INT/1062 Follow-up from the Commission

Enhancing research security
DG RTD – Commissioner IVANOVA

NAT/927 Follow-up from the Commission

A Blueprint for a European Green and Social Deal
Own-initiative opinion
DG EMPL – Executive Vice-President MINZATU

NAT/928 Follow-up from the Commission

Aligning the circular economy and the bioeconomy
(own-initiative opinion)
DG ENV – Commissioner ROSWALL

REX/582 Follow-up from the Commission

Revision of the EU Visa suspension mechanism
DG HOME – Commissioner BRUNNER

NAT/918 Follow-up from the Commission

Revision of the animal welfare legislation
DG SANTE – Commissioner VÁRHELYI

SOC/809 Follow-up from the Commission

Ensuring equal opportunities and social inclusion 
(exploratory opinion requested by the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU)
DG EAC – Commissioner MICALLEF

INT/1066 Follow-up from the Commission

Report on Competition Policy 2023
DG COMP – Executive Vice-President RIBERA

NAT/924 Follow-up from the Commission

Enlargement and the EU agri-food sector: How to ensure the social, environmental and economic sustainability of the EU agri-food sector with future enlargement (exploratory opinion at the request of the European Commission)

DG AGRI – Commissioner HANSEN

Investments and reforms for competitiveness and a Capital Markets Union

In the opinion, ECO calls for

  • establishing an EU investment fund for competitiveness and resilience and revising fiscal rules to prioritise growth-oriented public investment.
  • expanding InvestEU and supporting long-term strategic projects, with stronger safeguards for performance and sustainability.
  • completing the Capital Markets Union through enhanced supervisory powers for EU financial authorities and a phased move towards greater integration.

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Cohesion policy mid-term review (2025)

In the opinion, the ECO section

  • agrees with the need to align cohesion policy with pressing EU priorities such as competitiveness, defence, energy transition and water resilience. It welcomes the introduction of financial incentives and more flexible funding conditions to support these goals.
  • stresses that the overarching goal of cohesion policy—to reduce regional disparities—must remain central. It warns against disproportionately benefiting Member States with lower absorption rates and calls for equal access to incentives like 100% EU financing and extended eligibility.
  • sees the review as a preview of the next MFF and calls for greater use of financial instruments, long-term revenue reform, and a stronger territorial dimension to ensure strategic investments also contribute to regional convergence and EU unity.

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