Green Deal europeo

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L'11 dicembre 2019 la Commissione europea ha lanciato il Green Deal europeo, che rafforza l'impegno dell'UE ad affrontare le sfide legate al clima e all'ambiente, ovvero il compito che definisce l'attuale generazione. L'obiettivo del Green Deal europeo è trasformare l'UE in un'economia moderna, efficiente sotto il profilo delle risorse e competitiva, garantendo che:

  • le emissioni nette di gas a effetto serra siano azzerate entro il 2050;
  • la crescita economica sia dissociata dall'uso delle risorse;
  • nessuna persona e nessun territorio siano lasciati indietro.

Per realizzare il Green Deal europeo, l'UE sta attuando un pacchetto completo di iniziative, che comprende proposte politiche e legislative nonché lo sviluppo e la modernizzazione degli strumenti di finanziamento.

Il CESE ha chiesto un "Green e Social Deal", ossia un Green Deal che inglobi anche la dimensione sociale, sottolineando lo stretto legame tra questa iniziativa e la giustizia sociale. È essenziale ascoltare la voce di tutte le parti interessate al fine di promuovere le imprese sostenibili e competitive di domani in un ambiente sano.

Il Green Deal europeo ha posto un forte accento sugli investimenti e sul finanziamento della transizione verde e sostenibile. Il Green Deal è l'ancora di salvezza dell'Europa per uscire dalla pandemia di COVID-19. Un terzo dei 1 800 miliardi di EUR di investimenti del piano per la ripresa NextGenerationEU e del bilancio settennale dell'UE è destinato a finanziare il Green Deal. Questo aumento delle opportunità di finanziamento mira a far sì che la crisi diventi un'opportunità trasformativa per il futuro dell'Europa.

Il CESE svolge un ruolo cruciale nel monitorare l'attuazione delle iniziative e delle azioni del Green Deal europeo. Il CESE elabora pareri e organizza attività (cfr. menù a sinistra di questa pagina) per garantire che le istituzioni dell'UE tengano conto dei punti di vista della società civile organizzata e che le iniziative del Green Deal siano coerenti con le diverse situazioni economiche, sociali e civiche sul campo.

Data la sua natura trasversale e onnicomprensiva, il Green Deal europeo rientra nelle competenze di tutte le sezioni del CESE e della CCMI.

  • Adottati on 18/09/2020 - Bureau decision date: 20/02/2020
    Riferimento
    TEN/707-EESC-2020
    (Luxembourg
    Employers - GR I
    Hungary

    The health, economic and social crisis of COVID-19 has intensified the severity of the affordable housing crisis that Member States have been facing for years, particularly for homeless people, overcrowded households, residents of working class neighbourhoods and seasonal workers and immigrants – victims of housing conditions that have directly affected the infection rate in society. Although housing policy remains the competence of the Member States, the shortage of decent and affordable housing in the European Union requires a European action plan on housing that includes a comprehensive set of measures, which are easy for people to understand, to help Member States, regions and cities in Europe to sustainably boost the supply of social and affordable housing and effectively combat homelessness.

    EESC opinion: Universal access to housing that is decent, sustainable and affordable over the long term
  • Adottati on 18/09/2020 - Bureau decision date: 20/02/2020
    Riferimento
    TEN/706-EESC-2020
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Germany
    Workers - GR II
    Austria
    EESC opinion: Between a trans-European super grid and local energy islands – the right mix of decentralised solutions and centralised structures for an economically, socially and ecologically sustainable energy transition
  • Adottati on 18/09/2020 - Bureau decision date: 20/02/2020
    Riferimento
    REX/528-EESC-2020
    Employers - GR I
    Croatia
    Workers - GR II
    France

    On 5 February 2020, the European Commission published its Communication Enhancing the accession process – A credible EU perspective for the Western Balkans, proposing a new methodology for candidate countries of the Western Balkans with the objective to render the accession process more coherent, respond to concerns of certain Member States expressed in October 2019 and enable the enlargement process to continue.

