Europäischer Wirtschafts- und Sozialausschuss
An interview with Maria Nikolopoulou, member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) from the Workers' Group, representing the Spanish trade union Comisiones Obreras. She is currently one of the Vice Presidents of the NAT Bureau and member of the Steering Group of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform.
To discuss ways to accelerate action on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for a sustainable recovery, the EESC Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment held a debate on 15 December in connection with the Europe Sustainable Development Report 2020, published on 8 December. The report is a joint initiative by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), in collaboration with the EESC.
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.
Lutz Ribbe, newly elected president of the Sustainable Development Observatory for the term 2020-2023, shares his views on Sustainable Development, the challenges ahead and the priorities of his mandate.
A short statement by the newly appointed NAT section president (Mr Peter SCHMIDT), highlighting the priorities for his mandate and sharing his vision for a sustainable recovery, post Covid-19.
Poverty and the role of civil society organisations in combatting it will be the focus of his Presidency
With the start of the 2020-2025 term of office of the EESC, Séamus Boland takes over the Presidency of the its Diversity Europe Group. Members confirmed his new role for the next two and a half years during the first group meeting of the new term held today, 27 October. Mr Boland's Presidency will focus on the topic of "Poverty and the role of civil society organisations in combatting it".
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“.
Die Lösung der Klima- und Umweltprobleme ist eine der obersten Prioritäten der EU. Aufgrund des Klimawandels und der Klimakrise muss die EU einen grundlegenden Wandel vollziehen, um eine Ökonomie des Wohlergehens und eine nachhaltigere, sauberere, sicherere und gesündere Zukunft zu fördern.
In the context of this year's World Population Day, Isabel Caño Aguilar, Vice-President in charge of Communication (EESC) writes an open letter on Gender Equality.
