Measuring EU progress on meeting the Sustainable Development Goals - Related Opinions

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Next steps for a sustainable European future

Adopted on 05/07/2017
Reference: 
NAT/700-EESC-2017-00277-00-00-AC-TRA
Referral: 
COM(2016) 739 final
Rapporteur: 
Etele BARÁTH (Hungary)

La communication de la Commission sur les Prochaines étapes pour un avenir européen durable, adopté le 22 novembre 2016, définit une approche stratégique européenne pour la mise en œuvre du Programme des Nations unies sur le développement durable à l’horizon 2030 (Programme 2030) et sur la réalisation des objectifs mondiaux de développement durable à l’horizon 2030.

EESC opinion: Next steps for a sustainable European future

Sustainable development: a mapping of the EU's internal and external policies (exploratory opinion requested by the European Commission)

Adopted on 21/09/2016
Reference: 
NAT/693-EESC-2016-2016-03385-00-01-AC-TRA
Rapporteur: 
Ioannis VARDAKASTANIS (Diversity Europe - GR III / Greece)
Co-rapporteur: 
Jarmila DUBRAVSKÁ (Diversity Europe - GR III/Czech Republic)

In September 2015 world leaders adopted the UN agenda Transforming our world: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, establishing a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet, ensure protection of human rights and guarantee prosperity for all. As an initial step the Commission is carrying out an internal "mapping" exercise in order to identify which existing EU policies already address the challenges set by the SDGs. The Commission has asked the Committee to contribute to that process with the present exploratory opinion.

EESC opinion: Sustainable development: a mapping of the EU's internal and external policies (exploratory opinion requested by the European Commission)

A European Sustainable Development Civil Society Forum (exploratory opinion requested by the Dutch presidency)

Adopted on 25/05/2016
Reference: 
NAT/678-EESC-2016
Rapporteur: 
Brenda KING (United Kingdom)
Co-rapporteur: 
Roman (CCMI) HAKEN (Czech Republic)

The Committee welcomes the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It regards the adoption of this agenda together with the Paris COP 21 agreement on climate change as a big breakthrough in setting a global course of action to end poverty, promote prosperity for all and protect the planet's natural resources in an integrated way. The Dutch Presidency of the Council requested that the Committee draw up an exploratory opinion on how a mechanism for civil society involvement at EU level in the implementation of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals could be practically set up.

The Committee recommends the creation of a European Sustainable Development Forum in partnership with the Commission and representatives from civil society as a platform involving a broad range of civil society organisations and stakeholders in setting the framework for the implementation of this agenda in the EU, and its ongoing monitoring and review.

 

EESC opinion: A European Sustainable Development Civil Society Forum (exploratory opinion requested by the Dutch presidency)

Downloads: 

Building the Europe We Want - Models for civil society involvement in the implementation of the Post-2015 agenda at the EU level

EEAC report

Making civil society a driving force in the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - Position paper – September 2015

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