- About the Committee
- Organisational Charts
- Henri Malosse - EESC President
- Vice-President - Communication
- Vice-President - Budget
- All Presidents
- Bureau
- Groups
- Sections / Commission
- Europe 2020
- Observatories
- Liaison Group
- Secretary-General
- Rules
- Cooperation with other EU Institutions & partnerships
- Jobs
- Traineeships
- Public Procurement
- How to get to the EESC
Navigation
HomePage Banners
Opinions
-
12 Mar 2013
Social protection in European Union development cooperation Adopted References: CESE 2030/2013 - REX/364 Exploratory Opinion - COM(2012)446 final Rapporteur: Mr José María Zufiaur (Workers - GR II / Spain) In this opinion, the EESC will aim to adopt a stance on the role of social protection in development policy. This is likely to be one of the main topics in the debate about the new goals of development policy which are to replace the Millennium Development Goals after 2015. -
19 Feb 2013
Illegal immigration by sea in the Euro-Mediterranean region Ongoing References: REX/375 Own-initiative Rapporteur: Mr Panagiotis Gkofas (Various interests - GR III / Greece) The opinion will set out civil society's perspective on the dual challenge which EU Member States face in dealing with recent waves of immigrants and at the same time fulfilling - or in some cases failing to fulfil - their duty in guaranteeing immigrants' human rights, be it in detention or whilst on high seas. This issue is particularly topical since the European Commission and European Court of Justice are coming increasingly under pressure to act against Member States that fail to meet EU rules. -
19 Feb 2013
A Decent life for All: Ending poverty and giving the world a sustainable future Ongoing References: REX/372 Rapporteur: Ms Evelyne Pichenot (Various interests - GR III / France) The opinion of the EESC should consider different options and scenarios for post-2015 and develop proposals on how to involve civil society more extensively in the process. -
18 Feb 2013
EU Arctic Policy to address globally emerging interests in the region – a view of civil society Adopted References: REX/371 Own-initiative Rapporteur: Mr Filip Hamro-Drotz (Employers - GR I / Finland) Plenary Session: 489 - 17 Apr 2013 - 18 Apr 2013 The opinion will look at the issues related to economic, social, environmental and human dimensions of the growing use of the Arctic wealth, potential role of the civil society in voicing the interests of the groups involved as well as in supporting the position of the EU in the dialogue with international partners concerned. -
9 Jan 2013
Towards a renewed EU-Pacific development Partnership Adopted References: CESE 2054/2012 - REX/362 Referral - JOIN(2012)6 final Rapporteur: Carmelo Cedrone (Workers - GR II / Italy) Plenary Session: 486 - 16 Jan 2013 - 17 Jan 2013 The EESC considers that the EU's underlying objectives for the renewed EU-Pacific development Partnership are ambitious, but believes that the implementing arrangements, which mainly concern environmental protection and biodiversity conservation in the region, are not clear. Synergies are needed with other organisations to address the impact of climate change, which has a cross-cutting impact on national and multilateral policies as well as social and economic repercussions. Issues associated with the impact of climate change should be incorporated in the area's comprehensive environmental policies and ensure coherent behaviour and actions. To this end, the active involvement of all local stakeholders is necessary. -
16 Nov 2012
Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance/European Neighbourhood Instrument Adopted References: REX/373 Referral Rapporteur: Mr Ionut Sibian (Various interests - GR III / Romania) Plenary Session: 484 - 14 Nov 2012 - 15 Dec 2012 -
9 Nov 2012
Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide Adopted References: CESE 2262/2012 - REX/374 Referral - COM (2011)844 final Rapporteur: M. Giuseppe Antonio Maria IULIANO (Workers - GR II / Italy) Plenary Session: 484 - 14 Nov 2013 - 15 Nov 2013 (Summary Plenary Session) The EESC calls for greater relevance to be given to economic, social and cultural rights, in particular to the protection of labour standards enshrined in the ILO Conventions which it considers a key pillar to democracy development. -
19 Sep 2012
Combating corruption in the southern Mediterranean Adopted References: CESE 1426/2012 - REX/353 Own-initiative Rapporteur: Juan Moreno Preciado (Workers - GR II / Spain) Plenary Session: 483 - 18 Sep 2012 - 19 Sep 2012 -
18 Sep 2012
Trade, growth and development Adopted References: CESE 770/2012 - REX/359 Referral Rapporteur: Evelyne Pichenot (Various interests - GR III / France) Plenary Session: 483 - 18 Sep 2012 - 19 Sep 2012 • The EESC acknowledges the quality of civil society's contribution prior to publication of the communication, as well as the efforts made by the Commission to implement the trade-related aspects of the Agenda for Change. It also welcomes the attention given to the evaluation of trade policies in this communication.
• The EESC regrets that this new communication heralds no significant change to EU policy on the link between trade and development policies.
• The EESC reiterates its recommendation to incorporate sustainable development provisions into free-trade agreements and to provide for procedures enabling ex post analysis of these agreements by the EESC.
• The EESC recalls the importance of producing sui generis development strategies that combine domestic and trade policies with a view to sustainable and inclusive growth.
• The EESC encourages the EU to promote duty- and quota-free access for products from the LDCs more strongly in multilateral fora.
• The EESC calls for an in-depth debate within the EU on the objectives and instruments of trade and development policies.
• This debate should include a discussion on the gridlock in the Economic Partnership Agreements, so as to propose tools for moving forward. -
11 Jul 2012
The EU's relations with Moldova Adopted References: CESE 1602/2012 - REX/339 Own-initiative Rapporteur: Evelyne Pichenot (Various interests - GR III / France) Plenary Session: 482 - 11 Jul 2012 - 12 Jul 2012
Multimedia
RSS Feed
-
Published In: 2013
6 pages
The EESC and Turkey
The role of the EU-Turkey Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) created by the EESC in 1995 is to promote interaction between the economic and social actors of organised civil society in the EU and Turkey.
-
Published In: 2013
35 pages
Civil Society Media Seminar - Freedom of media in the Euro-Mediterranean region
Civil society has everything to win from free and vibrant media.Not only does the latter support and foster civil society but it can also help to hold the authorities to account, to put civil society’s ideas and principles into action and influence the social change.