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Combating all forms of exclusion: we are a bridge between #CivilSociety & EU institutions on #education #disability #gender #employment #citizenship & #EURoma
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Joined January 2015
Glad to have been confirmed @EESC_SOC Section President and ready to start with new and old members the new mandate.
We have elected the Presidents of our sections & CCMI for 2025-2028: 🇪🇺 @EESC_ECO, @ElenaCalistru 🇪🇺 @EESC_INT, @EmilieProuzet 🇪🇺 @EESC_TEN, @MarcinWNowacki 🇪🇺 @EESC_SOC, @CinziaDelRio
#EESCRenewal #EESCPlenary 1/2 👇
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The old Europe we knew has gone. In this new Europe we must be prepared, resilient and self-reliant. The @EU_EESC must play its part, by strengthening democracy, civic space & trust between citizens and institutions. Discover my work programme.⤵️ https://t.co/ijVeeRAjQo
“All my life, civil society has been at the centre of my heart. Now, I want to put #EUCivilSociety at the heart of Europe.” ❤️ 🗣️ @EESC_President, @smsboland Read the work programme: https://t.co/T88NTmzHD0
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In 1975, EU leaders created Cedefop and @Eurofound to put people first. 🤝 Today, #EUagencies guide Europe through 21st-century challenges with science-based expertise. 🧭 🔗Read more in our @Euractiv op-ed: https://t.co/SHSSktioUC
#Cedefop50 #AI #Skills #ClimateChange
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Leadership, at its core, is foresight. Fifty years ago, in 1975, European leaders knew this when confronting a crisis of scarcity–stagflation, energy shortages, and the end of the post-war boom. Amid...
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Next week, I will travel to the three Baltic States to send a clear message of unity and support: whether in the West or the East, Europe is one. 🇪🇺 We are all European. #EESCRenewal #EESCPlenary
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All my life, Civil Society has been at the centre of my heart. As a lifelong advocate for vulnerable communities and inclusion, I pledge to put Civil Society at the heart of Europe, where every voice matters and every person belongs. #EESCPlenary
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We have elected the Presidents of our sections & CCMI for 2025-2028: 🇪🇺 @EESC_ECO, @ElenaCalistru 🇪🇺 @EESC_INT, @EmilieProuzet 🇪🇺 @EESC_TEN, @MarcinWNowacki 🇪🇺 @EESC_SOC, @CinziaDelRio
#EESCRenewal #EESCPlenary 1/2 👇
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Today, President @vonderleyen presented the 2026 @EU_Commission's work programme. Employment & social rights initiatives: ☑️ The Quality Jobs Act ☑️ European Affordable Housing Plan ☑️ The Fair labour mobility package ☑️ The first-ever EU Anti-poverty strategy & more ↓
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133 out of the 329 Members are going to be active in our SOC Section, so welcome to all of you, old and new!
A new chapter begins! 🇪🇺 With 329 members appointed for the next five years, we embark on a renewed journey to represent #EUCivilSociety's voice. Today’s #EESCPlenary marks the: 🇪🇺 start of the new mandate; 🇪🇺 first steps of 119 newly appointed members; #EESCRenewal
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#AI and #BigData can revolutionise the care provided to patients with #RareDiseases. This @EU_EESC opinion calls for an approach that combines innovation with inclusion, technology with ethics, and science with humanity🗣️ @Juliane_IDA
#EESCplenary opinion👉 https://t.co/1hCDqIul90
During the #EESCPlenary, the @EU_EESC adopted an opinion calling for ethical, inclusive #AI & #BigData in #RareDiseases care, including: ✅Robust data standards ✅Gender-diverse research ✅Patient empowerment ✅EU-wide ethical guidelines Read more 👇 https://t.co/3ppuVDxBmz
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We urge the EU countries to ensure occupational safety, health protection and risk prevention for the physical, mental, & social well-being: ✔️ of all people at work; ✔️ whatever their employment contract, job title, or training path. More: https://t.co/KhfoItKjC3
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The #EESCPlenary has adopted the @EESC_SOC opinion on an active & inclusive prevention for better health & safety at work by @NMerlo87 Follow live: https://t.co/JGheKhAX2P Read more: https://t.co/oqUqEmZv0M
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The #EESCPlenary has adopted the @EESC_SOC opinion on establishing a common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the EU by @jamorenod & Cristian Pîrvulescu. Follow live: https://t.co/JGheKhAX2P Read more: https://t.co/mefDNLaLGK
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The #EESCPlenary has adopted the @EESC_SOC exploratory opinion on how to ensure green skills and promote green vocational institutions by @NMerlo87 & Jean-Michel Pottier. Follow live: https://t.co/JGheKhAX2P Read more: https://t.co/M3uNzFmjr7
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The #EESCPlenary has adopted the @EESC_SOC own-initiative opinion on evaluating the impact of public policies in the medium & long term through intergenerational budgeting by @NMerlo87. Follow live: https://t.co/JGheKhAX2P Read more: https://t.co/7HgH44WNKU
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The #EESCPlenary has adopted an @EESC_SOC opinion on the #DemocracyShield, to help the #EU face internal & external threats. Co-rapporteur José Antonio Moreno Díaz @jamorenod presents its main features. Find out more👇 https://t.co/EY0SBJTEXT
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🗣️@EESC_SOC organised a hearing on affordable and accessible #housing for persons with #disabilities With participants from: ✅#EU institutions ✅ #civilsociety ✅#disability organisations ✅#housing experts Read more here 👇 https://t.co/Ssy42jdBp2
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📅Today at 10:00 🗣️Hearing by @EESC_SOC on affordable #housing and persons with #disabilities 🔴 Watch the webstream here 👇 https://t.co/yNzgjcBHfY 📄Read the programme👇 https://t.co/6yoYCk1yJO
How can we ensure that #Housing is affordable and accessible to persons with #disabilities in the #EU? Join on 15 Sept! ➡️Register to our hearing https://t.co/Bow9PU2Ui6 📑Programme https://t.co/l0M1r7wZkE
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🇩🇪🇪🇺 On 28-29 August, @EU_EESC #FundamentalRights & #Ruleoflaw Group visited #Germany, to hear civil society about: - social partners - civic space - media freedom - equality - rule of law Find the delegation statement here: https://t.co/YEJuqpS61L
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🇩🇪🇪🇺 On 28-29 August, @EU_EESC #FundamentalRights & #Ruleoflaw Group visits #Germany to hear civil society about: ▫️ social partners ▫️ civic space ▫️ media freedom ▫️ equality ▫️ rule of law 👁️ last report: https://t.co/8Z2k0iLlZ6 👁️ EC report: https://t.co/vdckEs8jj0
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We urge the @EU_Commission to address inequalities in access to healthcare in the #EU4Health programme & ensure common professional standards for cross-border care, as required by the hospitalisation abroad directive @pietrovbarbieri
#EESCplenary opinion👉 https://t.co/OuwRifANRx
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