Plenary Session 19-20 October 2016 - Related Opinions

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European control mechanism on the rule of law and fundamental rights (own-initiative opinion)

Adopted on 19/10/2016
Reference: 
SOC/536-EESC-2016-01275-00-01-ac
Rapporteur: 
José Antonio MORENO DÍAZ (Workers - GR II / Spain)
Co-rapporteur: 
Ákos TOPOLÁNSZKY (Diversity Europe - GR III/Hungary)

Alarming political decisions have shown that the EU lacks adequate instruments to safeguard fundamental values and the rule of law. A new European mechanism on the rule of law and fundamental rights is needed. The mechanism should include a regular assessment of Member States in a governance "policy coordination cycle", similar to the European Semester. The EESC should play an active role, as this will make for strong civil society involvement. The mechanism must be based on indicators, taking into account the indivisibility of fundamental economic, social and cultural rights and civil and political rights.

 

 

EESC opinion: European control mechanism on the rule of law and fundamental rights (own-initiative opinion)

Prosumer Energy and Prosumer Power Cooperatives: opportunities and challenges in the EU countries (own-initiative opinion)

Adopted on 19/10/2016
Reference: 
TEN/583-EESC-2016
Rapporteur: 
Janusz PIETKIEWICZ (Employers - GR I / Poland)

The EESC takes the view that the general development of distributed prosumer energy should form an important and sustainable part of the European Union’s energy policy. Such an approach would be beneficial and might even be necessary from the point of view of energy security and in light of environmental and social concerns. In particular, the Committee points to the prosumers’ advantages of, among others, lower energy transmission costs, better use of local energy sources, and the economic and social involvement of local communities.

EESC opinion: Prosumer Energy and Prosumer Power Cooperatives: opportunities and challenges in the EU countries (own-initiative opinion)

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A 2020 Vision for Europe's Energy customers

Working Group report “Consumers as Energy Market Actors”

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