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Opinion
Adopted on 27/04/2023
Reference: 
SOC/752-EESC-2022
Plenary session: 
578 -
Apr 26, 2023 Apr 27, 2023

The EESC welcomes the Commission's proposal to amend the Anti-Trafficking Directive, as it agrees with the need for further progress and improvement in the fight against trafficking in human beings and the protection of victims. The gender dimension in the content and implementation of the directive should be strengthened, given that the vast majority of victims are women and girls. The EESC believes that the directive should pay greater attention to victims of trafficking, and wishes to highlight the Member States' obligation to care for and protect victims and ensure their social inclusion as far as possible.

EESC opinion: Anti-trafficking directive

Opinion
Adopted on 22/03/2023
Reference: 
SOC/750-EESC-2022
Plenary session: 
577 -
Mar 22, 2023 Mar 23, 2023

EESC opinion: Strengthening the role and independence of equality bodies

Opinion
Adopted on 14/12/2022
Reference: 
SOC/742-EESC-2022
Plenary session: 
574 -
Dec 14, 2022 Dec 15, 2022

This Opinion welcomes the European Media Freedom Act and all the related EU initiatives aiming to address the worrying developments in the area of media freedom over the last years. The Opinion entails a number of recommendations concerning editorial and journalists' independence; the need for financial resources to ensure independence of public media; transparency in the allocation of State advertising; transparency of media ownership. The Opinion also calls for measures to ensure the independence of national regulatory bodies, especially in the context of the future European board for media services. It also considers that EU anti-concentration law should be used where national regulators fail to address media market concentration.

EESC opinion: European Media Freedom Act

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