Opinions

  • Εγκριθείσα on 26/04/2012
    Έγγραφα αναφοράς
    SOC/453-EESC-2012-1047
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Ireland
    Plenary session number
    480
    -
    EESC opinion: Rights and Citizenship Programme
  • Εγκριθείσα on 26/04/2012
    Έγγραφα αναφοράς
    SOC/451-EESC-2012-1046
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Germany
    Plenary session number
    480
    -
    EESC opinion: Recognition of professional qualifications and administrative cooperation
  • Εγκριθείσα on 26/04/2012
    Έγγραφα αναφοράς
    INT/626-EESC-2012-1039
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Spain
    Plenary session number
    480
    -
    EESC opinion: The award of concession contracts
  • Εγκριθείσα on 26/04/2012
    Έγγραφα αναφοράς
    INT/625-EESC-2012-1039
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Spain
    Plenary session number
    480
    -
    EESC opinion: Public procurement
  • Εγκριθείσα on 26/04/2012
    Έγγραφα αναφοράς
    INT/624-EESC-2012-1039
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Spain
    Plenary session number
    480
    -
    The EESC reflects in the opinion its view on a package of three Commission proposals. The EESC welcomes the debate initiated by the Commission whose purpose is an extensive modernisation of the procurement system, notes however that considerable doubt persists regarding the need for a EU directive on the award of concession contracts.
    EESC opinion: Public procurement and concession contracts
  • Εγκριθείσα on 26/04/2012
    Έγγραφα αναφοράς
    INT/620-EESC-2012-01-01-1036
    Employers - GR I
    Poland
    Plenary session number
    480
    -
    The opinion deals with European Venture Capital sector, which is closely linked to Europe's global competitiveness. The growth of this sector is an objective of the overall Europe 2020 Strategy and also one of the key priorities of the SME action plan. The EESC welcomes the regulation but draws attention to several limitations, which may weaken the anticipated impact.
    EESC opinion: European Venture Capital Funds
  • Εγκριθείσα on 26/04/2012
    Έγγραφα αναφοράς
    INT/613-EESC-2012-01-01-1035
    Employers - GR I
    United Kingdom
    Plenary session number
    480
    -
    EESC opinion: Audit – public-interest entities
  • Εγκριθείσα on 26/04/2012
    Έγγραφα αναφοράς
    INT/612-EESC-2012-01-01-1035
    Employers - GR I
    United Kingdom
    Plenary session number
    480
    -
    The EESC is fully supportive of the revised directive and it finds much in the regulation which it can support. The EESC has a major concern about the applicability of the regulation to SMEs and it recommends that the more radical proposals be revised.
    EESC opinion: Annual accounts and consolidated accounts - Audit - public interest entities
  • Εγκριθείσα on 26/04/2012
    Έγγραφα αναφοράς
    INT/598-EESC-2012-1034
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Portugal
    Plenary session number
    480
    -
    EESC opinion: European Account Preservation Order
  • Εγκριθείσα on 25/04/2012
    Έγγραφα αναφοράς
    NAT/520-EESC-2012-1050
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Bulgaria
    Workers - GR II
    Italy
    Plenary session number
    480
    -
    The European Economic and Social Committee greets the Commission's legislative proposals with interest, and notes that some – although far from all – recommendations made in its past opinions have been taken into account. Most importantly, the Committee has repeatedly stated that the future CAP must be driven by a determination to defend the European agricultural model, which is based on the principles of food sovereignty, sustainability and responsiveness to the real needs of farmers and consumers. The EESC repeats that the European agricultural model cannot operate at world market prices and conditions and does not come free of charge. Any policy that promotes this agricultural model thus requires sufficient financial resources. However, in the current proposals concerning the Union budget for the 2014-2020 period, the resources earmarked for the CAP would be clearly reduced in constant price terms.
    EESC Opinion: CAP towards 2020
    The EESC and the CAP Reform - Article
    Citizens' Summary - EESC Opinion on the PAC Reform