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.
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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
Europa se polako oporavlja od krize uzrokovane COVID-om 19, stoga je krajnje vrijeme da se s riječi prijeđe na djela i provede strategija „od polja do stola”. EGSO snažno zagovara preobrazbu europskih prehrambenih sustava kako bi postali ekološki, gospodarski i socijalno održiviji. Napominje i da je među gospodarskim subjektima u lancu opskrbe hranom ključna suradnja, a ne tržišno natjecanje, kako bi se poticao otporniji i uključiviji prehrambeni sustav i za sve dionike osigurao pravedan udio.
Europska unija proslavila je 23. rujna 2021. prvi „Dan ekološke proizvodnje”, a EGSO je upravo usvojio mišljenja „Akcijski plan za razvoj ekološkog sektora“ i „Ususret pravednom lancu opskrbe hranom“.
Donositelji odluka pred sobom imaju veliku priliku da provedu nužnu transformaciju. Nalazimo se na kritičnoj točki za provedbu sveobuhvatne prehrambene politike.
S 8,5 % poljoprivrednog zemljišta namijenjenog ekološkom uzgoju prijeći na 25 %: ambiciozan cilj
Komisija je u okviru europskog zelenog plana putem strategije „od polja do stola“ i strategije o bioraznolikosti postavila cilj za ekološku proizvodnju u EU-u: do 2030. najmanje 25 % poljoprivrednog zemljišta trebalo bi biti namijenjeno za ekološki uzgoj.
„Ekološki uzgoj ima ulogu u postizanju ciljeva europskog zelenog plana. Presudan će biti tržišno usmjeren pristup daljnjem povećanju potražnje i povjerenja potrošača u ekološke proizvode“, izjavio je Andreas Thurner, izvjestitelj za EGSO-ovo mišljenje o ekološkom sektoru.
EGSO ipak naglašava da su potrebna dostatna financijska sredstva kako bi se osiguralo da svi građani i građanke EU-a imaju koristi od tog velikog prelaska na ekološki uzgoj. (mr)