European Economic and Social Committee

Wednesday 5 June – Thursday 6 June

Upgrading Europe: Building Transformative Policies to Reach the Sustainable Development Goals
As we find ourselves just over the halfway point to reaching the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs, with only six more years left, the ESDN and co-organizers will focus this year’s Conference on transformative policies. The Global Sustainable Development Reports (2019 and 2023) have identified the entry points to transformational change. The purpose of this Conference is to learn more about transformations and how to bring them about, as well as learn from good practice cases from national governments, local governments, the business sector, academia, and science.

Thursday 6 June

Imbalances in social protection in general and specifically for the “new forms of work” and “atypical workers”
European social protection systems exhibit imbalances, especially for workers in non-standard and new forms of employment. This leaves many without adequate social protection coverage, especially women who often receive lower pensions due to employment gaps. Despite EU initiatives rolled out from the European Pillar of Social Rights, gaps persist, calling for legal and policy improvements. This hearing will invite relevant stakeholders to discuss these imbalances and recommend ways to achieve fairer social protection systems and bridge pension gaps across all types of employment.

More information about EESC events can be found here.
The agendas of the different EESC meetings can be found here.

Committee of the Regions

Tuesday 4 June

2024 EU SDGs dialogue with regions and cities: Financing SDGs territorialisation
With the UN mid-term review of the SDGs and the publication of the first ever EU Voluntary Review, 2023 was a key year for SDGs and many activities took place to contribute to these milestones. On this basis, the CoR is organising this workshop to have a structured dialogue between the European Commission and EU local and regional authorities on an identified key topic of SDGs: Financing. The aim of the workshop is two-fold: to brief the European Commission administration on challenges to territorialise SDGs ahead of the nomination of its new leaders; and inform regions and cities about EU financing opportunities, notably by the European Commission and the European Investment Bank.

HOOP Cities and Policy Conference
​​​The Horizon 2020 project HOOP will host the inaugural HOOP Cities and Policy Conference on 4 and 5 June, focusing on the implementation of innovative circular bioeconomy solutions in cities and regions. The conference provides a unique meeting point for cities and regions, waste managers, circular bioeconomy experts and policy makers to exchange knowledge and solutions.

More information about Committee of the Regions events can be found here. The agendas of the different Committee of the Regions meetings can be found here.

European Central Bank

Tuesday 4 June 

Participation by Fernandez-Bollo in seminar “Big Techs in Finance: The European Union Must React!” 
Edouard Fernandez-Bollo will participate in the seminar “Big Techs in Finance: The European Union Must React!” organised by Association Europe-Finances-Régulations (AEFR) in Paris.

Thursday 6 June 

President Lagarde presents the latest monetary policy decisions in the ECB podcast
President Christine Lagarde will present the latest monetary policy decisions in the ECB podcast.

Friday 7 June 

Participation by Schnabel in panel discussion at the Federal Ministry of Finance
Isabel Schnabel will participate in a panel discussion at the Federal Ministry of Finance in Berlin.

More information about ECB events can be found here.