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
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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
Strategija financiranja koja dobro funkcionira ključna je za prikupljanje sredstava na međunarodnim tržištima kapitala potrebnih za oporavak Europske unije. U mišljenju koje je sastavila Judith Vorbach i koje je usvojeno na plenarnom zasjedanju u srpnju, Odbor naglašava da je za neometanu provedbu instrumenta NextGenerationEU potrebno stabilno i održivo financiranje, u kombinaciji s dobrim upravljanjem rizicima i niskim troškovima zaduživanja.
Tijekom rasprave gđa Vorbach je poručila: „Zaduživanje u okviru instrumenta NextGenerationEU mora se provoditi uz demokratski nadzor, legitimnost i transparentnost. Djelotvorna strategija financiranja koja počiva na stabilnom i održivom financiranju, solidnom upravljanju rizicima te visokoj kreditnoj sposobnosti i niskim troškovima zaduživanja u interesu je javnosti, a osobito u interesu civilnog društva, koje u konačnici snosi tržišne rizike.“
EGSO pozdravlja odluku Europske komisije da ojača vlastite kompetencije i ljudske resurse radi upravljanja financiranjem u okviru instrumenta NextGenerationEU. S obzirom na velik interes javnosti za stabilno financiranje, važno je da strategijom izravno upravlja Komisija i da ne dođe do eksternalizacije. EGSO poziva da se pri imenovanju osoblja za tu zadaću vodi računa o rodnoj ravnoteži.
Odbor također poziva na osnivanje savjetodavnog odbora u kojem bi bili zastupljeni Komisija, Europski parlament, Vijeće, socijalni partneri i organizirano civilno društvo. (mp)