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.
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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.
Find out more at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/sections-other-bodies
Europski gospodarski i socijalni odbor (EGSO) usvojio je stajalište o gospodarskim prioritetima EU-a za 2021. godinu. EGSO pozdravlja korake koji su u strategiji poduzeti za suočavanje s izazovima pandemije bolesti COVID-19 u kontekstu europskog zelenog plana, ali izražava razočaranje zbog toga što se u strategiji koju predlaže Europska komisija posvećuje premalo pozornosti socijalnim pitanjima. Osim toga, EGSO upozorava na prerano postupno ukidanje mjera potpore i zalaže se za uspostavu novih fiskalnih pravila koja će odražavati društvene i gospodarske okolnosti nakon pandemije.
EGSO je razočaran zbog toga što se u gospodarskoj strategiji koju je predložila Komisija, koja je ove godine dopunjena smjernicama za provedbu Mehanizma za oporavak i otpornost, pridaje mala pozornost socijalnim pitanjima. Taj pristup, s jedne strane, neće dovesti do dosljedne i dugoočekivane provedbe europskog stupa socijalnih prava, a s druge će strane ugroziti pravednu tranziciju na zeleno i digitalno gospodarstvo. EGSO ističe da zelena i digitalna tranzicija ne smiju dovesti do daljnjeg povećanja siromaštva i socijalne isključenosti.
To je istaknuto i u jednom od zaključaka koje je EGSO 24. veljače usvojio u mišljenju „Godišnja strategija održivog rasta 2021.”
Izvjestitelj za mišljenje Krzysztof Balon rekao je: „Bit će ključno osigurati uravnoteženu raspodjelu koristi od gospodarskog oporavka, što će pridonijeti ne samo poboljšanju socijalne pravde nego i stabilizaciji potražnje kao preduvjetu za gospodarski oporavak.” (na)