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.
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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
Tá an Coiste ar thús cadhnaíochta le blianta fada maidir le beartas cuimsitheach bia AE a chur chun cinn, a bhfuil sé d’aidhmeanna aige aistí bia sláintiúla a chur ar fáil ó chórais bhia inbhuanaithe, an talmhaíocht a nascadh le seirbhísí cothúcháin agus éiceachórais, agus slabhraí soláthair a chinntiú lena gcosnaítear an tsláinte phoiblí do shochaí na hEorpa ar fad.
Is é tuairim an Choiste nach bhfuil na cuspóirí sin le sonrú ar dhóigh shásúil sa straitéis “ón bhFeirm go dtí an Forc” atá beartaithe.
Is uirlis ríthábhachtach é buiséad an Chomhbheartais Talmhaíochta (CBT) chun an straitéis a chur i gcrích, ós rud é go bhfuil thart ar 40% de chaiteachas iomlán an Aontais i gceist leis. Dá bhrí sin, ba cheart buiséad CBT a mhéadú i gcomhréir leis na cuspóirí sin.
Ina theannta sin, ní thugtar aghaidh sa straitéis ar cheist na bainistíochta inbhuanaithe talún agus na rochtana ar thalamh, ar ceann de na príomhchonstaicí í a chuireann bac ar athnuachan a dhéanamh ar an bpobal feirmeoireachta. San am céanna, an fheidhm tacaíochta ioncaim atá le híocaíochtaí CBT, is mór an tábhacht atá léi agus leanfaidh sin de bheith amhlaidh ar feadh na mblianta amach romhainn, fiú amháin má dhéantar bearta lena áirithiú gur léiriú ceart na praghsanna bia ar na fíorchostais táirgthe.
Ábhar mór imní eile d’fheirmeoirí an Aontais is ea go mbeidh orthu dul san iomaíocht le táirgí allmhairithe nach gcomhlíonann na spriocanna inbhuanaitheachta. Dá bhrí sin, tá CESE ag iarraidh ar an Aontas a áirithiú go mbeidh caighdeáin fhíor-chómhalartacha le sonrú sna comhaontuithe trádála fabhracha.
Is fada an bealach atá le cur díobh ag an Eoraip agus ag an domhan sula mbeidh siad inbhuanaithe go huile agus go hiomlán. Tá na huirlisí agus an fios gnó ag an Eoraip d’fhonn an sprioc sin a bhaint amach. Is mithid a thaispeáint go bhfuil an toil pholaitiúil agus an tiomantas is gá againn freisin agus taispeánaimis don saol an bealach atá romhainn. (mr)