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Global battle of offers – from the Chinese Road and Belt initiative to the EU Global Gateway: the vision of European organised civil society

Valmisteilla (updated on 13/02/2023)
Viite: 
REX/572-EESC
Rapporteur: 
Stefano PALMIERI (Workers - GR II / Italy)
Täysistunto: 
583 -
Dec 13, 2023 Dec 14, 2023

The main objective of this opinion is to deliver, eight years after its official launch, an EESC assessment of the state of play of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a soft-power tool through which China has assumed a new strategic geopolitical position on the world chessboard. In this context, the EESC needs to investigate what impact the BRI can have on the EU's policies such as twin transition, open strategic autonomy, access to critical technologies and critical raw materials, security and defence, TEN-T network, foreign direct investments, EU screening, etc.

 

Synergies and complementarities in defence sector between member states and industries

Valmisteilla (updated on 13/02/2023)
Viite: 
CCMI/214-EESC
Rapporteur: 
Panagiotis GKOFAS (Greece)
Co-rapporteur: 
Jan PIE (Sweden)

Geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe with the unprovoked war in Ukraine, and various conflict cases that poses severe risks to peace and derails European direction towards economic and political integration, are calling for more efficient coordination and common long-term action in European Union in the field of defence cooperation.

EU Climate Diplomacy

Valmisteilla (updated on 09/02/2023)
Viite: 
REX/569-EESC
Rapporteur: 
Stefano MALLIA (Employers - GR I / Malta)
Täysistunto: 
582 -
Oct 25, 2023 Oct 26, 2023

 

Climate diplomacy frames climate change as an external action policy topic and highlights the need to integrate climate objectives and address climate related risks at the highest diplomatic level and across all policy areas. Through this opinion we build on our previous work in this area and also explore practical aspects of the EU climate diplomacy.

 

Harnessing talents in EU regions

Valmisteilla (updated on 07/02/2023)
Viite: 
ECO/610-EESC
Referral: 
COM(2023) 32 final COM(2023) 32 final
Rapporteur: 
Tatjana BABRAUSKIENĖ (Workers - GR II / Lithuania)
Täysistunto: 
579 -
Jun 14, 2023 Jun 15, 2023

The movement of skilled workers out of regions already suffering from lower economic development may further undermine the growth and development potential of these regions. Such a "brain drain" from vulnerable EU regions therefore may contribute to widening territorial disparities, going against the objective of territorial cohesion set out in Article 174 TFEU. Given the cross-border impact of such developments the Commission considers that action at EU level is necessary.

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