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Not for youth, but with #Youth. 🇪🇺
Through our EESC Youth Test, young people's voices are part of the policymaking process.
We also:
🌍 involve them into our meetings and hearings;
🌱 send a Youth Delegate to COP every year;
and more: link.europa.eu/BBdFVh
Dreading your electricity bill should not be normal.
Our committee aims to give households relief by calling for:
💡 lower taxes on electricity than gas;
💡 smart meters in every home by 2035;
💡 prioritising green energy.
➡️ link.europa.eu/CBVbrV
Around 25% of EU drinking water is lost to leaks, and up to 60% in some regions. 🚰 Water scarcity may cost the EU up to €9bn a year.
Our #EUBlueDeal calls for:
💧 a “Water Test” for EU laws;
💧 polluters to pay;
💧 water to be an EU priority.
➡️ link.europa.eu/QR67uw
This #GenderEquality Week, we join the @EuroParl_EN's commitment to an EU where all women are empowered to decide, lead & participate.
We:
⚖️ adopted opinions on the Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030;
🌐 contributed to the @UN_Women's CSW71;
& more: link.europa.eu/fnqD3n
We welcome the 2026 #EUEnlargement Package & the progress made by candidate countries.
Civil society must be at the heart of the EU enlargement process.
We help strengthen its voice through:
🧩 our Enlargement Candidate Members initiative;
🧩 visits to candidate countries.
Today, we adopted the 2026 🇪🇺 Enlargement Package, highlighting progress made by our partners over the past year.
We are also proposing indicative roadmaps to help the most-advanced negotiating partners move forward on their EU path.
Read more: link.europa.eu/gJpVwx
#CircularEconomy is a strategic priority on our industrial agenda and it could be a fundamental driver of #EUCompetitiveness & raw materials security.
We call for:
♻️reducing raw material dependencies;
♻️supporting SMEs with accessible training.
👉 link.europa.eu/tFX9mW
We are at the #SMECAssembly2026 with a strong delegation representing the voice of civil society.
🗯️ SMEs are more familiar w/ the rhetoric around simplification than w/ concrete measures.
The few acts that provide relief for SMEs are peanuts compared w/ the volume of legislation adopted at EU level: around seven legal acts a day.
@AlMastantuono at #SMECAssembly2026
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Making #EUCivilSociety heard where EU decisions take shape.
We connect 90 million citizens with EU policymaking, bringing diverse voices to the @EU_Commission, @Europarl_EN & @EUCouncil through trusted advice and recommendations.
Our work: link.europa.eu/QR67uw
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Can you see it? Europe 2040 is coming into view 🔭
The 2026 ESPAS conference is live!
Blind spots in foresight are a security risk. That’s why our committee is bringing civil society perspectives to the table for a more secure future.
Tune in live 🔴 webstreaming.europarl.europa…
14% of EU adolescents say they spend 10+ hours a day on screens.
Online safety shouldn’t fall on families alone. We’ve called for:
📝 easy cyberbullying reporting;
🛡️ platform responsibility;
📱 an end to addictive practices like 'doomscrolling'.
➡️ ink.europa.eu/vFmHBp
Preparing for a wider Union is a societal project.
We are actively contributing through:
🧩 our Enlargement Candidate Members initiative;
🧩 visits to candidate countries.
We look forward to the @EU_Commission 2026 #EUEnlargement Package next week.
ℹ️ link.europa.eu/qXjmXW
What will European security look like in 2040? 🔎
Defence is only part of the picture: tech, economy, energy, climate and societal cohesion all shape it too.
Check out the ESPAS Conference on 3 Nov to see how civil society shapes our strategy.
👉 espas.eu/conference2026.html
The global #Water crisis demands a global response.
We call on the EU to:
✔ champion a flagship initiative to restore the water cycle at the 2026 @UN Water Conference;
✔ dedicate funding to restore water cycles, from local to large scale;
& more: link.europa.eu/r3dGfJ
Biodiversity commitments must deliver results.
At @COP17_Arm2026, we're bringing organised civil society's perspective to global biodiversity discussions & calling for:
🌎 implementation that delivers;
🌎 reliable data & accountability;
🌎 adequate finance;
🌎 stronger action.
How well did you guess our work in numbers? 🎯
What the numbers don’t show: before EU laws are final, our members bring real-world evidence from workers, businesses and communities to the table.
More information:ℹ️ link.europa.eu/QR67uw
What should be next on the EU agenda?
At our last #EESCPlenary, we discussed EU technological sovereignty with @HennaVirkkunen & @BonefeldCecilia.
Our priorities:
🔹 European semiconductor value chains;
🔹 quality jobs & stronger regions;
🔹 EU digital infrastructure;
🔹 #AI transparency.
ℹ️ link.europa.eu/NwNNWM
One year of dialogue, building bridges and making civil society’s voice count in EU policymaking.
As we enter year two, we keep listening, connecting and working together.
#EESCPlenary
We must act together to eradicate poverty by 2050.
During our high-level debate to #EndPoverty, we:
📢 discussed solutions & called for real action;
✒️ signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the @EU_Commission on the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy.
More: link.europa.eu/BWqkTg
The #EradicatingPoverty high-level debate is coming to a close. 🎬
Catch our @EESC_President, Séamus Boland's concluding remarks, and his reflections on the one-year anniversary of his presidency!
📺 Tune in live: link.europa.eu/Vcqtrx
#EESCPlenary
Poverty can only be tackled together! 🤝
Hear from Tayyab Munir Choudri from @EAPNEurope on the experience of living in poverty today.
Also,@MyEDF, @COEbanknews, entrepreneurs, & @etuc_ces discuss how to tackle poverty at the source.
👉 link.europa.eu/Vcqtrx
#EESCPlenary
