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
EGSO je iznio niz ključnih preporuka kao odgovor na zakonodavni paket koji je Komisija predložila za reformu okvira gospodarskog upravljanja Europske unije. EGSO pozdravlja namjeru da se okvir pojednostavi, ali se zalaže za važne izmjene prijedloga. Preporuke su objavljene u ključnom trenutku i u njima se naglašava potreba za uravnoteženim, prilagodljivim i održivim pristupom gospodarskom upravljanju u EU-u.
U kontekstu izazova s kojima se EU suočava, među kojima su pandemija, geopolitički složena situacija i klimatski ciljevi, izvjestitelj EGSO-a Javier Doz Orrit zalaže se za fleksibilnije fiskalne i strukturne planove u čiju bi izradu bile uključene nacionalne demokratske institucije i civilno društvo i predlaže trajni fiskalni kapacitet za EU i snažnije gospodarsko upravljanje. EGSO pozdravlja određene aspekte tog zakonodavnog paketa, ali poziva na znatne izmjene.
Suizvjestitelj Luca Jahier poziva na hitne pregovore o uravnoteženom i provedivom gospodarskom okviru. Među najvažnijim prijedlozima su zamjenjivanje strogih pravila o smanjenju deficita prilagođenijim pristupom, promjena stava u pogledu automatske primjene sankcija i omogućavanje nacionalnim vladama da sudjeluju u izradi fiskalnih planova. EGSO također predlaže da se prema ulaganjima u zelenu tranziciju i obranu postupa na različite načine, da se definicije javnih ulaganja prošire i da se do 2026. uspostavi fiskalni kapacitet EU-a. Tijekom cijelog procesa naglašava se uključivo upravljanje u kojem bi trebali sudjelovati socijalni partneri, civilno društvo i parlamenti.