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  • Priimtos on 20/10/2021 - Bureau decision date: 26/04/2021
    Nuoroda
    ECO/557-EESC-2021
    Employers - GR I
    Estonia
    EESC opinion: Euro area economic policy 2021 (additional opinion)
  • Priimtos on 20/10/2021 - Bureau decision date: 25/03/2021
    Nuoroda
    INT/944-EESC-2021-01-01-02922-00-00-AC-TRA
    Employers - GR I
    France

    Micro enterprises and SMEs (MSME) in all fields need good conditions to survive the health and economic crisis and unlock their potential so that they can grow and create jobs. This opinion examines alternatives to address the administrative ("paper tax") burden on MSMEs, particularly in view of current transparency and disclosure measures to achieve the EU's social and environmental objectives.

    EESC opinion: Reconciling ambitious sustainable and social objectives with an enabling environment for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises
  • Priimtos on 27/01/2021 - Bureau decision date: 28/10/2020
    Nuoroda
    ECO/538-EESC-2020-01-01-05237
    Workers - GR II
    Austria
    EESC opinion: Euro area economic policy 2021
  • Priimtos on 18/09/2020 - Bureau decision date: 02/04/2020
    Nuoroda
    ECO/507-EESC-2020
    (Czech Republic
    (Czech Republic

    The forthcoming Presidency of the Council of the EU (Germany), aims to conclude together with the other EU Member States the new Territorial Agenda of the European Union (TAEU) together with the revision of the urban development policy based on the Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities and also to update the steps for further developing of the Urban Agenda for the EU. In this context, the Presidency has asked from EESC to provide an opinion on both territorial and urban matters and thus to incorporate the points of view of the diverse interests the EESC represents in the discussions. The Presidency plans to adopt the renewed Territorial and Urban Agenda at the informal ministerial meeting for urban and territorial development on 30 November and 1 December 2020 in Leipzig.

    EESC opinion: Revision of the Territorial Agenda of the EU, the Leipzig Charter and the Urban Agenda for the EU (Exploratory opinion at the request of the German presidency)
  • Priimtos on 18/09/2020 - Bureau decision date: 30/03/2017
    Nuoroda
    INT/823-EESC-2017-01-01-01768
    (Portugal

    The Commission's decision to create a Digital Single Market (to remove virtual borders, boost digital connectivity, and make it easier for consumers to access cross-border online content) is therefore a welcome move. But what does it mean for SMEs in practice? How will this affect their day-to-day running? And, given the lessons learnt from previous rapid changes, how do we make an "inclusive" success of the Digital Single Market?

    EESC opinion: The digital single market - trends and opportunities for SMEs (own-initiative opinion)
    Report fact-finding missions
    Analysis of the questionnaire
  • Priimtos on 16/09/2020 - Bureau decision date: 18/02/2020
    Nuoroda
    INT/898-EESC-2020
    Employers - GR I
    Bulgaria
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Greece

    Europe is embarking on a transition towards climate neutrality and digital leadership. European businesses can lead the way as we enter this new age, as they has done in the past.

    Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are essential to Europe’s competitiveness and prosperity. Based on the new SME Strategy, the EU will support SMEs by:

    • encouraging innovation through new funding and digital innovation hubs as part of the sustainable and digital transitions;
    • cutting red tape by reducing barriers within the Single Market and opening up access to finance;
    • allowing better access to finance by setting up an SME Initial Public Offering Fund (with investments channelled through a new private-public fund) and the ESCALAR initiative (a mechanism to boost the size of venture capital funds and attract more private investment).
    EESC opinion: SME strategy
    • Position paper "Strengthening SMEs: Way Forward to a Dedicated SME Strategy"
  • Priimtos on 15/07/2020 - Bureau decision date: 09/06/2020
    Nuoroda
    ECO/523-EESC-2020-02886-00-00-AC-TRA

    The EESC strongly supports the Commission's proposal – Next Generation EU – as a specific tool for a quick and effective recovery.

    The EESC takes a very positive view of the Commission's two main decisions:

    1. to introduce an extraordinary financial recovery instrument as part of the multiannual financial framework
    2. to raise common debt, which will be repaid over a long period of time, and prevent the extraordinary financial burden from falling directly on the Member States in the short run.

    The EESC strongly welcomes the fact that the newly proposed instrument should be closely coordinated with the European Semester process, and furthermore welcomes the Commission's proposal to introduce additional genuine own resources based on different taxes (revenues from the EU Emissions Trading System, digital taxation, large companies' revenues).

    EESC opinion: Recovery plan for Europe and the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027
  • Priimtos on 15/07/2020 - Bureau decision date: 09/06/2020
    Nuoroda
    ECO/528-EESC-2020-02866-00-00-AC-TRA
    EESC opinion: Renewed InvestEU programme and Solvency Support Instrument
  • Priimtos on 15/07/2020 - Bureau decision date: 18/02/2020
    Nuoroda
    INT/897-EESC-2020-01-01
    (Romania
    Workers - GR II
    Germany

    The European Union and its Member States must stand united to protect their sovereignty. The EESC firmly believes that if Europe is to maintain its leading role in the world, it needs a strong, competitive industrial base. The EESC recognises the crucial importance of shifting to a carbon-neutral economy and of reversing the current curve of biodiversity collapse. Without a green industrial strategy as a cornerstone of the Green Deal, the EU will never succeed in reaching a carbon-neutral economy within one generation. The new industrial strategy must ensure the right balance between supporting European businesses, respecting our 2050 climate neutrality objective and providing consumers with incentives to shift consumption to sustainable goods and services .

    EESC opinion: Industrial strategy
  • Priimtos on 15/07/2020 - Bureau decision date: 20/02/2020
    Nuoroda
    ECO/513-EESC-2020-01-01
    Workers - GR II
    Malta

    While the recovery after COVID-19 crisis is a top priority, the EESC stresses that this should not steer the EU away from its medium and long-term objectives, as outlined in the European Green Deal, 2020 Sustainable Growth Strategy, and the European Pillar for Social Rights. There is a need for a resilient, technology-driven European economy that is defined by the protection of the environment. The EESC underlines that strategies aimed at enhanced economic sustainability need to be developed around productivity, but they cannot be allowed to happen at the expense of workers' rights and social development. The EESC advocates for re-thinking supply chains, underlines that social aspects should be emphasised, start-ups should be encouraged and that the cornerstone of sustainable economic growth in the EU should be the creation and development of a truly circular economy. Open dialogue with social partners and civil society remains key to setting the economic direction.

    EESC opinion: Enhancing sustainable economic growth across the EU