In diesen für das Klimahandeln entscheidenden Tagen – das Übereinkommen von Paris jährt sich zum fünften Mal, der Europäische Rat hat sich auf ehrgeizigere Klimaziele geeinigt und die Europäische Kommission lanciert am 16. Dezember den europäischen Klimapakt – plädiert der Europäische Wirtschafts- und Sozialausschuss (EWSA) für Eigenverantwortung und Handlungskompetenz der Zivilgesellschaft als Schlüssel zum Erfolg.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) urges the European Commission to start a new discussion to make sure the green objectives and improved performance of the air traffic management system are covered in the new legislation. The consequences of the COVID‑19 crisis for aviation should also be addressed.
Der Europäische Wirtschafts- und Sozialausschuss spricht sich für eine Reihe gemeinsamer Grundsätze für öffentliche Dienste aus, um die volle Einhaltung demokratischer Normen und der Rechtsstaatlichkeit in allen Mitgliedstaaten zu gewährleisten.
The new EU Pact on Migration and Asylum was strongly criticised during a high-level conference held by the European Economic and Social Committee. Representatives of civil society, think tanks and the European Parliament found that the new pact does not deliver the changes needed to create a proper common European migration and asylum system.
At the webinar organised by the Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society (TEN), EESC members point out that the contribution of civil society will be fundamental for the future of the EU's hydrogen strategy.
The new president of the EESC's Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society (TEN), BaibaMiltoviča, met European Commission executive vice-president ValdisDombrovskis and set out the section's 2020-2023 work programme, in which green is a priority.
Holistic strategies and harmonisation of action plans for integration could be the way to go, EESC members explain. EU Member States deal with integration policies in widely different ways, based on their specific circumstances and migration histories. Yet the specific needs of women and children striving to overcome discrimination or obstacles to their integration are not always fully taken into consideration. However, the EESC put forward ways to address these shortcomings in an opinion presented at the October plenary session.
Estimates show that almost half of European adults have low or outdated skills, which makes the need for them to upskill and reskill ever more relevant
In an annual conference held entirely online on 3-4 November, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) voiced its determination to help make the Circular Economy Platform a real hub of the collective effort to build a circular economy in Europe.
Nach Ansicht des EWSA kann der durch die COVID-19-Krise weiter verschärften Diskriminierung von Migrantinnen und Migranten sowie ethnischen Minderheiten nur dann erfolgreich entgegengewirkt werden, wenn die Diversitätspolitik der EU alle Lebensbereiche dieser Gruppen berücksichtigt.
