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European Commission Statement Washington, DC, 11 Jul 2024 We the leaders of the United States of America, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembour...
EESC calls for fair compensation for traineeships: no trainee should work for free
Laura LUI
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 12:11
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is calling for the Commission's proposal on making EU traineeships fairer and more inclusive to be reinforced. Nearly half of the EU’s more than three million trainees are unpaid and almost a third have no access to social protection. All young people should have the chance to benefit from the traineeship experience - not just those who can afford it
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is extending a €435 million credit to forestry company Stora Enso so it can produce greener packaging for foods and personal care products. The loan is for a major upgrade of Stora Enso’s manufacturing site in Oulu, where the company already invested €1 billion euro in reusable, fiber-based, and recyclable packaging production for consumer goods.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Poste Italiane have signed a €450 million finance contract aiming to boost service digitalisation and the creation of a more modern, efficient, and sustainable logistics and postal ecosystem. The agreement was signed today in Rome by EIB Vice-President Gelsomina Vigliotti and Poste Italiane CEO Matteo Del Fante.
EESC urges new EU leaders to strengthen and preserve cohesion policy as key investment instrument
EESC's July 2024 plenary
Thomas Kersten
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:49
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted a resolution during its July plenary session rejecting the idea of transforming cohesion policy into a mechanism similar to the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The EESC calls for cohesion policy to be strengthened and for civil society to be involved, just as it was for the 2021-2027 programming period.
European Commission Speech Brussels, 11 Jul 2024 Commissioner Schmit's speech at the EESC plenary debate on traineeships
Dear President, dear members,
We all share a common goal: improving the transition fro...
European Commission Speech Brussels, 11 Jul 2024 Today, the Commission has decided to accept commitments offered by Apple. These commitments address our preliminary concerns that Apple may have illegally restr...
European Commission Daily news Brussels, 11 Jul 2024 Le Conseil européen de la recherche octroie la 2000ème subvention pour rapprocher les découvertes issues de la recherche au marché
Le Conseil européen de la rec...