528th Plenary Session, 20 - 21 September 2017 - Related Opinions

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Impact of the digital healthcare revolution on health insurance (own-initiative opinion)

Elfogadott vélemények on 20/09/2017
Hivatkozás: 
INT/816-EESC-2017-01370-00-01-AC-TRA
Rapporteur: 
Alain COHEUR (Belgium)

The EESC believes that equal access to healthcare, one of the main objectives of health policies, can benefit from digital support provided certain conditions are met: equal geographical coverage; bridging the digital divide; interoperability among the various components of the digital architecture (databases, medical devices); and protection of health data which must under no circumstances be used to the detriment of patients. The EESC highlights the need to develop and facilitate people's digital health literacy to encourage a critical approach to health information and to support the development of a nomenclature of reimbursable treatments and wellbeing services

EGSZB-vélemény: Impact of the digital healthcare revolution on health insurance (own-initiative opinion)

Proposal for a Council Directive on a Common Corporate Tax Base (CCTB)

Elfogadott vélemények on 20/09/2017
Hivatkozás: 
ECO/419-EESC-2016-02205-00-00-ac-tra
Referral: 
COM(2016) 683 final 2016/0336 CNSCOM(2016) 683 final 2016/0336 CNSCOM(2016) 685 final 2016/0337 CNSCOM(2016) 685 final 2016/0337 CNS
Rapporteur: 
Michael MCLOUGHLIN (Ireland)

The EESC endorses the aims of the Commission proposals in the area of the CCCTB and recommends the greatest efforts be made to pursue the CCCTB by consensus. The Committee recognizes that the Commission relaunched the CCCTB proposal both with the objective to aid the single market and to combat aggressive tax planning, attributing income where the value is created.

The role and opportunities of social partners and other civil society organizations in the context of the new forms of work (exploratory opinion requested by the Estonian Presidency)

Elfogadott vélemények on 20/09/2017
Hivatkozás: 
SOC/561-EESC-2017-EESC-2017-01866-00-00-AC-TRA
Rapporteur: 
Franca SALIS-MADINIER (Workers - GR II / France)
Co-rapporteur: 
Jukka AHTELA (Finland)

At this time of far-reaching changes in the world of work, the key objectives and principles of social dialogue and collective bargaining still hold true. Their role is not to oppose changes, but to steer them for reaping the full benefits, whilst ensuring that fundamental workers' rights can still be asserted. There is a need for participative management, for collective rules to be drawn up, for the adaptation of social dialogue and to find innovative responses. Digitalisation and its effects on work is a priority

EGSZB-vélemény: The role and opportunities of social partners and other civil society organizations in the context of the new forms of work (exploratory opinion requested by the Estonian Presidency)

Consumer financial services (Communication)

Elfogadott vélemények on 20/09/2017
Hivatkozás: 
INT/822-EESC-2017-01765-00-00-AC-TRA
Referral: 
COM(2017) 139 final COM(2017) 139 final
Rapporteur: 
Michael IKRATH (Austria)
Co-rapporteur: 
Carlos TRIAS PINTÓ (Spain)

The Commission has identified three main strands of further work to move a step closer to a genuine Single Market for financial services:

Increase consumer trust and empower consumers when buying services at home or from other Member States.

Reduce legal and regulatory obstacles affecting businesses when seeking to expand abroad.

Support the development of an innovative digital world which can overcome some of the existing barriers to the Single Market.

EGSZB-vélemény: Consumer financial services (Communication)

Provision and development of skills, including digital skills, in the context of new forms of work: new policies and changing roles and responsibilities (exploratory opinion requested by the Estonian Presidency)

Elfogadott vélemények on 20/09/2017
Hivatkozás: 
SOC/562-EESC-2017-EESC-2017-01813-00-00-AC-TRA
Rapporteur: 
Ulrich SAMM (Germany)
Co-rapporteur: 
Indrė VAREIKYTĖ (Lithuania)

Many atypical forms of work are now being developed and the associated social risks should be dealt with by means of coordinated efforts by all stakeholders. Automation and robots are having an increasing impact on work. While they have the potential to stabilise the economy in an ageing society, they are also affecting jobs: it is therefore essential that social dialogue on this point takes place at an early stage. In future, lifelong learning and professional training will be a necessity for everyone, but long-term developments can best be tackled through general education.

EGSZB-vélemény: Provision and development of skills, including digital skills, in the context of new forms of work: new policies and changing roles and responsibilities (exploratory opinion requested by the Estonian Presidency)

A favourable tax system for fair competition and growth (own-initiative opinion)

Elfogadott vélemények on 20/09/2017
Hivatkozás: 
ECO/430-EESC-2017-00528-00-00-ac-tra
Rapporteur: 
Petru Sorin DANDEA (Workers - GR II / Romania)

The Committee calls on the Member States to step up their efforts in combatting aggressive tax planning, along with tax avoidance that could lead to significant losses of revenue for Member States' budgets. The EESC believes that the harmonisation and simplification of tax rules should be a priority for the Member States and that the elimination of tax barriers should go hand in hand with these harmonisation efforts. The Committee proposes to extend the common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) and recommends that Member States to look for solutions to implement the recommendations of the High Level Group on Own Resources. Finally, the EESC feels that the introduction of qualified majority voting in the field of direct taxation could support better the efforts to harmonise the rules on establishing the tax base for the main taxes.

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