his positive vote by the EU Parliament supports a more predictable operating environment and gives businesses better conditions to plan investments.

This positive vote by the EU Parliament supports a more predictable operating environment and gives businesses better conditions to plan investments.

In an opinion adopted at its March plenary on the review of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) calls for the EU’s sustainable finance framework to remain robust and aligned with the Green Deal. While supporting simplification, the Committee warns that the revision must preserve transparency, prevent greenwashing and keep capital flowing towards the green and social transition.

EU Drugs Strategy

Download — EESC-2026-00238-00-00-PA-TRA — (SOC/0857)

EU Competitiveness and Youth Entrepreneurship

Download — EESC-2025-04305-00-00-PA-TRA — (SOC/0852)

EU Policy agenda for liveable cities

Download — EESC-2025-04288-00-03-PA-TRA — (ECO/0696)

Agenda of the NAT Section meeting of 16 April 2026

Download — EESC-2026-00864-00-00-CONVPOJ-TRA — (Agenda)

Drug precursors

Download — EESC-2025-04277-00-00-PA-TRA — (INT/1114)

EU Startups and scale up strategy - with a focus on European Innovation Act

Download — EESC-2025-04126-00-00-PA-TRA — (INT/1112)

By Corina MURAFA, EESC member participating in the work of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform's Coordination Group (term 2025-2028) and member of the Civil Society Organisations’ Group, representing the Romanian Energy Poverty Observatory (ORSE) of the Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD)