27/02/2017
European Parliament Rapporteur Dr. Theurer (ALDE) and ESSC rapporteur Krister Andersson agreed that double taxation is one of the biggest tax obstacles to the Single Market, and that a remedy was urgently needed.
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23/02/2017
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9/2017It is vital to foster economic growth; only if Europe has a strong economy, can it better face the political and social challenges that stand before it. This was one of the main messages of the EESC opinions adopted yesterday in Brussels. The EESC calls for more investment– both private and public – directly in the countries that need it most. The EU body representing Civil Society also finds that the Juncker plan is not enough ...
08/02/2017
The event focused on analyzing the information barriers that SMEs face when searching for funds, especially in the case of bank loans, on possible solutions and on support and advisory structures.
07/02/2017
On 7 February 2017, in the context of the exploratory opinion on "Islands in the EU: from structural handicap to inclusive territory" requested by the Maltese Presidency, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) organised a hearing on "What future for islands in the EU" at the Malta Chamber of Commerce in Valletta.
06/02/2017
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4/2017There is no viable alternative to a more political Eurozone, focusing more on the big priorities that matter for its citizens than on specific numerical targets and technical issues. Once again, the EESC calls on the European political leaders to accelerate the process of deepening Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in order to ensure more convergence among the Member States and to make the EU as a whole more prosperous, competitive and resilient to external shocks, within a concept of shared sovereignty.
30/01/2017
The event took place in Brussels on 30 January 2017. The EESC was represented by Antonio Garcia del Riego, rapporteur for the opinion on Recovery and resolution of central counterparties (CCPs). CCPs are becoming key players in financial activity since the agreement reached by the G20 in 2009 that they would be the clearing centres for the derivatives markets. This will entail a massive increase in volumes, taking into consideration that in just one product, like interest rate swaps, total trades are in the region of USD 250 trillion.
26/01/2017
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3/2017The European Economic and Social Committee held a debate today on the state of the European economy and the prospects for deepening the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) with Pierre Moscovici, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs.
15/12/2016
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72/2016Last week the Council of Ministers decided to extend the European fund for strategic investments (EFSI 2.0), with an additional half a trillion euros of investments by 2020. The EESC Plenary today called for its immediate implementation, a geographically balanced coverage across the EU and ensuring the involvement of private capital. According to Alberto Mazzola, EESC rapporteur on EFSI: "We propose, while guaranteeing the proper use, an ever greater involvement of private capital: the bond market ...
07/12/2016
On 7 December 2016, Javier Doz, EESC member and rapporteur for the opinion on the Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD), took part in the AML conference on Addressing policy challenges in Financial crime: Fin-Tech and information sharing. The event was held in Brussels and organised by Anti-Money Laundering Europe (AME) and the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI).
30/11/2016
Mr García del Riego, rapporteur for the EESC opinion on "Promoting innovative and high growth firms", and ECO section president Mr van Iersel, contributed to the policy debate with the position of organised civil society.