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Feb 18 2013

Gender balance on company boards

Posted on 18 February 2013
Written by Madi Sharma
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Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures
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May 24 2012

Corporate Social Responsibility

Posted on 24 May 2012
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• The EESC commends the Commission on its commitment to fostering responsible business practice;
• The EESC notes that the European Commission respects the voluntary natur...

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Oct 27 2011

The role of civil society in the free trade agreement between the EU and India

Posted on 27 October 2011
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An EU-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) would cover over a fifth of the global population, making it one of the most significant FTAs in the world. It has the potential to bring significant benefits fo...

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Oct 26 2011

Preventive measures for the protection of children against sexual abuse

Posted on 26 October 2011
Published in Mission, Opinion
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Prevention on multiple levels is the key to the protection of children. Victims of child sexual abuse suffer not only an intolerable violation of their right to physical integrity but also life-long h...

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Oct 26 2011

Food for infants and special medical purposes

Posted on 26 October 2011
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Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food intended for infants and young children and on food for special medical purposes...

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Mar 9 2011

The role of the Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions

Posted on 9 March 2011
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The role of the Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions in the new economic, social and environmental world governance
- The Information Report is the EESC's in...

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Sep 15 2010

Sexual abuse of children and child pornography

Posted on 15 September 2010
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The EESC
• strongly condemns all sexual abuse and exploitation of children and praises the Commission for strengthening Europe's commitment to fight child abuse by replacing Framework Decisio...

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Sep 15 2010

Creativity and entrepreneurship: mechanisms for climbing out of the crisis

Posted on 15 September 2010
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This opinion considers the added-value of Creativity and Entrepreneurship, as one mechanism to exit the crisis with a focus on investing in human capital by enhancing and fostering the can-do attitude...

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Jul 15 2009

Protecting children from travelling sex offenders

Posted on 15 July 2009
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OPINION of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Protection of children at risk from travelling sex offenders...

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Mar 24 2009

Equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity in a self-employed capacity

Posted on 24 March 2009
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The Commission should be praised for making any attempts to bring greater equality to women in both the labour market and in creating opportunities for women who want to be employed, self employed or ...

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