Opinions with Employers' Group members as rapporteur/co-rapporteur/rapporteur-general

  • Adopted on 14/12/2022 - Bureau decision date: 19/05/2022
    Reference
    NAT/868-EESC-2022-01-01
    Employers - GR I
    France
    Plenary session number
    574
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    EESC opinion: European Citizens Initiative - Save bees and farmers
  • Adopted on 14/12/2022 - Bureau decision date: 22/02/2022
    Reference
    NAT/862-EESC-2022
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Spain
    Employers - GR I
    France
    Plenary session number
    574
    -

    The revision of the SUD aims to address the key problem of the limited effectiveness of the SUD in reducing pesticide use and potential risks to human health and the environment across Member States.

    EESC opinion: Revision of the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive (SUD)
  • Adopted on 14/12/2022 - Bureau decision date: 20/01/2022
    Reference
    REX/552-EESC-2022-01-01
    Employers - GR I
    Spain
    Plenary session number
    574
    -
    EESC opinion: Socio-Economic situation in Latin America following the Covid-19 crisis – the role of civil society in the recovery process
  • Adopted on 14/12/2022 - Bureau decision date: 20/01/2022
    Reference
    REX/549-EESC-2022-01-01
    Employers - GR I
    Malta
    Plenary session number
    574
    -
    EESC opinion: Digital transition in the Euro-Mediterranean region
  • Adopted on 14/12/2022 - Bureau decision date: 20/09/2022
    Reference
    SOC/742-EESC-2022
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Germany
    Employers - GR I
    Poland
    Plenary session number
    574
    -

    This Opinion welcomes the European Media Freedom Act and all the related EU initiatives aiming to address the worrying developments in the area of media freedom over the last years. The Opinion entails a number of recommendations concerning editorial and journalists' independence; the need for financial resources to ensure independence of public media; transparency in the allocation of State advertising; transparency of media ownership. The Opinion also calls for measures to ensure the independence of national regulatory bodies, especially in the context of the future European board for media services. It also considers that EU anti-concentration law should be used where national regulators fail to address media market concentration.

    EESC opinion: European Media Freedom Act
  • Adopted on 14/12/2022 - Bureau decision date: 12/07/2022
    Reference
    INT/999-EESC-2022-04103-00-00-AC-TRA
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Italy
    Employers - GR I
    Romania
    Plenary session number
    574
    -

    L'Acte sur la Résilience Cybernétique vise à établir les exigences en matière de cybersécurité pour les produits et logiciels connectés (intégrés et non intégrés). Cette initiative vise à répondre aux besoins du marché et à protéger les consommateurs contre les produits non sécuritaires en instaurant des règles communes de cybersécurité pour les fabricants et les fournisseurs de produits numériques tangibles et intangibles et de services auxiliaires.

    EESC opinion: Cyber Resilience Act
  • Adopted on 14/12/2022 - Bureau decision date: 12/07/2022
    Reference
    INT/1000-EESC-2022-EESC-2022-03972-00-00-AC-TRA
    Employers - GR I
    Sweden
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Italy
    Plenary session number
    574
    -

    The exploratory opinion will look into EU competitiveness and the regulatory impacts of Union legislation on EU's businesses. The EU must decrease its strategic dependency and ensure its higher resilience, as well as openness to the outside world and competitiveness of its businesses. According to the Czech Presidency priorities, the Single Market serves as the EU's greatest asset in order to fulfil these targets.

    EESC opinion: A competitiveness check to build a stronger and more resilient EU economy
  • Adopted on 26/10/2022 - Bureau decision date: 17/05/2022
    Reference
    SOC/734-EESC-2022
    Employers - GR I
    Poland
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Germany

    Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation" (SLAPPs) are a particular form of harassment used against journalists, rights defenders and others who are involved in protecting the public interest. Typically, they are meritless lawsuits lodged by powerful individuals or entities against a weaker party who expresses a critical position on a matter of public interest. Through this Opinion, the EESC welcomes the European Commission initiative – a proposed Directive and a Recommendation – aiming to tackle this growing phenomenon. The EESC also proposes to go beyond the current scope of the initiative, notably through a stronger focus on national aspects, and recommendations on aspects like preliminary rulings or training.

    EESC opinion: Initiative against abusive litigation targeting journalists and rights defenders
  • Adopted on 26/10/2022 - Bureau decision date: 17/05/2022
    Reference
    SOC/733-EESC-2022
    Workers - GR II
    Spain
    Employers - GR I
    Bulgaria
  • Adopted on 26/10/2022 - Bureau decision date: 17/05/2022
    Reference
    ECO/595-EESC-2022
    Workers - GR II
    Romania
    Employers - GR I
    Sweden
    EESC opinion: