European Economic and Social C @EU_EESC@respublicae.eu
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Today is International Human #SolidarityDay.
The #SolidarityLanes ensure Ukraine 🇺🇦 can export grain 🌽 and import the goods it needs:
🥫humanitarian aid,
🐄animal feed & fertilisers.
Solidarity is 🗝️ in solving the global 🌐 food security problem.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1605193803815473152
Working towards an #AsbestosFreeEurope should be a priority for the EU.
Our recommendations:
📡 Information campaign on asbestos
🩺 Training & medical checks for workers at risk
📝 Document to monitor asbestos exposure of workers.
More: http://europa.eu/!PX4HFB
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1605148503893807104
🏆 Meet the 2022 EU Civil Society Prize Winners!
EU CIVIL SOCIETY FOR UKRAINE
Fundació d'Oncologia Infantil Enriqueta Villavecchia runs the emergency fund "You are in a Safe Place", providing care for young cancer patients to resume their treatments safely away from the war.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1605122726745735170
Post-covid recovery in #LatinAmerica should be an opportunity to:
🔸improve citizens' involvement
🔸empower women & youth
🔸increase cooperation with the EU.
Focus on responsible trade, the #GreenTransition & #DigitalTransition are key.
Our opinion➡️http://europa.eu/!GRFv7X
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1604787779430277121
🏆 Meet the 2022 EU Civil Society Prize Winners!
EU CIVIL SOCIETY FOR UKRAINE
Asociatia SUS INIMA from 🇷🇴 helps Ukrainian refugees with:
📔school activities for children,
✔️guidance for finding a job,
🩺getting therapy & psychological support,
👨👩👧👧integration into society.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1604755233179066370
The last #EESCPlenary of 2022 in a nutshell:
♂️♀️ Investments needed to improve #GenderEquality in the EU.
🏆 Final ranking of the #CivilSocietyPrize winners revealed.
✨ Need for inclusive measures for #youth with @NicolasSchmitEU speaking on unemployment and skills.
More.↓
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1604393530226405377
Skellefteå, Sweden 🇸🇪 is the winner of the #EUAccessCity Award 2023.
The prize recognises the European cities which are leading by example on accessibility for persons with disabilities.
Together we can all make a difference to have more accessible communities for all citizens.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1604121739201593344
📢The Joint Communication on the 'Defence Investment Gaps Analysis' is an important step towards defence cooperation between EU countries.
✔️We support the initiatives for reducing costly duplications & avoiding fragmentation of the 🇪🇺 defence market.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1604031141354299397
Media freedom & diversity are fundamental for the #RuleOfLaw and liberal democracy.
We recommend:
🔹Independent financial investment
🔹Transparency of media ownership
🔹Reinforcement of EU & national regulation
🔹Clearer State advertising.
And more: http://europa.eu/!dkm3W7
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1603744272448163841
It is critically important to make the EU economy more competitive.
We call for a 'competitiveness check' to be applied to every 🇪🇺 policy and law-making process, to support:
🔸enterprise & job creation
🔸sustainable economic growth
🔸social cohesion
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1603729151462060033
Without a dedicated industrial strategy for the maritime technology sector, the 🇪🇺 will lose its remaining shipyards.
We call for urgent measures to:
⚓️ strengthen EU's maritime resilience
⚓️ green waterborne transport
⚓️ regain global competitiveness
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1603698953106518017
📣Food is not a mere commodity!
👋The current commodity market is not delivering for #ZeroHunger #SDGs & #EUGreenDeal.
Our recommendations:
👉Enhance market transparency
👉Regulate futures market & indexes
👉Address financialisation of #FoodSector
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1603691702962749441
European Economic and Social C
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The @EU_EESC welcomes the #EUCO decision.
Congratulations to the people of 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The future of the #WesternBalkans is in the 🇪🇺EU.
RT @EUCouncil: 🇪🇺 The future of Bosnia and Herzegovina lies in the EU.
🇧🇦 Following EU leaders' endorsement, Bosnia and Herzegovina is an EU candidate country.
The EU #EUenlargement process encourages democratic reforms and promotes prosperity in Europe.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EESC_President/status/1603673444301807617
The 🇪🇺 needs to tap into women's potential for better economic recovery & remove all barriers for 🚺 entrepreneurship.
During #EESCPlenary, we debated the importance of gender lens investments to promote #GenderEquality in EU national recovery plans.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1603666829385285634
RT @Europarl_EYE: Hey YOUth! 👋
We can’t end the #EuropeanYearOfYouth without thanking you!
We have a million reasons to #ThankYOUth for, there’s just not enough space in one single post.
Let us know what your reasons are in the comments! ⬇️
#EuropeanYearOfYouth #EYY2022 #Youth #YoungPeople
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1603382011758002182
We encourage @EU_Commission to continue focusing on the needs of #Youth in the European Year of Skills 2023.
Young people need to acquire knowledge & skills to promote #SustainableDevelopment and to address the challenges of this changing 🌐world.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1603378152130084865
Education is key to achieve all Sustainable Development Goals.
We welcome @EUCouncil recommendation on learning for a #GreenTransition and #SustainableDevelopment.
🇪🇺 countries must include #SDGs in the educational curriculum without delay.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1603378149353562118
Ranking winners of the #CivilSocietyPrize
EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE
🥇Fundación Secretariado Gitano
🥈Movimento Transformers
🥉Associazione Agevolando
CIVIL SOCIETY FOR UKRAINE
🥇Asociația SUS INIMA
🥈Enriqueta Villavecchia Foundation
🥉 ZHP - Polish Scouting Association
More ⤵️
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1603366767622922241
RT @EESC_President: Although the #EuropeanYearOfYouth might come to an end, the focus on youth should continue.
Thank you @NicolasSchmitEU for speaking on youth unemployment and the #EuropeanYearOfSkills at the #EESCPlenary
We need youth-specific, inclusive measures for today's youth.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1603357316442722305
RT @EESC_President: Very pleased to open the 13th EESC #CivilSocietyPrize Ceremony at the #EESCPlenary.
This year had two very topical themes:
➡️Empowering Young People
🇺🇦 Civil society for Ukraine
👏My warmest congratulations to the 6 winners and sincere thanks to all candidates and their work.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1603336935463800839
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