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Digitalisation and innovative business models in the European financial sector, impact on employment and customers (own-initiative opinion)

Vedtaget on 26/04/2017
Reference: 
CCMI/147-EESC-2016
Rapporteur: 
Carlos TRIAS PINTÓ (Spain)
Co-rapporteur: 
Pierre GENDRE (France)

Banking and insurance are evolving. Insurance companies and banks are at the forefront of the development of the digital economy. The very nature of their activities lends itself to the intensive use of the new technologies. In a highly competitive framework marked by a keener pursuit of competitiveness, insurance companies and banks have become part of an ongoing drive for innovation.

Udvalgets udtalelse: Digitalisation and innovative business models in the European financial sector, impact on employment and customers (own-initiative opinion)

Copyright package

Vedtaget on 25/01/2017
Reference: 
INT/804-EESC-2016-5382
Referral: 
COM(2016) 593 final 2016/0280 CODCOM(2016) 594 final 2016/0284 CODCOM(2016) 596 final 2016/0278 COD
Rapporteur: 
Juan MENDOZA CASTRO (Spain)

With this opinion the EESC welcomes the package of measures to adapt copyright to the requirements of the digital economy, by aiming to eliminate fragmentation while, at the same time, enhancing protection for creators. The EESC supports the exclusive related right of publishers to authorise or prohibit the digital use of their press publications for a period of twenty years and urges to harmonise the "freedom of panorama" exception by means of European rules. The EESC also refers to the ECJ judgment stating that, under certain conditions, the lending of a digital copy of a book has similar characteristics to the lending of printed works.

Udvalgets udtalelse: Copyright package

Promoting innovative and high growth firms (own-initiative opinion)

Vedtaget on 14/12/2016
Reference: 
ECO/403-EESC-2016-00899-00-01-ac-tra
Rapporteur: 
Antonio GARCÍA DEL RIEGO (Employers - GR I / Spain)

The EESC encourages the Commission to pursue its efforts to develop policy proposals aimed at promoting the creation of innovative and high growth firms. These policy proposals should strengthen the single market, reinforce the clusters and ecosystems in which innovative start-ups are created, develop the equity component of the European capital markets, encourage an academic agenda focusing on jobs for the future and minimise the cost and red tape involved in starting a new entrepreneurial venture.

Udvalgets udtalelse: Promoting innovative and high growth firms (own-initiative opinion)

Regulation amending the European Venture Capital Fund (EuVECA) and European Social Entrepreneurship (EuSEF) Fund regulations

Vedtaget on 14/12/2016
Reference: 
ECO/413-EESC-2016-04486-00-00-ac-tra
Referral: 
COM(2016) 461 final 2016/0221 COD
Rapporteur: 
Giuseppe GUERINI (Diversity Europe - GR III / Italy)
Co-rapporteur: 
Michael IKRATH (Austria)

The EESC welcomes and supports the Commission's initiative to anticipate the review of the Regulations on European venture capital funds (EuVECA) and European social entrepreneurship funds (EuSEF). The EESC believes that such a regulation can promote the establishment of a capital markets union. The EESC suggests that in order to expand participation in such investment funds, the hitherto very restrictive access criteria, as well as other restrictive conditions, to be significantly relaxed; the Committee proposes to increase the involvement of non-institutional investors and considers it equally important to create an environment in which the financing objectives of social investment funds can develop.

Udvalgets udtalelse: Regulation amending the European Venture Capital Fund (EuVECA) and European Social Entrepreneurship (EuSEF) Fund regulations

Mid-term evaluation of Horizon 2020 (Exploratory opinion from the Slovak presidency)

Vedtaget on 19/10/2016
Reference: 
INT/792-EESC-2016-03274-00-00-ac-tra
Rapporteur: 
Ulrich SAMM (Germany)

While welcoming the existence of the Horizon 2020 program, the EESC is worried that funding for research into Societal Challenges has been significantly reduced. Moreover, the EESC is exceedingly concerned about the large disparities between Member States in terms of national funding for research and innovation.

Udvalgets udtalelse: Mid-term evaluation of Horizon 2020 (Exploratory opinion from the Slovak presidency)

Innovation as a driver of new business models (exploratory opinion requested by the Dutch presidency)

Vedtaget on 25/05/2016
Reference: 
INT/778-EESC-2016-00078-00-00-AC-TRA
Rapporteur: 
Ariane RODERT (Diversity Europe - GR III / Sweden)
Co-rapporteur: 
Oliver RÖPKE (Workers - GR II/Austria)

Europe is facing complex challenges calling for renewed social and economic models. To deliver progress, growth and wellbeing in Europe, a shift towards an innovation-based economy is needed. The EESC therefore calls on the European Commission to develop a policy framework to support these new business models emerging. The EESC calls on the Commission in the upcoming review of the Single Market strategy, due in 2017, to fully incorporate these new business models, and suggest new measures in this direction. It is crucial that Member States and the European Institutions fully recognise and promote "fairer" business models, which are centred on delivering innovation for social development by integrating social impact measurement in parallel to reporting economic progress.

Udvalgets udtalelse: Innovation as a driver of new business models (exploratory opinion requested by the Dutch presidency)

Integrated SET plan: accelerating the European energy system transformation

Vedtaget on 17/02/2016
Reference: 
TEN/579-EESC-2015
Rapporteur: 
Mihai MANOLIU (Romania)

The EESC reiterates its firm commitment to an Energy Union and a European energy dialogue. It supports optimal implementation of the SET Plan, which can be achieved through a joint, consistent approach involving the cooperation of energy policy stakeholders, cooperation between States, an efficient internal energy market and the consolidation and better coordination of energy research and innovation programmes. The added value of the SET Plan will derive from better coordination and a new system of governance for the European energy system. The most important task is the technical and scientific development of technologies and innovation, and the promotion of factors that encourage new ideas and concepts.

Udvalgets udtalelse: Integrated SET plan: accelerating the European energy system transformation

EU Strategy on the Alpine Region

Vedtaget on 08/10/2015
Reference: 
ECO/382-EESC-2015-03720-00-01-ac-tra
Referral: 
COM(2015) 366 final
Rapporteur: 
Stefano PALMIERI (Workers - GR II / Italy)
Plenarforsamling: 
511 -
Oct 06, 2015 Oct 08, 2015

Following the Baltic, Danube and Adriatic Ionian Regions, the Alpine space was the fourth to adopt its macro-regional strategy on 28 July 2015. The EESC welcomes the EU Strategy for the Alpine Region and sees it as an element of value added for the Alpine area as well as a driver for development that can nurture the competitiveness and cohesion of Europe as a whole.

Udvalgets udtalelse: EU Strategy on the Alpine Region

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