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.
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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 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.
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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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S obzirom na to da je rak na putu da postane glavni uzrok smrti u EU-u, nema sumnje da europski plan za borbu protiv raka dolazi u pravo vrijeme i EGSO ga pozdravlja kao prekretnicu u borbi protiv raka. No, imajući u vidu razne neriješene probleme regionalne i socijalne nejednakosti, jasno je da još ima prostora za poboljšanje.
EGSO odlučno podržava novi plan Komisije za financiranje borbe protiv raka vrijedan 4 milijarde eura, prvi strateški dokument od 1990. usmjeren na borbu protiv te pošasti.
„Europskoj uniji potreban je novi Marshallov plan za onkologiju i ovo je korak u pravom smjeru. Ne smijemo propustiti tu priliku”, naglasila je Małgorzata Anna Bogusz, izvjestiteljica za mišljenje EGSO-a „Europski plan za borbu protiv raka”.
„Plan je dobro osmišljen jer obuhvaća brojne ključne aspekte borbe protiv raka”, rekla je Milena Angelova, suizvjestiteljica za mišljenje.
Stope smrtnosti i pobolijevanja nisu povezane samo s vrstom karcinoma, već i s lokacijom pacijenata i njihovim socijalnim položajem. Pozornost treba usmjeriti na razlike u regionalnoj infrastrukturi i socijalne nejednakosti s obzirom na zaposlenje i spol.
EGSO potiče države članice da budu proaktivne i naglašava potrebu za djelotvornom prevencijom raka povezanog s radom, te poziva na više istraživanja izloženosti karcinogenim i mutagenim tvarima te endokrinim disruptorima, kao i uzroka raka povezanog s radom, posebno kod žena.
I na kraju, u mišljenju se naglašava ključna uloga socijalnih partnera i organizacija civilnog društva u kampanjama za podizanje razine osviještenosti i promicanje zdravog načina života. (at)