Accelerating Socio-Economic Convergence with the EU for a Better Life
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Location
Hotel Splendid Conference & Spa Resort
Bečići bb
Budva
Montenegro
The 10th Western Balkans Civil Society Forum is scheduled to take place in Montenegro on 13-14 May 2024. The forum will be held in Montenegro to encourage the country to fulfil its ambition of becoming the next EU member state by 2028 and to serve as a positive example for the rest of the region. This event will represent a significant contribution from organised civil society to the European Commission's 2025 Enlargement Package.
Joint Conference of the Minister for Civil Society of the Republic of Poland and the EESC Civil Society Organisations' Group
Event type
Conference
Location
Chancellery of the Prime Minister
Warsaw
Poland
The conference will be held on 15 May 2025 at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister in Warsaw, Al. Ujazdowskie 1/3, as part of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU.
The EESC will hold an online event on Tuesday 20 May 2025 to discuss the EU wine policy package in which the Commission proposed to amend the relevant wine regulations to introduce targeted measures to help the sector manage production potential, adapt to changing consumer preferences and exploit new market opportunities.
The EESC considers it important to create a well-functioning, prosperity-enhancing tax system that works for people and businesses and that fosters competitiveness. The different and recent legislative acts have been adding layers of legislation to the existing taxation framework, at the hearing the EESC will look into ways to simplify complex tax framework in the EU.
Teatro Thalia, Estrada das Laranjeiras 205, Lisboa 1600-134
Lisbon
Portugal
This conference in Lisbon is the fourth event on disinformation being hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) as part of its ongoing project aiming to fight disinformation with the help of civil society.
Surveys keep reporting high rates of discrimination experienced by members of the Roma community in view of their Roma origin. Long history of discrimination and negative perceptions towards the Roma community further entrench prejudicial practices and antigypsyistic sentiments, manifesting themselves in various contexts. Focussing on various policy areas, this hearing will look at institutional antigypsyism and discuss ways how this can be tackled effectively.
In a context such as the one that Europe is experiencing, characterised by multiple crises (polycrisis), it is appropriate for the EESC to promote a reflection on European public goods, i.e., on the fundamental political priorities capable of ensuring the sustainable growth of the EU and the well-being of its citizens. This reflection has been developing in the past and will assume now a role of particular importance in view of the drafting of the next European Multiannual Financial Framework 2028-2034.
