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Energy policies and strategies in the Euro-Mediterranean region

Tiek izstrādāti (updated on 06/09/2022)
Atsauce: 
REX/555-EESC
Rapporteur: 
Ioannis VARDAKASTANIS (Diversity Europe - GR III / Greece)
Co-rapporteur: 
Helena DE FELIPE LEHTONEN (Employers - GR I/Spain)

The Mediterranean region is strongly exposed to climate change and faces fast-rising temperatures, water scarcity and coastal erosion. Energy transition plays an important role in climate change mitigation on both shores of the Mediterranean.

 

Defence Investment Gaps Analysis and the way forward

Tiek izstrādāti (updated on 22/08/2022)
Atsauce: 
CCMI/198-EESC
Referral: 
JOIN(2022) 24 final JOIN(2022) 24 final
Rapporteur: 
Panagiotis GKOFAS (Diversity Europe - GR III / Greece)
Co-rapporteur: 
Jan PIE (Sweden)
Plenārsesija: 
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Dec 14, 2022 Dec 15, 2022

EU Heads of State or Government, meeting in Versailles on 11 March, committed to “bolster European defence capabilities” in light of the Russian military aggression against Ukraine. They agreed to: 1) increase defence expenditures; 2) step up cooperation through joint projects; 3) close shortfalls and meet capability objectives; 4) boost innovation including through civil/military synergies; and 5) strengthen and develop our defence industry, including SMEs. Moreover, they invited “the Commission, in coordination with the European Defence Agency, to put forward an analysis of the defence investment gaps by mid-May and to propose any further initiative necessary to strengthen the European defence industrial and technological base.” The tasking was also integrated in the Strategic Compass on Security and Defence adopted by the Council and endorsed by the European Council in March 2022.

A new European innovation agenda

Tiek izstrādāti (updated on 18/08/2022)
Atsauce: 
INT/996-EESC-2022-03551
Referral: 
COM(2022) 332 final
Rapporteur: 
Maurizio MENSI (Diversity Europe - GR III / Italy)
Co-rapporteur: 
Christophe LEFÈVRE (Workers - GR II/France)
Plenārsesija: 
574 -
Dec 14, 2022 Dec 15, 2022

The aim of the Commission's New European Innovation Agenda is to position Europe at the forefront of the new wave of deep tech innovation and start-ups. It will help Europe to develop new technologies to address the most pressing societal challenges, and to bring them on the market. The proposed agenda will help better integrate initiatives and investment at EU and national levels. Action at EU level is crucial for supporting the development of coherent national innovation agendas, supporting access to finance, particularly for small businesses, creating a framework more supportive of innovation, connecting innovation ecosystems, and developing and attracting talent.

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