European Economic
and Social Committee
European Economic
and Social Committee
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is the voice of organised civil society in Europe.
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The EESC issues between 160 and 190 opinions, evaluation and information reports a year.
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The EESC is active in a wide range of areas, from social affairs to economy, energy and sustainability.
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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.
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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.
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Il-ferroviji għandu jkollhom rwol prominenti fil-mobbiltà futura tal-UE u jsiru l-mezz primarju tat-trasport. Għal din ir-raġuni, il-KESE jappoġġja bi pjaċir lill-Kummissjoni Ewropea fil-proposta tagħha biex l-2021 tkun immarkata bħala s-sena tal-Ferroviji.
Fl-Opinjoni approvata fis-sessjoni plenarja ta’ Lulju u abbozzata minn Alberto Mazzola, il-Kumitat jgħid li, minn naħa, l-UE trid tinvesti aktar fil-ferroviji f’konformità mal-għanijiet tal-Patt Ekoloġiku Ewropew u, min-naħa l-oħra, trid iżżid il-viżibbiltà tagħhom, filwaqt li toħloq dibattitu dwar is-servizzi tal-passiġġieri, inkluż dwar il-persuni b’mobbiltà mnaqqsa, id-diġitalizzazzjoni u s-sostenibbiltà ambjentali.
Fl-isfond tas-Sena Ewropea tal-Ferroviji fl-2021, il-ferroviji se jkunu ppreżentati bħala eżempju ċar ta’ mobbiltà intelliġenti u mezz ta’ trasport innovattiv u sikur, bi sforzi biex jintlaħaq il-pubbliku inġenerali, speċjalment iż-żgħażagħ. Il-proġetti, id-dibattiti, l-avvenimenti, il-wirjiet u l-inizjattivi organizzati fl-Ewropa kollha se jkunu mmirati lejn iċ-ċittadini, in-negozji u l-awtoritajiet, u se jagħtu spjega għaliex il-ferroviji huma mezz attraenti u sostenibbli għall-ivvjaġġar madwar l-Ewropa, filwaqt li jpoġġu enfasi fuq l-aspett li dawn ikopru l-UE kollha.
Waqt li kien qed jikkummenta fil-plenarja, is-Sur Mazzola enfasizza li din l-inizjattiva “għandha tkun ukoll opportunità biex issir komunikazzjoni aħjar dwar l-attraenza ta’ karriera fil-qasam ferrovjarju, speċjalment għaż-żgħażagħ Ewropej, permezz tal-appoġġ ta’ inizjattivi konġunti mal-imsieħba soċjali, mal-universitajiet, mal-komunità akkademika inġenerali, kif ukoll mal-organizzazzjonijiet Ewropej taż-żgħażagħ”. (mp)