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
Here you can find news and information about the EESC'swork, including its social media accounts, the EESC Info newsletter, photo galleries and videos.
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
EU-u su potrebne učinkovite i hitne mjere za smanjenje emisija i suočavanje s klimatskim promjenama. U tu svrhu paket mjera za održivo financiranje koji je predstavila Europska komisija ima potencijal za uspostavu jasnog, dosljednog i sveobuhvatnog okvira u kojem se zelenije gospodarstvo može razvijati bez učinaka ovisnosti.
EGSO u mišljenju usvojenom na plenarnom zasjedanju u rujnu, koje je sastavio Stefan Back, u potpunosti podupire mjere Komisije kojima se žele postaviti standardi za definiciju „održivih gospodarskih aktivnosti“, ali ističe da bi se neki elementi mogli pokazati kao složen i skup izazov, osobito za mala i srednja poduzeća.
Odbor smatra da je važno jasno definirati tehničke kriterije za zelena ulaganja koja izravno doprinose ostvarenju europskih klimatskih ciljeva, kriterije s kojima bi se prakse odgovarajućih poslovnih sektora i financijskog sektora mogle uskladiti. Postavljanje standarda koji odudaraju od maksimalnih zahtjeva iz zakonodavstva EU-a može dovesti do zabune, stoga EGSO preporučuje postroženje tih zahtjeva.
„Cilj je paketa mjera Komisije omogućiti ulagačima da preusmjere ulaganja u održivije tehnologije i poduzeća. Potrebni su nam učinkoviti, lako primjenjivi, inovativni i produktivni alati koji donose brze i jasne rezultate. Delegiranu uredbu o taksonomiji održivog financiranja trebalo bi ocijeniti u tom duhu“, naglasio je Stephan Back. (mp)