Social, Sustainable, Creative and
Prosperous Europe
EMI Political Committee on a Social, Sustainable, Creative and Prosperous Europe
Priority Policy Areas
Promoting a green, digital, and just transition
- Prioritising the reform of EU policies to ensure the full implementation of the European Green Deal (EGD), the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by involving stakeholders at all levels and from all relevant sectors with these frameworks and setting an example globally;
- Ensuring that the EU implements the European Climate Law in its effort towards full carbon neutrality by mid-century;
- Promoting effective climate and environmental action in the EU and its neighbourhood;
- Strengthening the EU’s strategic autonomy by decoupling its energy needs from regimes that violate the EU’s fundamental values and by consolidating the EU’s energy policy towards an Energy Union and a low-carbon economy based on efficiency and fully renewable energy sources;
- Ensure rapid progress towards a circular economy through concrete targets to reduce material use covering both extractives and biomaterial;
- Making sure that all citizens, businesses, sectors, local governments, and Member States are part of the just transition;
- Broaden out the EU’s definition of the just transition including environmental and climate justice, and fully integrating environmental and social policies;
- Continuing to invest in health and promoting a common health policy towards a Health Union to tackle future health crises, to ensure self-sufficiency on medication and sanitary goods, while fostering European research and cooperation on medication.
Transforming Education, Skills, Innovation, and Job Creation Through Reform
- Advocating for a stronger European social dimension through the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan;
- Enhancing social dialogue to improve European governance and deepen European integration;
- Introducing a strong EU-wide strategy to effectively tackle inequalities, to reduce poverty and to ensure adequate minimum income;
- Promoting the creation of a wellbeing economy including a valuation of unpaid and underpaid care work and services;
- Putting in place reforms that promote sustainable growth in sectors crucial for the future (such as sustainable food production, sustainable mobility, better social services, quality health and education, repair and refurbishment services) and tackling long-term unemployment;
- Enhancing labour rights by introducing transformative measures such as a European unemployment insurance system and a standardised European employment contract;
- Addressing labour challenges such as the gender pay gap and the need to promote inclusive policies, and ensuring that the transition sectors (such as food production, transport, construction and energy production) create jobs that increase gender equality;
- Fostering European competitiveness and innovation by investing in up-to-date and technical skills, vocational education, lifelong learning and digital solutions;
- Advocating for technology democratisation through policy reforms that protect citizens’ fundamental online rights and uphold environmental standards, while balancing regulation and innovation when it comes to managing digital platforms to strengthen businesses and empower and protect citizens;
- Managing the digital transition, with adapted frameworks for teleworking and ensuring protection of workers, and with solid investment in new technologies and artificial intelligence (AI);
- Continuing the development of the EU’s system of own resources and the EU’s capacity to issue common debt, with the aim of deepening the Economic and Monetary Union and the Banking Union.
Empowering Europe with Culture and Youth Reforms
- Recognising the significance of culture and cultural heritage as pivotal assets for the future of Europe. Through reforms, it is crucial to highlight their role in fostering a shared sense of belonging, unity, and the advancement of Europe's collective values and identity;
- Addressing the unique needs and aspirations of the youth population, making them key partners in building a more resilient and forward-looking Europe;
- Empowering youth through more investment in quality education, paid internships and jobs;
- Implementing reforms that empower and engage young people in shaping the future of Europe.
Co-Chairs
- Antonio Argenziano (European Movement Italy)
- Marco Cilento (European Trade Union Confederation)
Committee Members
- Ludovica Mele (EUROMIL)
- Aléxandros Apostolidis (JEF Europe)
- Madalin Bidaru (Union of European Federalists)
- Giuseppe Bronzini (European Movement Italy)
- Barbara Callender (European Movement UK)
- Benoît Cassorla (SGI Europe)
- Giannis Chatziemmanouil (European Movement Greece)
- Vanessa Cotterell (UNITEE)
- Javier Doz Orrit (European Movement Spain)
- Horst Dreimann (EVBB)
- Matthäus Fandrejewski (European Movement Germany)
- Diellëza Gashi (EURACTIV)
- Karl-Arthur Giverholt (European Movement Norway)
- Mileva Gjurovska (European Movement North Macedonia)
- Patrizia Heidegger (European Environmental Bureau)
- Christine Hennion (European Movement France)
- Hendrik Meerkamp (CESI)
- Zorana Milovanovic (European Movement Serbia)
- Olga Molina Tomey (CEC European Managers)
- Marina Monaco (European Trade Union Confederation)
- Ermelinda Mucaj (European Movement Albania)
- Nathan Lusseau (European Student Network)
- G. Pétur Matthíasson (European Movement Iceland)
- Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailović (Europa Nostra)
- Gerhard Riemer (European Movement Austria)
- Roberto Righetti (Union Syndicale Fédérale)
- Mihai Sebe (European Democratic Party)
- Bente Sorgenfrey (European Movement Denmark)
- Giulia Sostero (ALDA Europe)
- Anne-Rieke Stuhlmann (Samaritan International)
- Sakari Teerikoski (European Movement Sweden)
- Patrick Voller (European People’s Party)
- Päivi Wood (European Movement Finland)
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