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13 Dec 2012
RECOVERY AND RESOLUTION OF CREDIT INSTITUTIONS: EESC MAKES CONCRETE PROPOSALS FOR ADEQUATE IMPLEMENTATION The financial crisis has shown that national authorities are not fully equipped to deal with failures of banks that operate in today's global markets. Between October 2008 and October 2011, governments injected EUR 4.5 trillion (37% of EU GDP) of public money into the banking sector.
The EESC supports a Commission proposal that sets out to bring this situation to an end by providing a clear framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms. This coincides with the ECOFIN-Council on 13 December setting out its position on two further legislative proposals on the way towards a banking union, aimed at establishing a single supervisory mechanism for the oversight of credit institutions.Related Documents
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13 Dec 2012
2012 EESC CIVIL SOCIETY PRIZE: "INNOVATE FOR A SUSTAINABLE EUROPE" On 12 December, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) awarded the 2012 Civil Society Prize to Transition Network, a grassroots organisation set up in 2007 in the UK and currently active in 34 countries. More than 1000 local communities throughout Europe are engaged in transition towards a more sustainable economic and social model.
The Civil Society Prize celebrates the achievements of civil society organisations which develop projects that have a positive impact on Europeans' lives and help promote European values. In this award, the EESC supports grassroots organisations operating at European, national and local level.Related Documents
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10 Dec 2012
2012 Civil Society Prize and recovery of credit institutions on the agenda of the EESC Plenary session The European Economic and Social Committee will hold its next plenary session on 12 and 13 December. The session will be marked by the award ceremony for the 5th annual Civil Society Prize and a debate with the Swedish Minister for EU affairs, consumer and democracy issues, Birgitta Ohlsson, both taking place on 12 December.
The EESC plenary session will be webstreamed online:
http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-485-plenary-session-webstreamRelated Documents
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7 Dec 2012
EU and Latin American civil society request that investments, while retaining their economic value, should promote sustainable development The Seventh Meeting of EU and Latin American organised civil society, held in Santiago de Chile on 4, 5 and 6 December 2012, will send its message to the EU-Latin America & Caribbean Head of State Summit (Santiago de Chile, 26 and 27 December 2012).Related Documents
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7 Dec 2012
Still a way to go for nuclear transparency in Europe, says the EESC European countries have yet to make public all essential information about nuclear safety and to involve the public in decision-making about nuclear energy, said the European Economic and Social Committee.
The conclusion came at the end of a two-day conference convened to assess the implementation of the Aarhus Convention in the field of nuclear safety.
The Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, usually known as the Aarhus Convention, grants public rights regarding access to information, public participation and access to justice in issues concerning the environment.Related Documents
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3 Dec 2012
Tourism as a vehicle for sustainable growth and jobs: Unleashing Europe’s full competitive potential “Tourism is a global phenomenon, but it is shaped locally and it should have people or citizens at its centre”, said Mr Luca Jahier, President of the Various Interests Group of the European Economic and Social Committee at the conference on ‘Tourism and Competitiveness’ held in Lefkosia, Cyprus, on 30 November 2012.
Just a few weeks ahead of the European Year of Citizens, the Various Interests Group sought to position European citizens as key actors in the development and implementation of a European tourism strategy. A sector which generates more than 10% of the EU’s GDP and provides employment to some 12% of the labour force needs to be harmoniously integrated into society and to be better promoted and supported. Only then will tourism become an effective vehicle for sustainable growth and jobs in Europe, particularly in the current economic crisis.Related Documents
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29 Nov 2012
EESC president argues for urgent EU action to eradicate energy poverty The EU must step up its efforts to combat fuel poverty which affects a growing number of EU citizens, according to Staffan Nilsson, president of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). He also attributed energy price rises to incomplete internal market integration.
His call came at Tuesday's conference organised by the EESC and ELISAN, the European Local Inclusion and Social Action Network.
Mr Nilsson said that no country in the EU had been spared rising energy prices. In Latvia, for example, costs had increased by 27% in February 2011, while in France 42% of households had cut back on heating their homes to save on energy bills last year. In Germany prices were expected to go up by 10 to 15% again this year. -
28 Nov 2012
The Western Balkans Civil Society Forum urges media freedom The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) hosted the fourth Western Balkans Civil Society Forum in Zagreb on 26 and 27 November 2012. The Forum welcomed the progress made by the countries of the region towards EU accession in recent years. Participants congratulated Croatia on its upcoming accession to the EU and asked the political authorities of potential candidate countries to speed up reforms. They urged the governments of the region to better protect freedom of expression and freedom of the media and highlighted the role of civil society organisations in the enlargement process. They also adopted recommendations to reinvigorate rural areas in the region.Related Documents
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22 Nov 2012
The EU budget is an investment budget – the EESC president reminds decision- makers meeting today at the EU Council As the EU decision-makers meet today and tomorrow to discuss the way EU money will be spent over the next financial period, the EESC president renews his call to the Member States to decide on a robust EU budget, underpinned by an own-resource mechanism. The EU budget must support a strong and sustainable common agricultural policy (CAP) and a single cohesion policy, and must foster innovation and research which are drivers for bringing the EU back to sustainable growth and job creation. Economic and social stakeholders from the EESC say yes to trimming EU expenses, and no to trimming EU’s money for investment! -
16 Nov 2012
Budget pac: La Société civile n'en veut pas moins L'avis du CESE s'oppose aux réductions qui viennent d'être proposées au Conseil
Dans son avis 58/2012, le Comité économique et social européen réitère son appel au Parlement, au Conseil et à la Commission en faveur du maintien d'un budget solide pour la PAC, c'est-à-dire un budget d'ampleur au moins égale à celui de la période budgétaire en cours.
Le CESE approuve l'effort fourni afin de réduire l'écart entre le niveau des aides reçues par les agriculteurs dans les différents États membres. Les principales caractéristiques de la future PAC en matière de redistribution des ressources financières entre les États membres devraient être l'équilibre, l'équité et le pragmatisme, ainsi que la prise en compte de la diversité agricole de l'UE.Related Documents
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