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The real right of persons with disabilities to vote in European Parliament elections (Information report)

Aprobados on 20/03/2019
Referencia: 
SOC/554-EESC-2017-00587
Rapporteur: 
Krzysztof PATER (Poland)

In each of the 27 EU countries, there are laws or organisational arrangements which exclude some voters with disabilities from participating in EP elections. If the best practices from across all countries were implemented, an ideal system would emerge in which every EU citizen with disabilities not only would have the full possibility to vote but also would be able to choose for themselves the most convenient way in which to vote.

Information report: The real right of persons with disabilities to vote in European Parliament elections (Information report)

Education and vocational training in the Euromed region (Information report)

Aprobados on 20/03/2019
Referencia: 
REX/506-EESC-2018
Rapporteur: 
Cinzia DEL RIO (Workers - GR II / Italy)

The EESC regularly produces information reports to be presented at the yearly Euromed Summit of Economic and Social Councils and Similar institutions. In 2018, based on feedback from the previous summit, the Euromed Follow-Up Committee decided to focus on the topic of education and vocational training (VET) in the Euro-Mediterranean region.

Information report: Education and vocational training in the Euromed region (Information report)

EU-Cuba relations: the role of organised civil society (information report)

Aprobados on 07/12/2017
Referencia: 
REX/499-EESC-2017

Cuba poses a major challenge to relations between the European Union and Latin America. The European Union has maintained diplomatic and economic relations with Cuba that have been the focus of special attention, in particular by the European Parliament, since the changes initiated by Raúl Castro's government from 2010 onwards. Among other things, these changes affect the organisation of work, the trade union movement and civil society organisations. The EESC is increasingly engaged with issues of bilateral cooperation, especially with those parts of the world experiencing transformations that bring local organised civil society into the framework of official cooperation relations with the EU. In this regard, the EESC has set itself the aim of ensuring the greatest possible participation by civil society.

Information report: EU-Cuba relations: the role of organised civil society (information report)

State of implementation of legal migration legislation (Information report – impact assessment)

Aprobados on 05/07/2017
Referencia: 
SOC/553-EESC-2016-06698-00-01-ri-tra
Rapporteur: 
Cinzia DEL RIO (Workers - GR II / Italy)

In its evaluation of the implementation of EU directives on legal migration from the perspective of organised civil society in selected Member States, the EESC considers the impact of these directives to be generally positive, albeit partial and fragmented. It also notes the impact of irregular migration on the directives' applicability.

The EESC provides a series of recommendations, covering the design of wider legal channels for labour migration; the role of the social partners and other organisations in this field; a simplified implementation of the directives and the modification of some of them; fact-based discourse to better inform the general public, integration and the fight against discrimination.

Information report: State of implementation of legal migration legislation (Information report – impact assessment)

Erasmus+ Mid-term evaluation

Aprobados on 31/05/2017
Referencia: 
SOC/552-EESC-2016-05623-00-02-ri-tra
Rapporteur: 
Indrė VAREIKYTĖ (Lithuania)
Co-rapporteur: 
Tatjana BABRAUSKIENĖ (Workers - GR II/Lithuania)

The EESC has been asked by the European Commission to contribute to the EC's mid-term evaluation of the Erasmus+ programme. In this context, two questionnaires were widely disseminated by the EESC in the member states and four fact-finding missions have been organised. The EESC also held an expert hearing to collect the views of specialised civil society organisations. An information report has been drafted containing the results of this exercise, accompanied by a detailed technical appendix containing important data on the awareness and perception of the programme. The aim of this evaluation was to provide information to the EC on the experience of civil society organisations with the enlarged and improved programme.

Information report: Erasmus+ Mid-term evaluation

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

Aprobados on 23/02/2017
Referencia: 
TEN/606-EESC-2016
Rapporteur: 
Isabel CAÑO AGUILAR (Workers - GR II / Spain)

The EESC welcomes the CEF's support for clean, low-carbon transport and sustainable energy structures, as well as the attention given to energy vulnerability. However, the Committee would like to see more financial resources allocated to the CEF.

It will be possible to meet the expectations of city "users" – inhabitants, businesses, visitors and administrators – thanks to digital service ecosystems overlaying high-quality material and immaterial enabling infrastructure. Establishing this infrastructure will also have a significant impact in terms of growth, employment and productivity.

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

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

Aprobados on 23/02/2017
Referencia: 
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 effectiveness of ESF and FEAD funding as part of civil society efforts to tackle poverty and social exclusion under the Europe 2020 strategy (own-initiative opinion)

Aprobados on 22/02/2017
Referencia: 
SOC/537-EESC-2018-00747-00-01-ac-tra
Rapporteur: 
Krzysztof BALON (Poland)

The EESC advocates the creation of an integrated European fund to combat poverty and social exclusion, based on the experiences of the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) and the European Social Fund (ESF). The current use of the ESF and the FEAD in the Member States should be monitored more effectively and the process should involve civil society organisations. Member States should make greater use of global grants and regranting, and treat in-kind contributions on an equal footing with financial contributions. A greater share of the resources allocated to operational programmes should be earmarked for projects with smaller budgets. The EESC is ready to develop – in cooperation with CSOs – a consultation platform to ensure better coordination of ESF and FEAD interventions and to enable discussion on the basic principles of a future integrated EU fund.

Information report: The effectiveness of ESF and FEAD funding as part of civil society efforts to tackle poverty and social exclusion under the Europe 2020 strategy (own-initiative opinion)

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