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.
Find out more about its role and structure at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/about
The EESC issues between 160 and 190 opinions, evaluation and information reports a year.
It also organises several annual initiatives and events with a focus on civil society and citizens’ participation such as the Civil Society Prize, the Civil Society Days, the Your Europe, Your Say youth plenary and the ECI Day.
Find the latest EESC opinions and publications at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/opinions-information-reports/opinions and http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/publications-other-work/publications respectively.
The EESC is active in a wide range of areas, from social affairs to economy, energy and sustainability.
Learn more about our policy areas and policy highlights at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/policies
The EESC holds nine plenary sessions per year. It also organises many conferences, public hearings and high-level debates related to its work.
Find out more about our upcoming events at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/our-events/upcoming-events
Here you can find news and information about the EESC'swork, including its social media accounts, the EESC Info newsletter, photo galleries and videos.
Read the latest EESC news http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/news and press releases http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/press-releases
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.
Find out more about our Members and groups at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/members-groups
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.
Find out more at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/sections-other-bodies
L-Unjoni Ewropea trid tegħleb il-kriżi tal-COVID-19 billi tibni mudell ġdid tas-soċjetà bbażat fuq ekonomiji aktar ekoloġiċi, aktar ġusti u aktar reżiljenti. Bħala enerġija nadifa, l-idroġenu jista’ jkun fattur ewlieni tat-trasformazzjoni. Din hija l-idea ewlenija wara Opinjoni minn Pierre Jean Coulon adottata fis-sessjoni plenarja ta’ Jannar tal-KESE.
Fid-dokument, il-KESE jappoġġja l-Istrateġija tal-UE għall-Idroġenu mressqa mill-Kummissjoni Ewropea bħala pass ’il quddiem fil-ħolqien ta’ ambjent favorevoli biex jiżdiedu l-provvista u d-domanda għall-idroġenu u biex tinkiseb ekonomija newtrali f’termini ta’ emissjonijiet tal-karbonju.
“L-idroġenu nadif għandu jsir prijorità ċara, peress li din hija l-unika għażla kompatibbli man-newtralità klimatika,” qal is-Sur Coulon matul id-dibattitu fil-plenarja. “Il-fondi Ewropej għall-irkupru għandhom jippermettu lin-negozji, l-innovaturi, il-ħaddiema u l-investituri li jaffermaw ir-rwol tagħhom bħala mexxejja dinjija fis-swieq tal-enerġija nadifa li qed jespandu.”
B’mod partikolari, il-KESE jappoġġja l-ħolqien ta’ Alleanza Ewropea għall-Idroġenu Nadif li għandha tingħata l-kompitu li tippjana l-investimenti fil-produzzjoni u torganizza d-domanda għal idroġenu nadif fl-UE.
Dan il-korp se jinkludi l-mexxejja tal-industrija, is-soċjetà ċivili, il-ministri nazzjonali u reġjonali u l-Bank Ewropew tal-Investiment. Peress li l-KESE se jaqdi rwol ewlieni biex titħaffef it-trasformazzjoni tal-industriji Ewropej, huwa essenzjali li jkun involut fil-kapaċità tiegħu bħala rappreżentant tas-soċjetà ċivili organizzata. (mp)