23/04/2021 (Agence Europe) – The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) called for a coalition of all EU institutions and civil society organisations on Tuesday 20 April to tackle energy poverty, a problem exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. “This is a unique moment to take coordinated action on climate neutrality, crisis recovery and social cohesion. Reducing energy poverty cannot be achieved without the active participation of organised civil society”, said EESC President Christa Schweng at an online event organised by the Committee. Joining Schweng, EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson called for “making full use of the deployment potential of EU funding programmes” to make Europe “an example of a successful transition that promotes the uptake of renovation solutions by vulnerable groups”. (DG)