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
Kommissionen har forelagt sin nye lovgivningspakke fra 2021 om bekæmpelse af hvidvask af penge og finansiering af terrorisme for medlovgiverne og Det Europæiske Økonomiske og Sociale Udvalg.
EØSU støtter i sin udtalelse, der blev vedtaget på plenarforsamlingen i december, fuldt ud forslagene, men understreger også, at det haster med at gennemføre foranstaltningerne, og foreslår samtidig en række vigtige tilføjelser. Der er generel opbakning til oprettelsen af den nye myndighed for bekæmpelse af hvidvaskning af penge (AMLA). Udvalget gentager også sit forslag om en europæisk pagt til bekæmpelse af adfærd, der skader de etiske og politiske principper i vores demokratier og underminerer de offentlige goder, og foreslår, at der oprettes et nyt rådgivende civilsamfundsorgan til bekæmpelse af hvidvask af penge. Derudover skal forordningen om kryptoaktiver gennemføres hurtigst muligt. Kommissionen bør også presse på for en hurtig indsats i forbindelse med den forsinkede og ufuldstændige gennemførelse af de tidligere hvidvaskningsdirektiver i visse medlemsstater, og der bør træffes specifikke foranstaltninger til overvågning af skuffeselskaber. Kommissionen bør desuden overveje, hvordan foranstaltningerne kan udvides til at omfatte kanaler for hvidvaskning uden om det finansielle system. Endelig mener EØSU, at det er nødvendigt at udarbejde en ny, realistisk og samlet liste over højrisikotredjelande. (tk)