroupEESC: 📣 Join the debates on #FitFor55 #NewEuropeanBauhaus and #Skills with #LiberalProfessions representatives, and policy makers from the European Commission, European Parliament and Member States.
Register by 27/04: https://dyn.eesc.europa.eu/event/sessions/?id=European_Day_of_the_Liberal_Professions409875135
More information: https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/our-events/events/day-liberal-professions-2023
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1648671336049397760
📅 #EESCPlenary is back on 26-27 April.
The agenda in brief:
🗳️ Mid-term elections of the Committee Bureau and President, among others;
🗨️ 2 roundtables on strengthening democracy in the EU candidate countries & on the future of the EU;
📢 26 opinions.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1648589750389944320
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We look forward to addressing the #CyberSolidarityAct, following our upcoming proposals for an 🇪🇺EU Cyber Defence Policy.
🗣️Organised #EUcivilsociety should be given a more prominent role in developing #CyberSecurity policies.
RT @EU_Commission: It is essential for Europe to invest in and strengthen its cybersecurity capabilities.
The Cyber Solidarity Act proposal aims to reinforce the EU’s coordinated actions to detect, prepare for and effectively respond to g…
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EESC_President/status/1648346410268389378
Cultural heritage is the most visible sign of identity.
On #WorldHeritageDay we emphasise the need to improve the European cultural heritage resilience to climate change.
It is one of the greatest threats to cultural and natural monuments and sites.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1648227362587418625
Let's reset the trend together and make fast fashion out of fashion!
Our daily choices have the power to make the textile fashion more sustainable.
We are currently working on an opinion on the revision of the Textile Labelling Regulation.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1647864974159630336
#Disinformation is all around the internet nowadays, from conspiracy theories and #FakeNews to deepfakes and social bots.
Critical mindset and fact-checking are essential to avoid misleading information.
Follow the steps below to protect yourself. 👇
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1647502585660571648
Did you know that #GlobalGateway funds projects across the globe promoting:
🚆sustainable mobility;
💻digital connectivity;
🏥strong health systems;
🔬research and innovation;
♻️clean energy?
It's a step forward to improve connectivity with our partners globally.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1647140198361313288
Lets' protect #EUCivilSociety's peace and democracy by:
🔺 broadening humanitarian carve-out;
🔺 safeguarding the delivery of #HumanitarianAid;
🔺 preventing criminal abuse.
We support the @EU_Commission's proposal on unifying the implementation of foreign policy sanctions.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1646777811687059457
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At the @EU_EESC we #StandWithUkraine🇺🇦.
👥Exchanging with the Vyshgorodsky district delegation and visiting the exhibition 'Battle for Kyiv Region 2022: People and Armed Forces Resistance to Russian Invasion'.
Continued 🇪🇺EU support from relief to reconstruction is crucial.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EESC_President/status/1646435227705671680
Let's break down obstacles and embrace the benefits of digital #energy systems by:
🔋 removing red tape;
🔋 encouraging consumers to participate;
🔋 allocating funds to upskill workers.
The #EUCivilSociety must be enabled to participate in the #EnergyTransition.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1646415423359811584
In two-weeks' time, our Committee will elect its new president for a two-and-a-half year mandate. 🗳️
Swipe left to learn more about the whole election process. ↓
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1646053035938918400
RT @EESC_President: Le @EU_EESC soutient les investissements dans une énergie juste pour lutter contre la précarité énergétique.
Garantir l'accès à l'énergie à un coût abordable pour consommateurs et entreprises doit être une priorité pour 🇪🇺.
#EESCPartnership avec @Confront_Europe et @Abbe_Pierre
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1645762994939240448
It’s time to transition to cleaner, more #SustainableEnergy!
Be part of the change by joining the #EUSEW2023 Sustainable Energy Day organised by the @EU_Commission
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1645690646286532609
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Today we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.
One of the most important ways of delivering peace in the region is the continued and full support of all civil society organisations that work towards implementing this agreement.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EESC_President/status/1645329518712827904
❗ Do you think there is need for more transparency about lobbying activities conducted on behalf of third countries in the 🇪🇺?
📣 Share your views by taking part in the public consultation 👇
http://europa.eu/!m67cQP
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1645328260589576192
Organised civil society has come under increasing pressure in recent years.
Thus, we call to strengthen EU democracy by:
📚 investing more in civic education;
💶 providing better funding to civil society organisations;
📍 focusing on the local dimension.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1644965870530068483
Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ News from the #EUCivilSociety assembly. We bring the voices of organised #CivilSociety to Europe. Employers, Workers, NGOs... Because every voice counts.
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