Opinions of the EESC Youth Test

  • Adopted on 18/09/2025 - Bureau decision date: 23/01/2025
    Reference
    NAT/949-EESC-2025
    Employers - GR I
    Romania
    Employers - GR I
    Estonia
    Plenary session number
    599
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    • Record of proceedings NAT/949
    • Follow-up from the Commission NAT/949
    Download — EESC opinion: Future of organic and quality foods and how we can step up consumption
  • Adopted on 17/07/2025 - Bureau decision date: 25/03/2025
    Reference
    SOC/837-EESC-2025
    Plenary session number
    598
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    The EESC stresses that the success of the Union of skills depends on effective and cooperative governance, adequate financing, and inclusive representation of social partners, national authorities and other stakeholders, including civil society organisations, teachers and learners. This opinion points at the importance of tailored support for SMEs and for women and disadvantaged individuals. It calls for improving the quality, inclusiveness, attractiveness, effectiveness and accessibility of vocational education and training and adult learning, and to make Europe more attractive to global talent. It asks that recommendations on education and skills be fully integrated into the European Semester process.

    • Record of Proceedings SOC/837
    • Follow-up from the Commission SOC/837
    Download — EESC opinion: Union of Skills
  • Adopted on 17/07/2025 - Bureau decision date: 25/03/2025
    Reference
    ECO/677-EESC-2025
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Italy
    Plenary session number
    598
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    • Record of Proceedings ECO/677
    • Follow-up from the Commission ECO/677
    Download — EESC opinion: Financial literacy and education for Europeans
  • Adopted on 17/07/2025 - Bureau decision date: 23/01/2025
    Reference
    ECO/663-EESC-2025
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Romania
    Workers - GR II
    Spain
    Plenary session number
    598
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    • Record of Proceedings ECO/663
    • Follow-up from the Commission ECO/663
    Download — EESC opinion: Affordable Housing: Cohesion policy, Urban agenda and civil society
  • Adopted on 16/07/2025 - Bureau decision date: 25/03/2025
    Reference
    CCMI/249-EESC-2025
    Employers - GR I
    Portugal
    (Belgium
    Plenary session number
    598
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    • Record of Proceedings CCMI/249
    Download — EESC opinion: Automotive industry action plan
  • Adopted on 16/07/2025 - Bureau decision date: 27/02/2025
    Reference
    TEN/851-EESC-2025
    Workers - GR II
    Austria
    Plenary session number
    598
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    • Record of Proceedings TEN/851
    • Follow-up from the Commission TEN/851
    Download — EESC opinion: The role of services of general interest (SGI) for competitiveness, social cohesion and democracy in the European Union
  • Adopted on 16/07/2025 - Bureau decision date: 25/02/2025
    Reference
    ECO/670-EESC-2025-01045
    Workers - GR II
    Romania
    Plenary session number
    598
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    • Record of Proceedings ECO/670
    Download — EESC opinion: Communication on a Savings and Investments Union
  • Adopted on 19/06/2025 - Bureau decision date: 23/01/2025
    Reference
    TEN/849-EESC-2025
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Croatia
    Workers - GR II
    Poland
    Plenary session number
    597
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    • Record of Proceedings TEN/849
    • Follow-up from the Commission TEN/849
    Download — EESC opinion: Planning sustainable urban mobility in the EU
  • Adopted on 19/06/2025 - Bureau decision date: 23/01/2025
    Reference
    TEN/847-EESC-2025
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Hungary
    Workers - GR II
    France
    Plenary session number
    597
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    Europe’s energy system is increasingly unbalanced due to intermittent renewable sources like wind and solar, often relying on fossil fuels for stability. Achieving balance is key for energy reliability, climate goals, economic growth, and technological innovation. This opinion explores how Member States can integrate renewables while ensuring system stability and advancing decarbonisation, focusing on managing intermittent energy effectively.

    • Record of proceedings TEN/847
    Download — EESC opinion: Towards a balanced European energy system
  • Adopted on 18/06/2025 - Bureau decision date: 23/01/2025
    Reference
    NAT/948-EESC-2025
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Bulgaria
    Plenary session number
    597
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    • Record of proceedings NAT/948
    Download — EESC opinion: Regenerative agriculture as a target towards enhancing sustainable food production, supporting climate and biodiversity objectives