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stresses the need to provide for oversight mechanisms regarding the application at national level of the proposed adaptations to the regulatory framework;
recommends that general transfer licences be prioritised and used systematically for all projects financed or coordinated at EU level, and that this system be extended and harmonised across the national systems;
recommends that the possibility for Member States to authorise national exemptions for chemical substances ‘in the interests of defence’ be subject to appropriate environmental verification and compatibility procedures.
On behalf of the Workers’ Group, I wish to convey our strongest support to the All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions (OPZZ) and to all Polish workers mobilising in Warsaw on the 27th of September for the National March of Discontent.
In an opinion adopted at the September plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) identifies that fostering entrepreneurship and quality job creation in the Mediterranean region is the answer to high unemployment rates. Leveraging the potential of women and young people can promote inclusive, resilient growth.