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
Stefano Mallia, predsjednik Skupine poslodavaca
„Oslobađanje potencijala konkurentnosti za ostvarenje zajedničkog napretka” glavni je cilj novousvojenih prioriteta naše skupine.
U kontekstu trenutačnih globalnih izazova konkurentnost i stvaranje okruženja pogodnog za poslovanje moraju biti prioriteti političkog programa poduprtog konkretnim mjerama.
Kako bi EU bio okruženje pogodno za poslovanje, konkurentnost se ne smije temeljiti na subvencijama i protekcionizmu, nego na izvrsnosti i zdravom tržišnom natjecanju, a poduzeća moraju imati konkurentan pristup svim potrebnim proizvodnim resursima. Želi li pogodovati poslovanju, EU mora donijeti uredbu kojom će poticati poslovanje i produktivnost, omogućiti potpuno funkcioniranje jedinstvenog tržišta i administrativno opterećenje svesti na minimum. Osim toga, za privlačenje ulaganja ključno je ostvariti puno povjerenje između poduzeća i oblikovatelja politika, a nužno je i zaštititi interese poduzeća iz EU-a u odnosu na međunarodne konkurente.
Stoga pozivamo na donošenje sljedećih 10 prioritetnih mjera politike koje bi pogodovale poslovanju:
Ako želimo iskoristiti pozitivan učinak konkurentnih poduzeća da bismo ostvarili snažno gospodarstvo i globalno utjecajan EU, treba hitno provesti navedene mjere.
Izvješća Enrica Lette i Marija Draghija poziv su na djelovanje: ili će EU ponovo postati konkurentan ili će biti prinuđen na koncesije u području dobrobiti, ekoloških standarda i temeljnih sloboda.
To si ne možemo priuštiti.