EU Directive for the protection of Victims’ Rights should now be in place in...
BRUSSELS, 20-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — When discovering there was no help, no support nor advice for her and her son, Robbie, victim of a serious attack in Greece that left him with lifelong brain...
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EESC debate: policy proposals aimed at “making the lives of criminals more...
EESC debate: policy proposals aimed at “making the lives of criminals more difficult and their actions impossible” EESC debate also calls for safeguards against misuse of data collected BRUSSELS,...
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EESC comments on geo-blocking, roaming and parcel delivery
EESC comments on geo-blocking, roaming and parcel delivery BRUSSELS, 20-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The EU has not delivered on its promise to abolish obstacles to the free movement of goods and services...
View ArticleEESC on EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive: all high-risk third countries...
‘Panama Papers countries’ should be covered by enhanced due diligence obligations of the 5th AML Directive BRUSSELS, 20-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The list of high-risk third countries subject to...
View ArticleEESC: There is no single market without a single European airspace
19-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A single European airspace will not emerge without greater leadership from the European Commission and a better enforcement of EU legislation, said the European Economic...
View ArticleEESC president Henri Malosse met the President of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė
European presidency and energy issues on the agenda for the meeting 23-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — EESC president Henri Malosse today met the President of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė, to address the...
View ArticleThessaloniki Conference “The Impact of the Crisis on Greek Citizens: moving...
Thessaloniki, 4-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On 31 May, the Various Interests Group of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) organised the conference, “The Impact of the Crisis on Greek...
View ArticleEESC conference: The credit crunch and shrinking savings: how to break the...
7-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Low credit offerings lead to low consumption levels, which in turn cause the economy to stagnate. That is the key problem of the current economic crisis. The EU needs to...
View ArticleEuropean Economic and Social Committee (EESC) made loud and clear call for...
Brussels, Belgium, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — At its plenary session in Brussels yesterday, in the wake of the Lampedusa disaster, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) made a loud and...
View ArticleEESC calls for cheaper and easier basic electronic payments over internet for...
Brussels, Belgium, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On 11 December, the EESC plenary session backed the Commission’s proposals on card-based payments, but wants EU citizens to be able to make basic...
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Luis PLANAS PUCHADES appointed Secretary-General EESC
Brussels, Belgium, 3-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The EESC has appointed Luis PLANAS PUCHADES as Secretary-General He takes up duty on 1 March 2014. Mr Planas was minister for agriculture, fisheries and the...
View ArticleEESC’s Stephane Buffetaut: European coordination and cooperation are...
The Member States have to work together Brussels, 26-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — “European coordination and cooperation are indispensable for both keeping prices in check and securing our energy supply”,...
View ArticleEU Directive for the protection of Victims’ Rights should now be in place in...
BRUSSELS, 20-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — When discovering there was no help, no support nor advice for her and her son, Robbie, victim of a serious attack in Greece that left him with lifelong brain...
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EESC debate: policy proposals aimed at “making the lives of criminals more...
EESC debate: policy proposals aimed at “making the lives of criminals more difficult and their actions impossible” EESC debate also calls for safeguards against misuse of data collected BRUSSELS,...
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EESC comments on geo-blocking, roaming and parcel delivery
EESC comments on geo-blocking, roaming and parcel delivery BRUSSELS, 20-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The EU has not delivered on its promise to abolish obstacles to the free movement of goods and services...
View ArticleEESC on EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive: all high-risk third countries...
‘Panama Papers countries’ should be covered by enhanced due diligence obligations of the 5th AML Directive BRUSSELS, 20-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The list of high-risk third countries subject to...
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Alarming Figures: 9.3% of EU Population Can’t Afford Adequate Home Heating,...
Alarming Figures: 9.3% of EU Population Can’t Afford Adequate Home Heating, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Warns (IN BRIEF) Approximately 42 million people in the European Union (EU) are...
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EESC Calls for European Action Plan on Rare Diseases to Improve Diagnosis and...
EESC Calls for European Action Plan on Rare Diseases to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment (IN BRIEF) The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has called for a comprehensive European Action Plan...
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