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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Ekonomsko blagostanje, briga za okoliš i dobrobit ljudi mogu i moraju ići ruku pod ruku. To je bila ključna poruka predsjednice EGSO-a Christe Schweng tijekom rasprave „Ekonomija za sve nakon pandemije COVID-a – Ususret ekonomiji dobrobiti?“ održane na plenarnom zasjedanju EGSO-a 7. srpnja 2021.
Gđa Schweng napomenula je kako je jasno da ćemo u budućnosti morati razmatrati i vrednovati aspekte koji nadilaze BDP. „Aspekti koji su doista važni jesu zdravlje, priroda, obrazovanje, sposobnost inoviranja i naše zajednice“, poručila je.
U vezi s „kombiniranjem ideje blagostanja s mogućnošću društvenog napretka na globalnoj razini“, što počiva na ciljevima održivog razvoja do 2030., gđa Schweng je izjavila: „Krajnje je vrijeme da EU poradi na sveobuhvatnoj strategiji. EGSO je spreman pridonijeti razmatranju temelja postpandemijske ekonomije koja će koristiti svima i obuhvaćati nove pokazatelje ekonomske uspješnosti i socijalnog napretka koji mogu pružiti sveobuhvatnu sliku dobrobiti stanovništva.“
Peter Schmidt, predsjednik Stručne skupine za poljoprivredu, ruralni razvoj i okoliš (NAT) i izvjestitelj za mišljenje EGSO-a Održivo gospodarstvo kakvo trebamo, istaknuo je da se ekonomija dobrobiti temelji na pružanju usluga ljudima i da EU mora iskoristiti mogućnost koja proizlazi iz pandemije da razmisli o našim slabim točkama i iznese prijedloge. (mp)