yt:channel:UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw European Economic and Social Committee https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw 2009-06-10T06:48:48+00:00 yt:video:KvWMtFQAXsg KvWMtFQAXsg UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw European Economic and Social Committee https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw 2017-07-12T09:51:09+00:00 2017-07-29T21:19:08+00:00 Civil Society Day 2017, June 26-27 In the recent past the European Union has been facing disaffection from a significant proportion of its citizens. The financial crisis, wars around Europe, terrorist attacks and the large-scale arrival of refugees have led to resurgence in national egoism. Civil society organisations are in a key position between citizens and European institutions, giving them the power to offer new perspectives for the Union and to propose concrete solutions for the future of Europe. The Civil Society Days 2017 take up this challenge. As a framework, forming part of civil dialogue in line with Article 11 TEU, they are a unique chance for civil society organisations to contribute to this debate, thus bringing new impetus and show its continued support for to the European project. It's time for civil society to raise its voice. "The Europe we strive for!" will be organised civil society's call for a new political impulse to relaunch the EU on the basis of our values and roots and also give a clear commitment of civil society organisations to forge ahead. It will focus on four themes: • Populism, and how to develop a counter-narrative through education and culture; • Technological revolution: transforming work, minds and society; • Empowerment of civil society organisations, rights and the shrinking space for civil society; • Urban and rural dimensions, moving towards more social and territorial cohesion. yt:video:VUK61m5cPTE VUK61m5cPTE UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw European Economic and Social Committee https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw 2017-07-10T09:01:20+00:00 2017-07-25T21:06:07+00:00 2nd European Day of Social Economy Enterprises http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-eu-day-soc-economy 2e Journée européenne des entreprises de l'économie sociale L'objectif de la journée a été double: d'une part, passer en revue les progrès réalisés dans la mise en place d'un écosystème des entreprises sociales et, de l'autre, voir quelles sont les prochaines étapes pour que ce modèle d'entreprise soit reconnu et plus largement diffusé. La Journée européenne des entreprises de l'économie sociale a également été une excellente occasion de donner la parole aux acteurs du secteur en rassemblant les partenaires institutionnels du CESE, un certain nombre de représentants du secteur ainsi que plusieurs parties prenantes, afin d'avoir une vue d'ensemble de la situation, de créer des synergies et de discuter de la manière de passer de la mise en place d'un écosystème à un changement systémique au niveau européen. The objective of the Day was twofold: on the one hand, to review the progress made in building an ecosystem for social enterprises and, on the other hand, to see what the next steps are for this enterprise model to be recognized and more widely disseminated. The European Day of Social Economy Enterprises was also an excellent opportunity to give the floor to the actors in the field by bringing together the EESC's institutional partners and a number of sector representatives as well as several stakeholders in order to have a comprehensive view of the situation, create synergies and discuss how to proceed from the creation of an ecosystem to a systemic change at European level. yt:video:v-MOtMVmOXo v-MOtMVmOXo UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw European Economic and Social Committee https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw 2017-06-28T14:57:21+00:00 2017-07-29T00:11:04+00:00 Wealth inequality in Europe: the profit-labour split Partage inégal des richesses en Europe: disparités en matière de revenus et d'emploi Après presque dix ans de crise en Europe, les inégalités en matière de richesse au sein de l’Union européenne sont devenues un problème tangible et un facteur majeur de déstabilisation pour l’économie et la société. Les divergences entre les pays sont importantes et créent de plus en plus des clivages au sein de l’UE. Dans de nombreuses économies européennes, les bénéfices accumulés ne sont pas réinvestis, et ne contribuent donc pas à la production de valeur ajoutée dans l’économie réelle. En outre, cet état de fait provoque des déséquilibres sur le marché du travail et une aggravation de la fracture entre les riches et les pauvres dans l’UE-28. Il convient dès lors de procéder à une analyse et à une évaluation approfondies de la nature exacte de la répartition des richesses dans l’UE. Ces travaux permettraient d’éviter des conséquences néfastes telles que la disparition rapide de la «classe moyenne» et l’accroissement constant de la catégorie des «travailleurs pauvres» ou du nombre de personnes menacées de pauvreté et d’exclusion sociale. Dans