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
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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
In einer im Januar 2022 verabschiedeten Stellungnahme begrüßt der EWSA das Ziel der Europäischen Kommission, den bestehenden EU-Rahmen zu präzisieren und zu aktualisieren und die Besteuerung in Europa so zu gestalten, dass nachhaltige nicht-fossile Energie begünstigt wird.
Der EWSA ist jedoch auch besorgt über die möglichen negativen sozioökonomischen Auswirkungen bestimmter Maßnahmen des Richtlinienvorschlags der Europäischen Kommission.
„Wir fordern eine flexiblere Haltung in Bezug auf zulässige Biokraftstoffe und ihre Besteuerung“, so Berichterstatter Stefan Back.
Zudem empfiehlt der EWSA, den Begriff „Energiearmut“ statt des Begriffs „vulnerable Haushalte“ zu verwenden, fordert eine Rückerstattung von Umweltsteuern an die am stärksten betroffenen Verbraucher und plädiert dafür, das EU-Preissystem so anzupassen, dass es den Preis aller Energieformen widerspiegelt.
„Ferner bedauert der EWSA, dass in dem Vorschlag keine geeigneten Maßnahmen zur Vermeidung von Mobilitätsarmut vorgesehen sind“, ergänzt Mitberichterstatter Philippe Charry. (tk)