I hope we can start rebuilding the European Union

I hope we can start rebuilding the EU in a way which will be even more valuable for the citizens, declares Jacek Krawczyk, President of the Employers' Group at EESC.

Eugen Cojocariu, 06.03.2017, 17:13

Jacek Krawczyk, Polish, qualified pilot, active in the field of European aviation, holds a law degree from the University of Warsaw. Mr Krawczyk is also a graduate of the HEC in Paris and INSEAD in Fontainebleau and an Eisenhower Fellow. He is an entrepreneur with many years experience, former board member of several banks and companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

Today Mr Krawczyk is the President of the Employers Group at EESC (European Economic and Social Committee). Between 2010 and 2013 he was Vice-president of the EESC with responsibility for the budget. The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is a consultative body that gives representatives of Europes socio-occupational interest groups and others, a formal platform to express their points of views on EU issues. Its opinions are forwarded to the Council, the European Commission and the European Parliament. It thus has a key role to play in the Unions decision-making process.

RRI’s Eugen Cojocariu recently discussed in Brussels with Mr Krawczyk on different issues, such as the importance of social dialogue in recovering after the long economic crisis, the way the EESC has cotributed to keep a real and vivid social dialogue in Europe, especially between the employers and the workers, the problems to be solved concerning a good relationship between employers and employees, the social pillar in the EU, President Junckerss plan of investments in Europe.