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
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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
Europski gospodarski i socijalni odbor proglasio je 23. rujna pobjednike svojeg prvog izdanja Nagrade EU-a za ekološku proizvodnju, koju organizira zajedno s Europskom komisijom i drugim partnerima kako bi nagradio izvrsnost u europskom ekološkom lancu vrijednosti.
Nagrađeni su:
• za najbolje ekološko malo i srednje poduzeće za preradu hrane: Goodvenience.bio GmbH – Magdala, Tiringija, Njemačka
• za najboljeg trgovca ekološkom hranom na malo: La ferme à l’arbre de Liège – Lantin, pokrajina Liège, Belgija
• za najbolji ekološki restoran: Lilla Bjers HB – Visby, otok Gotland, Švedska
Nagrađeni u svim kategorijama proglašeni su na svečanosti održanoj u prostorijama Europske komisije povodom obilježavanja Dana ekološke proizvodnje u EU-u, kojoj je domaćin bio europski povjerenik za poljoprivredu Janusz Wojciechowski.
„EGSO je već godinama među vodećim zagovornicima održivije i sveobuhvatnije prehrambene politike u EU-u”, istaknula je predsjednica EGSO-a Christa Schweng. „Zato smo vrlo ponosni što smo suorganizatori ovih nagrada, čime doprinosimo podizanju svijesti o potencijalu ekološkog sektora da pomogne u povećanju održivosti prehrambenih sustava.”
„Današnji dobitnici pokazali su kako u svakodnevnom životu rade na ostvarenju održivijih i pravednijih prehrambenih sustava”, rekao je Peter Schmidt, predsjednik EGSO-ove Stručne skupine za poljoprivredu, ruralni razvoj i okoliš (NAT).
Ideja za dodjelu nagrada nastala je kao dio obveze koju je Komisija preuzela svojim akcijskim planom za razvoj ekološke poljoprivrede s ciljem da se prepozna izvrsnost u lancu proizvodnje hrane, od seoskih gospodarstava do restorana. (ks)