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.
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The EESC is active in a wide range of areas, from social affairs to economy, energy and sustainability.
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The EESC holds nine plenary sessions per year. It also organises many conferences, public hearings and high-level debates related to its work.
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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.
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Za energetsku tranziciju potrebna je jasna politička vizija jer nije riječ samo o tehnološkom pitanju već i o ozbiljnom socijalnom izazovu. U mišljenju koje su sastavili Lutz Ribbe i Thomas Kattnig, usvojenom na plenarnom zasjedanju Odbora u rujnu, EGSO ističe da će budući energetski sustav morati sadržavati i centralizirane i decentralizirane elemente, ali da se njegova organizacija ne smije prepustiti slučaju.
Tijekom rasprave g. Ribbe je izjavio: „Potrebna je jasna vizija o tome treba li prednost dati decentralizaciji ili centralizaciji. U konačnici, za energetsku tranziciju u Europi prvenstveno je potrebna sigurnost ulaganja i u javnom i u privatnom sektoru, što se može postići samo ako se donesu jasne temeljne odluke.“
Nadovezujući se na to, g. Kattnig je rekao: „Radnici, sindikati i potrošači moraju biti uključeni u tu energetsku tranziciju, kao što obećavaju tvorci politika, te EGSO odlučno poziva da se to i učini. Međutim, i u tom pogledu Komisija i države članice više pitanja ostavljaju otvorenima, a na manje njih daju odgovor. Štoviše, postojećim inicijativama energetske politike spriječit će se široko sudjelovanje građana, umjesto da ga se potakne.“
I centralizirani i decentralizirani sustavi imaju prednosti i mane. U centraliziranom sustavu stvaranje vrijednosti obično je koncentrirano na mali broj sudionika. S druge strane, u decentraliziranom sustavu potrošači mogu sudjelovati kao aktivni kupci, građanske energetske zajednice, poljoprivrednici, MSP-ovi i komunalna poduzeća. (mp)