EØSU indledte sit arbejde med den blå pagt i januar 2023, og det officielle åbningsarrangement Tiden er inde til en blå EU-pagt blev holdt i februar 2023. I september 2023 fik initiativet politisk rygstød med en fælles opfordring fra EØSU og Europa-Parlamentet i form af et undertegnet brev til EU-landenes stats- og regeringschefer, der blev opfordret til at støtte og vedtage en ambitiøs blå EU‑pagt.
The EESC calls for the establishment of a dedicated Union strategy for islands (Islands Pact), supported by a specific legislative framework (Islands Act). That framework should be accompanied by a formal strategy and provide for the effective implementation of an ‘insularity clause’, with a view to systematically integrating the specific needs and constraints of islands into Union policies on cohesion, transport, energy, state aid, the environment and maritime affairs.
, Luca JAHIER (Civil Society Organisations - GR III/Italy)
Plenary session number
602
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The EESC warns that a weak long-term EU budget would undermine competitiveness, cohesion, agriculture and democracy. The Committee calls for a stronger, fairer and future-proof multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2028 to 2034.
Presentation of the priorities of the Cyprus Presidency of the EU Council on the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) by Mr Constantinos Masonos, co-chair of the MFF Ad Hoc Working Party
Download — Udvalgets udtalelse: Establishing the European Fund for Regional Development including for European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg) and the Cohesion Fund