ce contexte, le Comité économique et social européen (CESE) s'attaquera à la question du partage inégal des richesses en menant un large débat public et en rassemblant les principaux arguments et mesures de prévention qui pourraient être utilisés dans le cadre d’une future politique de l’UE dans ce domaine. Les conclusions de ce débat seront utilisées dans l'élaboration d'un avis d'initiative du CESE sur le même sujet. •••••••••••••• After almost ten years of crisis in Europe, wealth inequalities in the European Union have become a palpable problem and a major destabilising factor for the economy and society. There are substantial divergences between countries, creating ever more dividing lines within the EU. In many European economies accumulated profits are not reinvested: this does not help to produce added value in the real economy, and also leads to labour market disparities and deepens the rich-poor divide in the EU-28. A careful analysis and assessment therefore need to be undertaken of the exact nature of wealth distribution in the EU. This would help to avoid such adverse consequences as the rapid evaporation of the "middle class" and more and more people falling into the category of the "working poor" or being considered at risk of poverty and social exclusion. In this context, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) addressed the issue of wealth inequality in a broad public discussion aiming to gather the main arguments and preventive measures that could be used in a future EU policy in this field. The conclusions of this discussion will feed into an EESC own-initiative opinion on the topic. yt:video:1igLs40d8n8 1igLs40d8n8 UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw European Economic and Social Committee https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw 2017-06-09T12:25:42+00:00 2017-07-29T18:45:52+00:00 Join the Civil Society Days 2017 The Europe we strive for! on 26-27 June 2017. Register under www.eesc.europa.eu/csdays2017. The Europe we strive for! will be organised civil society's call for a new political impulse to relaunch the EU and also give a clear commitment of civil society organisations to forge ahead. yt:video:LHvm1SNU-y4 LHvm1SNU-y4 UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw European Economic and Social Committee https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw 2017-05-31T15:27:18+00:00 2017-07-29T21:21:45+00:00 A favourable tax system for fair competition and growth - EESC 24 May 2017 Un système fiscal favorable à une concurrence équitable et à la croissance - CESE, 24 mai 2017 All information on our website: http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-favourable-tax 0:48 – Welcome by Mr Michael Smyth 4:00 – Welcome by Mr Joost van Iersel 8:20 – Presentation by Mr Petru Sorin Dandea 21:43 – Presentation by Mr Gaëtan Nicodeme 39:23 – Presentation by Mr David Bradbury 59:04 – Presentation by Mr Michael Murphy 1:10:26 – Presentation by Ms Nadja Salson 1:28:05 – Presentation by Mr Jeroen Lammers 1:41:00 – Presentation by Mr Gerhard Huemer 1:53:55 – Presentation by Ms Aurore Chardonnet 2:10:47 – Presentation by Mr Paul Gisby 2:27:34 – Questions by EESC members 2:45:45 – Answers by Mr Gaëtan Nicodeme, Mr David Bradbury and Ms Nadja Salson yt:video:80-bS-gGeE8 80-bS-gGeE8 UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw European Economic and Social Committee https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw 2017-05-08T11:10:46+00:00 2017-06-16T13:51:14+00:00 EESC Debate on the Taxation of the Digital Economy The EESC is drawing up, upon the request of the upcoming Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU, an exploratory opinion on the topic of "Taxation of the sharing economy". The EESC's Economic and Monetary Union Section held a thematic debate on "Taxation of the Digital Economy", attended by Rita de la Feria, renowned tax expert (listed in the Global Tax 50, 2015 and 2016) and professor of tax law at the University of Leeds. 2:06 Presentation by Rita de la FERIA 34:00 Questions by EESC members 1:14:17 Answers by Rita de la FERIA Plus d'infos en FR sur la conférence: http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.fr.events-and-activities-tax-digit-eco More info in EN about the conference: http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-tax-digit-eco yt:video:eJIYmMxICkY eJIYmMxICkY UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw European Economic and Social Committee https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw 2017-04-27T15:50:21+00:00 2017-07-26T21:00:12+00:00 Your Europe, Your Say! 2017 – Young people's priorities for Europe [ sous-titrage FR accessible via l'option Youtube] "Your Europe, Your Say!" (YEYS) is the annual youth event organised by the European Economic and Social Committee: secondary school pupils from all over Europe are invited to Brussels in order to address recommendations to the European institutions. 