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Ongoing (updated on 07/09/2019)
Reference: 
REX/520-EESC-2019
Plenary session: 
546 -
Sep 25, 2019 Sep 26, 2019

2019 is the year we are celebrating the ten-year anniversary of a real and living partnership – the Eastern Partnership (EaP). Over the last decade this partnership has gone through its share of difficulties. Yet, it not only endured - it developed, matured and delivered beyond what we foresaw at the beginning.

Thus after 10 years of EaP policy, it is crucial to properly evaluate the achievements and aims and reflect on the next possible steps. It is important to ensure that EaP policy connects countries and people and covers a broad area of issues, including supporting civil society, pluralism and independent media, as well as ensuring gender equality and non-discrimination. As it is likely that the policy will change its course from a one-size-fits-all to a tailor-made approach, it will be crucial to ensure that those wanting to get closer to the EU have this opportunity, adapted to their ambitions and pace.

EESC section opinion: 10 years of Eastern Partnership: reflecting on achievements and shaping the future policy of the EaP

Ongoing (updated on 06/09/2019)
Reference: 
INT/888-EESC-2019
Plenary session: 
546 -
Sep 25, 2019 Sep 26, 2019

With this opinion the EESC wishes to highlight the scale of Dieselgate and regrets that the Commission was not able to anticipate these events by means of effective measures from the outset. The EESC further considers that the solution put forward in this proposal should not be limited to dealing with an issue of form, without genuinely serving the applicants' interests. Lastly the EESC also fears that, by empowering the Commission to issue delegated acts under the terms it sets out, the proposal would undermine not only the effectiveness of the legislation but also the intentions of the legislator when establishing these delegated act.

EESC section opinion: Motor vehicles - emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles - repair and maintenance information (amendment)

Ongoing (updated on 06/09/2019)
Reference: 
INT/886-EESC-2019-01847
Plenary session: 
546 -
Sep 25, 2019 Sep 26, 2019

The Juncker Commission came into office with a commitment to focus on delivering the initiatives needed to support its political priorities and address the issues that really matter to people in the EU. In May 2015, the Commission published an extensive package of new measures to improve and strengthen its better regulation policy in four areas where progress was considered necessary: a) opening up policymaking; b) utilising better tools for better policies; c) keeping the existing stock of legislation fit for purpose; d) Advancing a common agenda with other EU institutions and Member States.

 

EESC section opinion: Better Regulation stocktaking (Communication)

Ongoing (updated on 05/09/2019)
Reference: 
NAT/765-EESC-2019
Plenary session: 
548 -
Dec 11, 2019 Dec 12, 2019

The EESC is currently drafting an opinion that aims to define what "the sustainable economy we need" should look like by exploring new economic models, investment decisions vis-à-vis technological advances as well as novel indicators for growth and competitiveness. 

Information memo: The sustainable economy we need (own-initiative opinion)

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