559th Plenary session 24 - 25 March 2021 - Related Opinions
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Adopted on 24/03/2021
Reference:
REX/533-EESC-2020-05956Referral:
COM(2020) 57 final COM(2020) 641 final COM(2020) 641 final COM(2020) 660 final COM(2020) 660 final Rapporteur:
Co-rapporteur:
Ionuţ SIBIAN (Romania)
Key points
- The EESC welcomes the Commission's communications adopted in 2020 in connection with the enlargement of the EU to the Western Balkans and agrees that integrating the Western Balkan partners into the EU represents a geostrategic investment in the peace, stability, security and economic growth of the entire continent. The Western Balkans are an integral part of Europe and a geostrategic priority for the EU.
- The EESC welcomes the European Green Deal, which includes specific objectives for the Western Balkans, as well as the Guidelines for the Implementation of the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans accompanying the Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans.
Adopted on 24/03/2021
Reference:
SOC/660-EESC-2020-05278Rapporteur:
The pandemic expedited the shift to teleworking, and it became essential in tackling the health crisis. Lessons learned from the pandemic could lead to regulations in the EU and in the Member States be amended and new regulations created so as to promote the positive aspects of telework and protect the fundamental rights of workers. The Member States, with the involvement of the social partners, need to ensure that there is an appropriate national framework for teleworking, setting out the rules of play for companies and workers interested in adopting this form of work.
Adopted on 24/03/2021
Reference:
SOC/662-EESC-2020Rapporteur:
Co-rapporteur:
Teleworking has the potential to support work-life balance and should be a means of promoting gender equality. For this, the burden of the unpaid care and domestic work performed by women must be fully shared with men. Then, the rules applying to the workplace must be applied to the home office, including on health and safety and protection against harassment and violence. As there is no consolidated European framework on telework, it is necessary to assess existing rules' effectiveness. Social partners should review the 2002 Framework Agreement on Telework and give it a new impetus.
EESC opinion: Teleworking and gender equality - conditions so that teleworking does not exacerbate the unequal distribution of unpaid care and domestic work between women and men and for it to be an engine for promoting gender equality
Adopted on 24/03/2021
Reference:
ECO/540-EESC-2020-05865-00-01-AC-TRA Referral:
COM(2020) 822 final Rapporteur:
Kęstutis KUPŠYS (Lithuania)
Adopted on 24/03/2021
Reference:
CCMI/178-EESC-2021Rapporteur:
Co-rapporteur:
Franck UHLIG (France)
Batteries placed on the EU market should become sustainable, high-performing and safe all along their entire life cycle. This means batteries that are produced with the lowest possible environmental impact, using materials obtained in full respect of human rights as well as social and ecological standards. Batteries have to be long-lasting and safe, and at the end of their life, they should be repurposed, remanufactured or recycled, feeding valuable materials back into the economy.
Adopted on 24/03/2021
Reference:
CCMI/177-EESC-2020Referral:
COM(2020) 474 final Rapporteur:
Co-rapporteur:
Michal (CCMI) PINTÉR (/Slovakia), Michal (CCMI) PINTÉR (/Slovakia) (Slovakia)
In September 2020, the European Commission presented the Action Plan on Critical Raw Materials, which also contains the 2020 List of Critical Raw Materials.
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