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A New Deal for Consumers

Opinion
Adopted on 19/09/2018
Reference: 
INT/853-EESC-2018-02126-00-00-AC-TRA
Referral: 
COM(2018) 184 final 2018/0089 CODCOM(2018) 184 final 2018/0089 CODCOM(2018) 185 final 2018/0090 COD
Rapporteur: 
Jarosław MULEWICZ (Poland)
Co-rapporteur: 
Antonio LONGO (Italy)

The EESC agrees with the European Commission about the need to modernise and simplify EU consumer policy and considers that the new legislative package contributes to bridging the gap created by the exponential growth of e-commerce, undermining consumer confidence and causing distortions to the single market.

EESC opinion: A New Deal for Consumers

Completing the Better Regulation Agenda: Better solutions for better results (own-initiative opinion)

Opinion
Adopted on 18/04/2018
Reference: 
INT/838-EESC-2017-06085-00-00-AC-TRA
Referral: 
COM(2017) 651 final
Rapporteur: 
Bernd DITTMANN (Germany)

The EESC is of the view that the Better Regulation Agenda should become a permanent programme in delivering high-quality Union legislation without undermining key policy objectives or creating deregulation pressure.

EESC opinion: Completing the Better Regulation Agenda: Better solutions for better results (own-initiative opinion)

Monitoring the application of EU legislation

Opinion
Adopted on 18/10/2017
Reference: 
/-EESC-2017-04279-00-00-AC-TRA
Rapporteur: 
Bernd Dittmann, Ronny Lannoo, Denis Meynent
Plenary session: 
529 -
Oct 18, 2017 Oct 19, 2017

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has requested the Committee's views on whether the steps taken by the European Commission to enforce EU law have addressed European's concerns. The ECA would like to know which specific aspects of the monitoring of the application of the legislation in particular have caught the EESC's attention.

EESC opinion: Monitoring the application of EU legislation

Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2010/40/EU as regards the period for adopting delegated acts

Opinion
Adopted on 05/07/2017
Reference: 
INT/820-EESC-2017-01885-00-00-AC-TRA
Referral: 
COM(2017) 136 final 2017/0060 COD
Rapporteur: 
Jorge PEGADO LIZ (Portugal)

The Committee agrees in principle with the Commission's proposal.

EESC opinion: Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2010/40/EU as regards the period for adopting delegated acts

Mid-term evaluation of the Connecting Europe Facility (formerly Smart Islands)

Opinion
Adopted on 23/02/2017
Reference: 
TEN/607-EESC-2016
Rapporteur: 
Meelis JOOST (Estonia)

The Mid-term evaluation of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) is one of the evaluations on which the Commission is consulting the EESC.

The CEF was proposed as a financing programme for the completion of trans-European infrastructure networks in the fields of transport, energy and information and communications technology (ICT).

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) welcomes the opportunity to take part in the evaluation of the CEF programme. Transport, energy and ICT are also the core of the EESC Smart Islands Project. Therefore, the EESC's response is based on the above mentioned project, which analyses primary data collected through fact-finding missions taking place in the EU in the course of 2015 and 2016.

Information report: Mid-term evaluation of the Connecting Europe Facility (formerly Smart Islands)

The position of the EESC on specific key issues of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations (own-initiative opinion)

Opinion
Adopted on 21/09/2016
Reference: 
REX/464-EESC-2016
Rapporteur: 
Philippe DE BUCK (Belgium)
Co-rapporteur: 
Tanja BUZEK (Workers - GR II/Germany)

The EESC has played an important role in strengthening an informed civil society debate on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) through a number of TTIP-related opinions, adopted in 2014 and 2015, covering issues such as labour rights, investment protection, impact on SMEs, among others.

It is important under the present circumstances that the EESC, in order to maintain its position as a key civil society player in the TTIP debate, react to the textual proposals for TTIP negotiations on essential topics such as the sustainable development chapter, regulatory cooperation, investment and services. This will have the advantage not only of setting up the EESC position on major negotiating chapters but also of presenting concrete recommendations and pointing out the need to involve civil society in the implementation of those chapters.

EESC opinion: The position of the EESC on specific key issues of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations (own-initiative opinion)

Action Plan on Fairer Corporate Taxation

Opinion
Adopted on 09/12/2015
Reference: 
ECO/383-EESC-2015-02961-00-01-ac-tra
Referral: 
COM(2015) 302 final
Rapporteur: 
Petru Sorin DANDEA (Workers - GR II / Romania)
Co-rapporteur: 
Paulo BARROS VALE (Employers - GR I/Portugal)
Plenary session: 
512 -
Dec 09, 2015 Dec 10, 2015

The EESC expresses its support for the Commission in combating the erosion of Member States' tax bases and unfair tax competition. The Committee in this context endorses the introduction of a CCCTB and is also pleased that the Commission has published a list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. The EESC goes even further and proposes that EU rules should include sanctions for companies that continue to run their business through tax havens.

EESC opinion: Action Plan on Fairer Corporate Taxation

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