Often a source of labour exploitation, the employment of illegally staying migrants is also a pull factor for migrant smuggling which claims thousands of lives every year of people embarking on dangerous journeys to reach Europe. Both criminal practices should be met with resolute action at national and EU level
Secondo il Comitato economico e sociale europeo (CESE), era veramente tempo di aggiornare le norme vigenti in materia di TEN-T, tenendo conto dell'attuale contesto politico e degli insegnamenti tratti dal regolamento del 2013. Incentrata sulla coesione, la nuova proposta mira a migliorare la connettività di passeggeri e merci in tutta l'Unione attraverso una rete di trasporto sempre più multimodale e resiliente.
With its new trade strategy, the EU will get tougher on its trading partners, giving sustainability centre stage. The EESC also firmly believes that civil society organisations and the social partners should be given a seat at the table, to ensure that the benefits emerging from this new trade policy are genuinely distributed among all participants, both in the EU and in the partner countries.
The European Union has an obligation to defend and emphasise our fundamental values, including respect for human dignity, freedom, equality, and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities. For these reasons, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) strongly supported the establishment of the European Commission's Strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life at its March plenary.
Il Comitato economico e sociale europeo (CESE) approva la proposta della Commissione di aggiornare la direttiva sulla prestazione energetica nell'edilizia. Le nuove disposizioni contrasteranno il sottoinvestimento strutturale a lungo termine nel settore dell'edilizia, introducendo norme minime di prestazione energetica a livello dell'UE, nuovi requisiti per gli attestati di prestazione energetica e un "passaporto di ristrutturazione" degli edifici.
Ensuring the EU's open strategic autonomy in the future may well require a geopolitical focus, but its social aspects should not be neglected, says the EESC in a recent opinion on the Strategic Foresight Report 2021, which it finds lacking in this respect.
In un recente parere il CESE ha approvato l'iniziativa giuridica dell'UE su una regolamentazione del lavoro tramite piattaforme digitali quale presupposto indispensabile per garantire condizioni di lavoro eque a tutte le categorie di lavoratori. Tuttavia, il parere non ha ottenuto il sostegno del gruppo Datori di lavoro, secondo cui questo intervento giuridico dell'UE è inutile e, anzi, costituirà un freno all'innovazione e agli investimenti generati dalle piattaforme.
Following the publication of the evaluations on the shortcomings of the Environmental Criminal Directive – ECD, the Commission decided to replace it with a new EU Directive aimed at making the protection of the environment through criminal law more precise, legally secure and effective. In the opinion "Improving environmental protection through criminal law", adopted at the March plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) made concrete proposals to improve the legislation, in order to make it truly effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Trillions of euros are needed for Europe's economic recovery. EU proposals for accessible investment data and long-term funding must be more flexible and promote a transparent level playing field, to include more investors and businesses in capital markets.
Although the majority of young people were not considered as the main risk group for COVID-19, they were among those who most strongly felt the consequences of the social and economic measures deployed to fight against the spread of the virus
