Life below water

  • Ongoing (updated on 17/06/2026) - Bureau decision date: 16/06/2026
    Reference
    NAT/997-EESC
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Bulgaria

    EESC opinion on OceanEye.

  • Ongoing (updated on 17/06/2026) - Bureau decision date: 16/06/2026
    Reference
    NAT/999-EESC
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Spain
    Plenary session number
    610
    -

    EESC opinion on EU Strategy on coastal communities.

  • Adopted on 18/03/2026 - Bureau decision date: 22/10/2025
    Reference
    NAT/973-EESC-2025
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Cyprus
    Plenary session number
    604
    -
    • Record of Proceedings NAT/973
    Download — EESC opinion: EU Water Resilience Strategy and European Climate Resilience and Risk Management Integrated Framework
  • Adopted on 21/01/2026 - Bureau decision date: 16/09/2025
    Reference
    NAT/967-EESC-2025
    Plenary session number
    602
    -
    • Record of Proceedings NAT/967
    • Follow-up from the Commission NAT/967
    Download — EESC opinion: Revision of the Common Fisheries Policy
  • Adopted on 16/07/2025 - Bureau decision date: 28/04/2025
    Reference
    NAT/959-EESC-2025
    Plenary session number
    598
    -
    • Record of Proceedings NAT/959
    Download — EESC opinion: Conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction – ratification of BBNJ Agreement
  • Adopted on 16/07/2025 - Bureau decision date: 21/01/2025
    Reference
    NAT/950-EESC-2025
    Plenary session number
    598
    -
    • Record of Proceedings NAT/950
    Download — EESC opinion: Amendment to regulations concerning international fisheries (NAFO, SPRFMO, IOTC, WCPFC, IATTC and ICCAT)
  • Adopted on 26/03/2025 - Bureau decision date: 03/12/2024
    Reference
    NAT/944-EESC-2024
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Spain
    Plenary session number
    595
    -

    EESC opinion NAT/944 Civil society's vision for a European Oceans Pact.

    • Record of proceedings NAT/944
    Download — EESC opinion: Civil society's vision for a European Oceans Pact
  • Adopted on 23/10/2024 - Bureau decision date: 18/01/2024
    Reference
    INT/1056-EESC-2024-00655-00-00-AC-TRA
    Workers - GR II
    Belgium
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Belgium
    Plenary session number
    591
    -

    Public Procurement was better framed in successive EU regulations and, with a view to more accessible and transparent access to it, the procedures were formulated in a more supportive manner. Its importance will continue to increase, both at a national level in the Member States and at a more local level.

    Several challenges remain Particularly at the national level, the size and volume play to the advantage of larger companies that can rely on experience and expertise when drawing up files. At a more local level, there are opportunities for MSMEs and, even more specifically, for companies in the social economy. These opportunities require active attention and guidance from both the requesting and offering parties.

    • Record of proceedings INT/1056
    • INT/1056 Follow-up from the Commission
    Download — EESC opinion: The potential of Public Procurement for Social Economy enterprises
  • Adopted on 17/01/2024 - Bureau decision date: 12/12/2023
    Reference
    NAT/923-EESC-2024
    Plenary session number
    584
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    Key points

    The EESC:

    Download — EESC opinion: Targets for fixing fishing opportunities
  • Adopted on 25/10/2023 - Bureau decision date: 25/04/2023
    Reference
    NAT/909-EESC-2023
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Czech Republic
    Plenary session number
    582
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    Download — EESC opinion: Revision of the Mercury Regulation