European Economic
and Social Committee
European Economic
and Social Committee
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is the voice of organised civil society in Europe.
Find out more about its role and structure at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/about
The EESC issues between 160 and 190 opinions, evaluation and information reports a year.
It also organises several annual initiatives and events with a focus on civil society and citizens’ participation such as the Civil Society Prize, the Civil Society Days, the Your Europe, Your Say youth plenary and the ECI Day.
Find the latest EESC opinions and publications at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/opinions-information-reports/opinions and http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/publications-other-work/publications respectively.
The EESC is active in a wide range of areas, from social affairs to economy, energy and sustainability.
Learn more about our policy areas and policy highlights at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/policies
The EESC holds nine plenary sessions per year. It also organises many conferences, public hearings and high-level debates related to its work.
Find out more about our upcoming events at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/our-events/upcoming-events
Here you can find news and information about the EESC'swork, including its social media accounts, the EESC Info newsletter, photo galleries and videos.
Read the latest EESC news http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/news and press releases http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/press-releases
The EESC brings together representatives from all areas of organised civil society, who give their independent advice on EU policies and legislation. The EESC's326 Members are organised into three groups: Employers, Workers and Various Interests.
Find out more about our Members and groups at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/members-groups
The EESC has six sections, specialising in concrete topics of relevance to the citizens of the European Union, ranging from social to economic affairs, energy, environment, external relations or the internal market.
Find out more at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/sections-other-bodies
Dans un avis adopté en janvier 2022, le CESE se félicite de l’objectif de la Commission européenne de clarifier et de mettre à jour le cadre existant de l’Union et de structurer la fiscalité européenne de manière à favoriser les énergies non fossiles durables.
Le CESE est néanmoins préoccupé par l’incidence socio-économique négative que pourraient aussi avoir certaines des mesures contenues dans la proposition de directive de la Commission.
«Nous demandons une attitude plus souple à l’égard des biocarburants admissibles et de leur taxation», fait valoir Stefan Back, rapporteur de l’avis.
Le CESE recommande également d’utiliser le concept de «pauvreté énergétique», plutôt que les «ménages vulnérables», il demande que les taxes environnementales soient restituées aux personnes les plus durement touchées, et il estime qu’il convient d’adapter le système de tarification de l’Union européenne afin de refléter le prix de toutes les formes d’énergie.
«Le CESE regrette en outre qu’aucune mesure adéquate ne soit prévue dans la proposition afin d’éviter la précarité en matière de mobilité», fait observer Philippe Charry, corapporteur de l’avis. (tk)