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.
Find out more about its role and structure at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/about
The EESC issues between 160 and 190 opinions, evaluation and information reports a year.
It also organises several annual initiatives and events with a focus on civil society and citizens’ participation such as the Civil Society Prize, the Civil Society Days, the Your Europe, Your Say youth plenary and the ECI Day.
Find the latest EESC opinions and publications at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/opinions-information-reports/opinions and http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/publications-other-work/publications respectively.
The EESC is active in a wide range of areas, from social affairs to economy, energy and sustainability.
Learn more about our policy areas and policy highlights at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/policies
The EESC holds nine plenary sessions per year. It also organises many conferences, public hearings and high-level debates related to its work.
Find out more about our upcoming events at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/our-events/upcoming-events
Here you can find news and information about the EESC'swork, including its social media accounts, the EESC Info newsletter, photo galleries and videos.
Read the latest EESC news http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/news and press releases http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/press-releases
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.
Find out more about our Members and groups at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/members-groups
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.
Find out more at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/sections-other-bodies
EØSU afholdt en konference om kulstoffattig brint i Pärnu, Estland, den 12. november. Formålet med konferencen var at drøfte og identificere strategiske foranstaltninger til udvikling af en bæredygtig infrastruktur for brint og derivater heraf med fokus på finansiering og anvendelse.
Under overskriften Offshore Power for E-Fuels: Boosting the New Hydrogen Economy deltog Nederlandenes ambassade i Estland, udviklingscentret i Pärnu distrikt, Metrosert Applied Research Centre, Invest Estonia og Power2X, der udvikler anlæg til fremstilling af e-methanol.
Grøn og kulstoffattig brint er afgørende elementer i vores energiomstilling, og nylige initiativer såsom EU's brintbank har sat fokus på, at der er fremdrift i udviklingen af markeder for bæredygtig brint. Derfor skal EU's og medlemsstaternes politiske beslutningstagere afsætte de nødvendige midler til at realisere disse ambitioner og lette samarbejdet mellem medlemsstaterne, så der kan vedtages effektive strategier.
I en kommentar til dette presserende behov udtalte formand for EØSU's Sektion for Transport, Energi, Infrastruktur og Informationssamfundet, Baiba Miltoviča: "En hurtig udrulning af vedvarende brint er afgørende – ikke kun for omstillingen af vores energisystem, men også for Den Europæiske Unions sociale og økonomiske velfærd. Det er imidlertid vigtigt, at vi fordeler vores ressourcer på fornuftig vis. For at opnå størst mulig gennemslagskraft er vi nødt til at prioritere sektorer, hvor det er vanskeligt at nedbringe emissionerne, og etablere effektive økologiske og sociale standarder, der sikrer retfærdige og sikre arbejdsvilkår." (mp)