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Revision of the tobacco taxation Directive

Tuairimí atá idir lámha (updated on 11/09/2023)
Tagairt: 
ECO/605-EESC
Rapóirtéir: 
Matteo Carlo BORSANI (Employers - GR I / Italy)
Co-rapporteur: 
Małgorzata Anna BOGUSZ (Civil Society Organisations - GR III/Poland)

In 2021 the European Commission announced the revision of the Council Directive 2011/64/EU on the excise rules for tobacco. In the inception impact assessment, the EC stated that there are areas of weakness and ambiguity in the current legal arrangements which give rise to market distortions, legal uncertainty and can also hinder the detection and prevention of fraud. The review will ensure that the rules remain fit for the purpose and improve the proper functioning of the internal market, and a high level of health protection. The policy changes focus on:

Main challenges faced by EU islands, and mountainous and sparsely populated areas

Tuairimí atá idir lámha (updated on 11/09/2023)
Tagairt: 
ECO/612-EESC
Rapóirtéir: 
Ioannis VARDAKASTANIS (Civil Society Organisations - GR III / Greece)
Seisiún iomlánach: 
583 -
Dec 13, 2023 Dec 14, 2023

One of the main conclusions of the 8th Cohesion Report is that although cohesion and convergence among regions in the European Union has improved, there are still remaining gaps especially in less developed regions related with their territorial characteristics. EU islands, mountain areas and sparsely populated areas still face many challenges on their growth and income and disparities exist.

In these regions, there are still a lot of gaps in terms of employment and investment, social exclusion is evident and gender disparities have not diminished.

Open finance and payments

Tuairimí atá idir lámha (updated on 11/09/2023)
Tagairt: 
INT/1038-EESC
Referral: 
COM(2023) 360 final 2023/0205 CODCOM(2023) 366 final 2023/0209 CODCOM(2023) 366 final 2023/0209 CODCOM(2023) 367 final 2023/0210 CODCOM(2023) 367 final 2023/0210 COD
Rapóirtéir: 
João NABAIS (Civil Society Organisations - GR III / Portugal)
Seisiún iomlánach: 
583 -
Dec 13, 2023 Dec 14, 2023

This initiative reports on the application and impact of EU rules on payment services, as required by the review clause of the Second Payment Services Directive and announced in the Commission´s retail payments strategy of 2020.

Umbrella Opinion "A call for an EU Blue Deal"

Tuairimí atá idir lámha (updated on 07/09/2023)
Tagairt: 
CCMI/209-EESC
Rapóirtéir: 
Kinga JOÓ (Diversity Europe - GR III/Hungary), Florian MARIN (Workers - GR II/Romania), Paul RÜBIG (Employers - GR I/Austria)
Co-rapporteur: 
Péter Olajos (Hungary)
Seisiún iomlánach: 
582 -
Oct 25, 2023 Oct 26, 2023

The opinion will provide few but meaningful and concrete recommendations, reflecting the contributions made in the sections' and CCMI own-initiative opinions addressing the Blue Deal from their respective perspectives.

EU and Agenda 2030: strengthening the implementation of the SDGs

Tuairimí atá idir lámha (updated on 01/09/2023)
Tagairt: 
NAT/903-EESC
Rapóirtéir: 
Maria NIKOLOPOULOU (Workers - GR II / Spain)
Co-rapporteur: 
Antje GERSTEIN (Employers - GR I/Germany)
Seisiún iomlánach: 
582 -
Oct 25, 2023 Oct 26, 2023

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all developed and developing countries in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.

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EESC Contribution to the EU-level Voluntary Review (VR) of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda

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