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
Kako oporezivati plaće i dobit poduzeća a da to odgovara potrebama današnjeg radnog okruženja? EGSO se u mišljenju usvojenom na srpanjskom plenarnom zasjedanju bavi tim pitanjem i pritom pozdravlja i potiče porast rada na daljinu. Ažurirana pravila koja su jednostavna za praćenje trebala bi zaposlenicima i poslodavcima u Europi zajamčiti da izbjegnu višestruko oporezivanje ili nenamjerno neoporezivanje zbog toga što rade u inozemstvu.
„Živimo u novom svijetu, u kojem ljudi žele raditi drugačije. EGSO u potpunosti podržava fleksibilnije radne uvjete i slučajeve prekograničnog rada na daljinu“, izjavio je izvjestitelj Krister Andersson. „Ali ta nova paradigma postavlja i ozbiljne izazove za međunarodne sustave oporezivanja i učinkovito europsko jedinstveno tržište.” Među ostalim mjerama, EGSO predlaže da se na europskoj razini uspostavi jedinstvena kontaktna točka, poput one koja postoji za PDV. Poslodavac bi prijavio broj dana koje su radnici na daljinu radili u svojoj državi boravišta i u državi u kojoj se nalazi poslodavac. Pomoću tih bi informacija porezna tijela mogla procijeniti u kojoj bi se državi dohodak oporezivao, odnosno koji bi dio dohotka bio oporeziv u svakoj državi. Izvjestitelj Andersson dodaje: „Taj bi sustav zaposlenicima i poslodavcima omogućio smanjivanje broja poreznih sporova među državama članicama, a istodobno pridonio ispravnom ubiranju poreza bez potrebe da pojedinci podnose prijave u više država.“ (tk)