33 schools from all EU Member States and 5 candidate countries were selected by random drawing and were visited by Members of the Committee. Then, on 30-31 March 2017, 100 pupils came to Brussels, accompanied by 33 teachers, and drew up recommendations in which they asked the EU to act against food waste, to combat nationalism and to create more attractive and interactive content to inform the citizens about its activities. The three winning proposals were presented by Luke, Matěj, Markos Angelos, Nathan, Bervin and Mitch from Chingford Foundation School (London), Anglicko-české Gymnázium Amazon (Prague), The Grammar School Limassol (Cyprus), and RSG Broklede (Breukelen - The Netherlands). yt:video:D_6ycL5WnUw D_6ycL5WnUw UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw European Economic and Social Committee https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw 2017-04-27T12:34:14+00:00 2017-07-13T23:33:14+00:00 YEYS 2017 – #2 Combat nationalism This video is one of the 3 alternative endings to the YEYS general video "Your Europe, Your Say! 2017 – Young people's priorities for Europe", that you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJIYmMxICkY [ sous-titrage FR accessible via l'option Youtube] yt:video:MDVhVr-fvBo MDVhVr-fvBo UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw European Economic and Social Committee https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw 2017-04-27T12:34:09+00:00 2017-05-03T13:11:01+00:00 YEYS 2017 – #1 Reduce food waste This video is one of the 3 alternative endings to the YEYS general video "Your Europe, Your Say! 2017 – Young people's priorities for Europe", that you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJIYmMxICkY [ sous-titrage FR accessible via l'option Youtube] yt:video:cvMS1eHIaKw cvMS1eHIaKw UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw European Economic and Social Committee https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw 2017-04-27T12:34:02+00:00 2017-05-19T22:11:15+00:00 YEYS 2017 – #3 Increase political interest in Europe This video is one of the 3 alternative endings to the YEYS general video "Your Europe, Your Say! 2017 – Young people's priorities for Europe", that you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJIYmMxICkY [ sous-titrage FR accessible via l'option Youtube] yt:video:xaUzUrMiEAE xaUzUrMiEAE UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw European Economic and Social Committee https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw 2017-04-12T08:30:16+00:00 2017-04-20T07:14:26+00:00 EESC – ECI Day 2017 – I Participate The European Citizens' Initiative is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year and, although the long-awaited revision of the relevant regulation has not yet found its way into the European Commission's working plan, there are many reasons to celebrate! The concept of European citizenship has been evolving for 60 years, ever since the Treaty of Rome made history by introducing the right to freedom of movement for workers and services. Over the years, the idea of European citizenship and the rights associated with it have evolved considerably – more freedoms were added, as well as the right to vote directly in European Parliament elections, stakeholder consultations and other tools of participatory democracy, such as the European Citizens' Initiative. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– La journée de l'ICE 2017: Je participe ! L’initiative citoyenne européenne célèbre son cinquième anniversaire cette année, et même si la révision de la réglementation en la matière, prévue de longue date, n’a pas encore été inscrite dans le programme de travail de la Commission européenne, nous avons de nombreuses raisons de nous réjouir ! La notion de citoyenneté européenne a évolué pendant 60 ans, depuis que le traité de Rome a marqué l’histoire en introduisant le droit à la libre circulation des travailleurs et des services. Au fil du temps, l’idée de la citoyenneté européenne et des droits qui y sont associés s’est considérablement étoffée – elle a été complétée par de nouvelle libertés, ainsi que par le droit d’élire directement le Parlement européen, des consultations avec les parties prenantes et d’autres outils de démocratie participative, tels que l’initiative citoyenne européenne. yt:video:XshnG5AmyOc XshnG5AmyOc UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw European Economic and Social Committee https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw 2017-04-07T14:11:21+00:00 2017-04-07T16:07:00+00:00 ECI "Ban glyphosate" • ICE interdiction du glyphosate Debate organized the 5th of April 2017 by the NAT section of the European Economic and Social Committee A European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) has been recently launched to call on European Commission to propose a ban on glyphosate-based herbicides, "exposure to which has been linked to cancer in humans, and has led to ecosystems degradation" according to the ECI organisers. If the ECI receives the support of a million people from at least seven member states, the Commission will be obliged to consider a legislative response and provide justification for its decision. The EESC debate will be moderated by Mr Brendan BURNS, NAT Section president, with the participation of: Ms Franziska ACHTERBERG, EU