In a breakfast meeting with Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), COMECE discussed on Thursday best practices to ensure a decent work-life balance for the ongoing process of digitalisation of the world of labour. The event was organized by the European Sunday Alliance as a follow-up to last year’s conference “Work-Life-Balance 4.0 – Challenges in a time of digitalisation”, and gathered a group of 60 … Continue reading »

COMECE welcomes the Commission Recommendation establishing the European Pillar of Social Rights, which was presented this 26 April. The initiative is an important step towards the European Treaties objective of a social market economy. “The first element of European vitality must be solidarity”, emphasised Pope Francis in his address to EU leaders on 24 March 2017 in Rome. The Commission Recommendations establishing the European Pillar … Continue reading »

COMECE supports the general idea of creating a European Solidarity Corps, but encourages the EU to quickly provide an own funding line and to develop a wider strategy on volunteering. In December 2016, the EU Commission launched the European Solidarity Corps, which enables young people between the ages of 18 and 30 to take part in solidarity activities. Although more than 24,000 participants have already … Continue reading »