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Boosting long-term inclusive growth through reforms and investment

Opinion
U izradi (updated on 21/11/2023)
Referentni dokument: 
ECO/630-EESC-2023-04451
Rapporteur: 
Javier DOZ ORRIT (Workers - GR II/Spain), Luca JAHIER (Diversity Europe - GR III/Italy), Wautier ROBYNS DE SCHNEIDAUER (Employers - GR I/Belgium) (Workers - GR II / Spain)

At the request of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, the EESC is drawing up this opinion to suggest recommendations on how to tackle inequalities, foster upwards social convergence and strengthen social security systems and ensure its long-term affordability, in an EU economic governance framework/European Semester defined around debt sustainability, productive investments and reforms. This opinion is also focusing on the implications of such a framework for the European Semester, and the further strengthening of the social pillar herein. Finally, the opinion also looks at ways of continuing to further develop fiscal instruments that have a stabilising role at the European level, based e.g. on the experience of SURE.

Main challenges faced by EU islands, and mountainous and sparsely populated areas

Opinion
U izradi (updated on 22/11/2023)
Referentni dokument: 
ECO/612-EESC-2023-2023-00848
Rapporteur: 
Ioannis VARDAKASTANIS (Diversity Europe - GR III / Greece)
Plenarno zasjedanje: 
583 -
Dec 13, 2023 Dec 14, 2023

One of the main conclusions of the 8th Cohesion Report is that although cohesion and convergence among regions in the European Union has improved, there are still remaining gaps especially in less developed regions related with their territorial characteristics. EU islands, mountain areas and sparsely populated areas still face many challenges on their growth and income and disparities exist.

In these regions, there are still a lot of gaps in terms of employment and investment, social exclusion is evident and gender disparities have not diminished.

Mišljenje stručne skupine EGSO-a: Main challenges faced by EU islands, and mountainous and sparsely populated areas

Towards an appropriate European legal framework for social economy enterprises (own-initiative opinion)

Opinion
Usvojeno on 19/06/2019
Referentni dokument: 
INT/871-EESC-2019
Rapporteur: 
Alain COHEUR (Diversity Europe - GR III / Belgium)

The opinion examines the possible introduction of a new concept into EU law: "low-profit". This concept would define all organisations that are likely to make a profit but that do not intend to distribute it to their owners or shareholders, as they have a different purpose.

Mišljenje EGSO-a: Towards an appropriate European legal framework for social economy enterprises (own-initiative opinion)

Funding the European Pillar of Social Rights (own-initiative opinion)

Opinion
Usvojeno on 18/04/2018
Referentni dokument: 
ECO/457-EESC-2018-00927-00-00-ac-tra
Rapporteur: 
Anne DEMELENNE (Belgium)

Making a reality of the European Pillar of Social Rights (the "Social Pillar")  will require improvements in Member States and a robust budgetary base, investment and current spending.

More public investment within Member States can be facilitated by reference to a Golden Rule for public investment with a social objective, which would allow more flexibility in budget rules with a view to achieving the aims of the European Pillar of Social Rights. More public investment can also be supported by the use of existing EU instruments, especially the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs), and by the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI). This support should explicitly include objectives linked to the Social Pillar.

Appropriate taxation policies, including effective fight against tax fraud, tax avoidance and aggressive tax planning, should allow Member States and the EU to raise additional means to contribute to the financing of the Social Pillar.

Mišljenje EGSO-a: Funding the European Pillar of Social Rights (own-initiative opinion)

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