European Economic
and Social Committee
European Economic
and Social Committee
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is the voice of organised civil society in Europe.
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The EESC issues between 160 and 190 opinions, evaluation and information reports a year.
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The EESC is active in a wide range of areas, from social affairs to economy, energy and sustainability.
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The EESC brings together representatives from all areas of organised civil society, who give their independent advice on EU policies and legislation. The EESC's326 Members are organised into three groups: Employers, Workers and Various Interests.
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The EESC has six sections, specialising in concrete topics of relevance to the citizens of the European Union, ranging from social to economic affairs, energy, environment, external relations or the internal market.
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Øget internationalt samarbejde er en vigtig forudsætning for at gøre havene bæredygtige inden 2030 og garantere sikkerheden til søs, siger EØSU i en ny udtalelse, der blev vedtaget på plenarforsamlingen i januar.
Set i lysets af emnets kompleksitet kan havforvaltning ikke blot betragtes som et "havanliggende". Der er tværtimod behov for en tværfaglig og integreret tilgang, der støtter beslutningstagere på alle niveauer.
Den menneskelige indvirkning på havene skyldes ofte landbaserede aktiviteter. En betydelig del af havforureningen stammer fra udledning af affald, pesticider, antibiotika, fosfater og plast, for ikke at nævne problemet med ueksploderet ammunition.
EØSU mener, at EU spiller en central rolle som lovgiver og en international aktør, der styrker netværk og partnerskaber. De forskellige interessenter bør på effektiv og gennemsigtig vis involveres gennem hele processen.
"EU spiller en ledende rolle i bestræbelserne på at støtte havene, men alle lande skal leve op til deres ansvar: kun på den måde vil de kommende generationer også kunne betegne vores planet som en blå planet," sagde ordføreren for udtalelsen Stefano Palmieri.
For at opnå kulstofneutralitet senest i 2050 og bæredygtighed i 2030 bør EU fokusere på at træffe foranstaltninger, der sikrer havmiljøets trivsel og beskytter fiskebestandene, hvilket har afgørende betydning for mange lokalsamfund. (mp)