Food Policy Director – Greenpeace: promoter of the ECI Mr Michael FLUEH, Head of Unit of the "Pesticides and biocides" unit - DG Health and Food Safety Mr Graeme TAYLOR, Director of Public Affairs - ECPA - the European Crop Protection Association Mr Oliver MOORE, Communications Director - ARC2020 Ms Oana NEAGU, Director - Copa Cogeca ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Un débat organisé le 5 avril 2017 par la secion NAT du Comité Economique et Social Européen Une initiative citoyenne européenne (ICE) a récemment été lancée pour demander à la Commission européenne de proposer une interdiction des herbicides à base de glyphosate, dont «l'exposition a été liée au cancer chez l'homme et a conduit à une dégradation des écosystèmes» selon les organisateurs de l'ICE. Si l'ICE reçoit l'appui d'un million de citoyens d'au moins sept États membres, la Commission sera obligée de prendre en considération une réponse législative et de justifier sa décision. Le débat du CESE sera animé par M. Brendan BURNS, président de la section NAT, avec la participation de: Mme Franziska ACHTERBERG, Directeur de la politique alimentaire de l’UE — Greenpeace: promoteur de l'ICE (10 min) M. Michael FLUEH, Chef de l’unité «Pesticides et biocides» — DG Santé et sécurité alimentaire (7 min) M. Graeme TAYLOR , Directeur des affaires publiques — ECPA — Association européenne pour la protection des cultures (7 min) M. Oliver MOORE, Directeur de Communications— ARC2020 (7 min) Mme Oana NEAGU, Directeur — Copa Cogeca (7 min) yt:video:qxDrohLBOJ0 qxDrohLBOJ0 UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw European Economic and Social Committee https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw 2017-03-08T15:39:47+00:00 2017-04-01T01:46:13+00:00 Donner forme à l’Europe – comment le CESE a influencé notre vie quotidienne yt:video:0SglSFTJ1qg 0SglSFTJ1qg UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw European Economic and Social Committee https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw 2017-03-07T08:01:48+00:00 2017-04-01T00:41:49+00:00 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome: messages of Civil Society 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome: messages of Civil Society The EESC is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, signed on 25 March 1957, which established the European Economic Community and the foundations of the EU. Looking forward to ensuring a future of Europe that is more united, promotes solidarity, guarantees economic and social cohesion, peace, and human dignity; these are among the EESC's messages. The video shows messages by the President of the EESC, Georges Dassis; the President of the EESC Employers' Group, Jacek Krawczyk; the President of the EESC Workers' Group, Gabriele Bischoff; and the President of the EESC Various Interests' Group, Luca Jahier. 60e anniversaire du Traité de Rome: messages de la Société civile Le CESE célèbre le 60ème anniversaire du Traité de Rome, signé le 25 mars 1957, qui a créé la Communauté économique européenne et posé les fondations de l'UE. La garantie d'un avenir d'Europe plus solidaire, de la solidarité, de la cohésion économique et sociale, de la paix et de la dignité humaine; voilà quelques-unes des messages du CESE. La vidéo montre des messages du président du CESE, Georges Dassis; le président du Groupe des Employeurs du CESE, Jacek Krawczyk; le président du Groupe des Travailleurs du CESE, Gabriele Bischoff; et le président du Groupe des Intérêts divers du CESE, Luca Jahier. yt:video:dYsVh68At7Q dYsVh68At7Q UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw European Economic and Social Committee https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-PChJp7Tweca3oSCPPn0Aw 2017-03-03T13:22:12+00:00 2017-04-01T01:28:26+00:00 European Pillar of Social Rights: EESC debate European Pillar of Social Rights: EESC debate On 25/01/2017, the EESC adopted its opinion on the EU Pillar of social rights during its Plenary session. On the occasion, it hosted a debate with Marianne Thyssen, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, and Maria João Rodrigues, MEP and former Portuguese labour minister. The EESC points of view were represented by Jacek Krawczyk, President of EESC Employers' Group; Gabriele Bischoff, President of EESC Workers' Group; and Ioannis Vardakastanis, Vice-President of EESC Various Interests' Group. More info : www.eesc.europa.eu Socle européen des droits sociaux: débat du CESE Le 25/01/2017, le CESE a adopté son avis sur le socle européen des droits sociaux lors de sa Session plénière. A cette occasion, le CESE a organisé un débat avec Marianne Thyssen, commissaire européenne chargée de l'emploi, des affaires sociales, des compétences et de la mobilité des travailleurs, et Maria João Rodrigues, Députée européenne, ancienne ministre portugaise du travail. Les points de vue du CESE étaient représentés par Jacek Krawczyk, président du Groupe des employeurs du CESE; Gabriele Bischoff, présidente du Groupe des travailleurs du CESE; et Ioannis Vardakastanis, vice-président du Groupe des activités diverses du CESE. Plus d'infos : www.eesc.europa.eu