considers it crucial to build a level playing field for all operators in the occasional transport sector, enabling fair competition.
highlights that the attempts to circumvent existing rules on drivers' working conditions must be firmly tackled by all the competent national and European authorities to make the sector, characterised by significant staff shortages, more attractive to work in.
calls for an earlier date of entry into force to be set for both the changes in the calculation of tolls based on the energy efficiency of trailers and semi-trailers and the mandatory taking into account of the energy efficiency of trailers and semi-trailers in determining which charging class should apply to vehicle-trailer combinations once the CO2-based differentiation of charges becomes applicable to motor vehicles. The date proposed by the European Commission (1 July 2030) should therefore be brought forward.
Key to the Drone Strategy 2.0 are two related drivers: building the EU's drone services market and strengthening European civil, security and defence industry capabilities and synergies. To encourage private investment and the development of new innovative services for various sectors, legal and technical certainty should be ensured.
The development of the drone market requires regional and local planning that takes into account mobility as a service with a multi-domain approach. As integrated land, air and maritime dimensions could become an important factor in territorial development, proper links and coordination will be necessary with national and local authorities.
ensure the TLF meets the various expectations of consumers concerning textile labels, which should first and foremost offer basic and easily understandable information.
strive for an EU-wide and global alignment of labelling requirements on indications of origin, care instructions, size and fibre composition;
prevent further offshoring by establishing labelling requirements that are flexible enough to address SMEs' capacities.
The EESC believes there is a need to intervene to ensure that specific illegal activities carried out by influencers are treated evenly across the EU, requiring advertising messages to:
be clearly identifiable as such; and
comply with sector-specific rules in order to protect the health and safety of consumers and users, especially minors and other vulnerable groups.
The Commission should carry out an audit to identify how the EU can control and improve its value chains and avoid excessive dependencies.
It should also work a competitiveness check into EU decision-making.
The GDIP and the NZIA should not focus narrowly on promoting green technologies and picking "winners", but rather encourage the development of a diverse industrial sector.
highlights that the completion of the banking union is necessary to reduce market fragmentation and strengthen the regulatory framework for banking crises and deposit insurance;
insists that swift, flexible, and pragmatic responses to banking crises are crucial to manage banking crises. A tailored response is necessary in terms of regulatory measures, tools, stakeholder cooperation, execution speed, and financial resources used;
encourages the co-legislators to ensure a proportional application of the Public Interest Assessment to small, medium-sized and local banks, and to minimize legal uncertainty;
observes that the green transition's impact will vary across the EU, and Member States must address social challenges to maintain stability and legitimacy while avoiding populist opposition;
stresses that targeted analysis is crucial for identifying households affected by the green transition, enabling governments to take appropriate measures to support poorer and vulnerable households;
identifies two main risks of the green transition: growing income disparities and the displacement of industrial sectors and jobs. To mitigate these risks, national fiscal measures should be implemented;