    EESC opinion: Contribution of civil society to the Green Agenda and sustainable development of the Western Balkans as part of the EU accession process (own-initiative opinion)
  • Adottati on 18/09/2020 - Bureau decision date: 21/01/2020
    Riferimento
    SOC/632-EESC-2020-01-01

    This exploratory opinion was requested by the European Parliament with a view to a forthcoming Commission initiative on fair minimum wages. The question of Decent minimum wages across Europe is a complex and sensitive issue. It is important that any EU action is based on accurate analysis and understanding of the situation and sensitivities in the Member States and fully respects the social partners' role and autonomy, as well as the different industrial relations models.

    EESC opinion: Decent minimum wages across Europe
    Decent minimum wages across Europe
  • Adottati on 18/09/2020 - Bureau decision date: 21/01/2020
    Riferimento
    NAT/786-EESC-2020-00896
    (Italy
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Germany
    EESC opinion: 2030 biodiversity strategy
    FAO: Highlights of FAO’s upcoming work on biodiversity
  • Adottati on 15/07/2020 - Bureau decision date: 20/02/2020
    Riferimento
    CCMI/175-EESC-2020-01-01
    Employers - GR I
    Bulgaria
    (Germany

    Disruptions like coronavirus (COVID-19) threaten to bring the world economy and social life to a standstill. Its impacts include recessions in the USA, the EU, Japan and other regions of the world, extremely slow growth in China and huge losses in terms of output. Governments have to offset economic damage with fiscal and monetary policies and cope with the expected changes of the economic paradigm. The EESC stresses the need for efficient business models and trade defence mechanisms, in particular with regard to Asia, and notes that 36 million jobs in the EU depend on the EU's exporting potential, and that the share of EU employment supported by sales of goods and services to the rest of the world in relation to total employment increased from 10.1% in 2000 to 15.3% in 2017. The fiscal, economic and social response to the crisis is necessary for preventing its negative impact on these and other sectors.

    EESC opinion: Fostering competitiveness, innovation, growth and job creation by advancing in global regulatory cooperation, by supporting a renewed multilateral trading scheme and by reducing market-distorting subsidies (own-initiative opinion)
  • Adottati on 15/07/2020 - Bureau decision date: 20/02/2020
    Riferimento
    REX/529-EESC-2020-01-01
    (France

    The unprecedented magnitude of the COVID crisis requires an unprecedented, long-term and unequivocal response. International trade is a vital tool to finance recovery ge get out of the crisis. In these efforts, the EU must stay true to its values and ensure the protection of businesses, workers and people, leaving no one behind. Recovery must be based on sustainability, and inclusive and green growth. Green Deal measures are therefore more relevant than ever.

    EESC opinion: A post COVID-19 emergency: the design of a New Multilateral Matrix (own-initiative opinion)
  • Adottati on 15/07/2020 - Bureau decision date: 18/02/2020
    Riferimento
    INT/895-EESC-2020
    (Italy
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Ireland

    The Commission's new Circular Economy Action Plan focuses on sustainable products, less waste, product value chains, and circularity in regions and cities, and the global level.

    EESC opinion: New Circular Economy Action Plan
  • Adottati on 15/07/2020 - Bureau decision date: 21/01/2020
    Riferimento
    NAT/785-EESC-2020-01-01-01432
    Employers - GR I
    Greece
    Workers - GR II
    Germany

    The opinion will provide guidance on how to build on existing structures like citizens' dialogues and assemblies, social dialogue committees in order to structure and mainstream the dialogue with civil society. It will also make recommendations about how to encourage information sharing and public understanding of climate action; how to create real and virtual spaces for exchange on climate and how to build capacity to facilitate grassroots initiatives, among others.

    EESC opinion: European Climate Pact (Exploratory opinion)
  • Adottati on 15/07/2020 - Bureau decision date: 21/01/2020
    Riferimento
    NAT/784-EESC-2020-1431
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Netherlands
    (Finland

    This EESC opinion will respond to the European Commission's proposal for a regulation on establishing a European Climate Law and it will look into the role of citizens in driving the transformation towards climate neutrality.

    EESC opinion: European Climate Law