#WeEP – The EP and workers: from the fight against the impacts of the crisis to the ‘Future of Europe’
2021-01-20 04:20
The WeEP project wants to raise citizens’ and workers’ awareness of the role of the European Union – and of the European Parliament in particular – in the design of social standards.
WeEP – The EP and workers: from the fight against the impacts of the crisis to the ‘Future of Europe’
The project wants to raise citizens’ and workers’ awareness of the role of the European Union – and of the European Parliament in particular – in the design of social standards.
Topics: recovery and resiliance, digital and green transitions, social and employment policies.
Summary of the action
The pandemic has impressively demonstrated how decisive and essential public services are and how urgently their further improvement is needed.
According to the last Public Opinion Survey commissioned by the European Parliament (July 2020), ‘uncertainty’, ‘EU’ and ‘hope’ were the most identified keywords.
A clear majority of respondents believe that the EU should have a bigger budget to overcome the consequences of the pandemic and that it should have more competences to deal with crises in general.
Most Europeans see EU spending on public health as being the most important, followed by the economic recovery, employment and the fight against climate change.
CESI wants to engage with citizens and workers by informing them about the EU policies and tools for the recovery, as well as about the EU initiatives for a more sustainable and inclusive Europe in the framework of the ‘Conference on the Future of Europe’.
There is a need for a more active involvement in and support of both workers and trade unions for a European agenda that will form our common future.
The project targets three different groups:
- The general public: ‘CESI Talks’, a series of conversations with MEPs and EP officials/experts will focus on social and employment policies and will be shared on social media. Playlist with all the CESI Talks on YouTube
- Young people: interactive videoconferences of ‘CESI-Youth’ will be held with top MEPs. They will address the responses to the socio-economic impacts of the crisis on young people and to a changing world of work.
- Workers: The Workers’ Representatives Event, an interactive videoconference with the EP top representatives, will address social affairs and employment priorities during green and digital transformations.
Playlist with all the CESI Talks on YouTube
Duration of the activities
The project started in January 2021 and should continue until December 2021 for a duration of approx. 12 months.
Project Manager: Tomasz Koguc
Project Coordinator: Marcella Migliori
The project is co-funded by the European Union
