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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.
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.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) welcomes the proposed EU Action Plan on Synergies between the civil, defence and space industries. The Action plan can enhance Europe's strategic autonomy and technological sovereignty, improve the security of citizens and boost competitiveness, economic growth and employment. Therefore, the EESC calls for rapid, forceful and ambitious implementation of the11 actions set out in the Plan.
The new trade strategy launched by the Commission in February brings engaging principles to the table that will support the EU in achieving its domestic and external policy objectives. The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) welcomes this trade strategy as a way of improving market access and levelling the playing field. Alongside this, the modernisation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) will be the key to delivering for future generations.
Il Comitatoeconomico e socialeeuropeo (CESE) osserva che il trasporto e la logisticamultimodaliefficienti e sostenibilipossonodiventarerealtà solo se si affrontano i problemi che li rendonopiùcostosi, piùlenti e menoaffidabilirispetto al trasportounimodale su strada.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) opinion on structured youth engagement on climate and sustainability in the EU decision-making process is gaining momentum. When adopted in September 2020, it proposed, among other recommendations, the establishment of a Youth Climate and Sustainability Round Table, to be hosted by the EESC in conjunction with the European Commission, European Parliament and youth organisations.
According to the EESC, the Commission's Action Plan on the European Pillar of Social Rights is both timely and necessary to thwart the threat of inequalities deepening across Europe in the aftermath of the pandemic.
Il Comitato economico e sociale europeo (CESE) saluta la nuova strategia dell'UE per i diritti delle persone con disabilità come un passo avanti verso l'attuazione della convenzione ONU sui diritti di queste persone (UNCRPD). Il CESE si compiace del fatto che tale strategia abbia recepito molte delle proposte avanzate dal CESE stesso, dal movimento europeo delle persone con disabilità e dalla società civile, ad esempio per quanto attiene alla piena armonizzazione della nuova agenda e a un migliore monitoraggio a livello UE della sua applicazione, ma esprime preoccupazione per l'attenuarsi delle misure obbligatorie e della normativa vincolante ai fini della fase attuativa.
People should enjoy the local rate when using their mobile phones wherever they are in the EU, said the European Economic and Social Committee in a recently adopted opinion on a proposed overhaul of the EU roaming rules.
Il Comitatoeconomico e socialeeuropeo (CESE) afferma che un finanziamentoefficace e una solidagestione dei rischisonoessenziali per la raccolta di fondi sui mercati dei capitali, sottolinea che la Commissionedevegestiredirettamente la strategia di assunzione di prestiti e raccomandal'istituzione di un comitatoconsultivo in cui siano
Highlights of the July plenary • 7 July : Tim Jackson, Fabrice Murtin, Sandrine Dixson and James Watson : A post-Covid economy that works for all - Towards a well-being economy? • 7 July : Jayant Narayan, World Economic Forum's Global AI Action Alliance• 8 July: Anže Logar : Priorities of the incoming Slovenian presidency of the EU.
Nel corso dellatavolarotonda di espertiorganizzata dal Comitatoeconomico e socialeeuropeo (CESE), i partecipantihannosottolineato che i cittadinieuropeiotterranno un vantaggioconcretodallacombinazione di diversimezzi di trasportoaereo, marittimo e terrestre solo se sonoaffidabili, flessibili e non costosi.