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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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Since the signing of the Kyoto Protocol, various jurisdictions throughout the world have implemented Emissions Trading Systems (ETSs). The EU ETS is the largest and oldest one and it is going to be overhauled in line with the EU’s 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework. In an opinion adopted at its September plenary session, the EESC provides an overview of the EU ETS and of other ETSs globally and outlines approaches to regulate trade in this new deal of carbon markets.
Der Europäische Wirtschafts- und Sozialausschuss (EWSA) verabschiedete auf seiner September-Plenartagung die Stellungnahme EU-Biodiversitätsstrategie für 2030 zu der Mitteilung der Europäischen Kommission „EU-Biodiversitätsstrategie für 2030 – Mehr Raum für die Natur in unserem Leben“.
Relations between the EU and Africa are expected to be reshaped, as envisaged in a new strategy presented in March 2020 by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. ...
In der COVID-19-Krise ist die Anfälligkeit weltweiter Lieferketten deutlich zutage getreten. Sie hat auch die unsichere Lage von Arbeitnehmern sowie die negativen sozialen, gesundheitlichen und sicherheitsspezifischen Auswirkungen von Geschäftstätigkeiten in den heutigen Lieferketten offenbart. Gerade jetzt, da konkretes politisches Handeln und konkrete Beschlüsse gefragt sind, haben der deutsche EU-Ratsvorsitz und das Europäische Parlament den Europäischen Wirtschafts- und Sozialausschuss (EWSA) hierzu um Empfehlungen ersucht. In zwei Stellungnahmen, die auf der September-Plenartagung verabschiedet wurden, fordert dieser die Europäische Kommission auf, einen europäischen Aktionsplan auszuarbeiten und verbindliche Sorgfaltspflichten in globalen Lieferketten vorzuschlagen.
Platforms bring many benefits to the economy, such as helping job creation and giving workers more flexibility and independence – but they can still carry many risks for both the labour force and society
COVID-19 has been a tsunami for SMEs. The EU's proposed new SME strategy, which predates the crisis, fails to cope with the huge challenges that have since jumped to the fore, says the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in a recently adopted opinion.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) signed on 30 September 2020 a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) where they reassert their common ambition to support ongoing and political reforms in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries.
Laut dem EuropäischenWirtschafts- und Sozialausschuss (EWSA) erfordert die Organisation der künftigenEnergiesystemezukunftsfähigepolitischeGrundsatzentscheidungenüberihrevorrangigeZentralisierung oder Dezentralisierung.
Laut dem EuropäischenWirtschafts- und Sozialausschuss (EWSA) kann die beispielloseKrise, die die Coronavirus-Pandemie in einemfür die EU strategischmaßgebendenSektorausgelöst hat, nur durchehrgeizige und koordiniertepolitischeMaßnahmenbewältigt werden.
The European Economic Area Consultative Committee (EEA CC) held on 18 September 2020 its 28th annual meeting to discuss two resolutions linked to the implementation of the Green Deal initiative and the EU’s New Industrial Strategy. The members of the EEA CC, which represents employers, workers, and other civil society players of EEA member states, agreed on the need to extend the Green Deal to the entire EEA to achieve a more sustainable single market.