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        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Single European airspace: now or never</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The European Commission has finally realised that there can be no single market without a single European sky, said the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in its reaction to the Single European Sky II+ project which was unveiled today.
"The Single European Sky has been lagging for way too long and we are glad to see that the European Commission has finally decided to support the enforcement of its own legislation, using a method which has proven successful for many years in obliging EU Member States to respect the four basic freedoms of the European market: i.e. referring them to the Court", said Jacek Krawczyk, President of the EESC Employers Group and rapporteur for a number of opinions related to aviation.]]></description>
            <link>http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.press-releases.28437</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Employment and social rights</category>
            <category>Economic and Social Committee</category>
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            <title>The credit crunch and shrinking savings: how to break the vicious circle to kick-start recovery?</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Low credit offerings lead to low consumption levels, which in turn cause the economy to stagnate. That is the key problem of the current economic crisis. The EU needs to respond and reverse the trend, but one question remains: how?
On 6 June 2013, the Various Interests Group of the European Economic and Social Committee held a conference to suggest possible ways out of the current vicious circle that is preventing businesses from starting up, operating and growing, and consumers from saving money securely and productively.]]></description>
            <link>http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.press-releases.28390</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Employment and social rights</category>
            <category>Economic and Social Committee</category>
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            <title>Moving Greece towards sustainable development: the only road for the future!</title>
            <description><![CDATA[On 31 May, the Various Interests Group of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) organised the conference, "The Impact of the Crisis on Greek Citizens: moving forward towards recovery", in Thessaloniki.
The event brought together approximately 100 participants, including 30 members of the EESC and Greek representatives, who over the course of the day debated how the crisis afflicting Greece and Europe could be overcome.]]></description>
            <link>http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.press-releases.28343</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Employment and social rights</category>
            <category>Economic and Social Committee</category>
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            <title>Civil society urges the Council to end tax evasion</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The EESC is urging the Council to send out the right signal to the European public and to prove that Europe is able to tackle this fundamental issue. Tax evasion costs EUR 1 trillion a year - EUR 2 000 for each and every one of Europe's 500 million citizens.
EESC president Henri Malosse denounced tax evasion as theft adding that, at this time of crisis, no European society can afford losses on this scale.]]></description>
            <link>http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.press-releases.28202</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 11:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Employment and social rights</category>
            <category>Economic and Social Committee</category>
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            <title>The Austrian youth employment strategy and social dimension of the EMU, highlights of the May EESC plenary session</title>
            <description><![CDATA[At its upcoming plenary session of 22-23 May, the European Economic and Social Committee will host a debate with Vincent Chauvet and Martin Wittenberg, initiators of the ongoing European Citizens' Initiative, "One single tariff". Another highlight of the session will be a discussion with the presidents of Austrian social partner organisations and European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič on youth employment and Austrian best practice.]]></description>
            <link>http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.press-releases.28164</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 10:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Employment and social rights</category>
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