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
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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-inizjattiva l-ġdida tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea biex tħaffef it-tkabbir ta’ suq għal fjuwils tal-avjazzjoni sostenibbli (SAF) hija pass fid-direzzjoni t-tajba, iżda huma meħtieġa xi modifiki biex jiġi żgurat li tista’ tiġi implimentata b’mod effettiv, mingħajr ma jinħolqu distorsjonijiet. Dan huwa l-messaġġ ewlieni tal-Opinjoni dwar il-proposta RefuelEU Aviation, abbozzata minn Thomas Kropp u adottata fil-plenarja ta’ Ottubru.
“Tabilħaqq huwa minnu li l-fjuwils tal-avjazzjoni sostenibbli – jekk jiġu prodotti fi kwantitajiet suffiċjenti u jkunu disponibbli għal-linji tal-ajru kollha – inaqqsu b’mod sinifikanti l-emissjonijiet tas-CO2 tas-settur. Madankollu, mhuwiex ċar jekk l-approċċ segwit mill-Kummissjoni huwiex se jipprevjeni distorsjonijiet għall-kompetizzjoni,” qal is-Sur Kropp.
L-avjazzjoni hija settur tas-servizzi internazzjonali u tkopri żewġ swieq distinti b’dinamika differenti tas-suq: is-Suq Uniku Ewropew taż-ŻEE minn naħa waħda, u min-naħa l-oħra s-suq regolat fuq livell internazzjonali. L-abbozz ta’ proposta tal-Kummissjoni għandu jirrifletti b’mod ċar din id-differenza, u għandu jkollu l-għan li jżomm kundizzjonijiet ekwi fi ħdan iż-ŻEE, filwaqt li jippromovi b’mod proattiv u globali standards applikabbli għas-sostenibbiltà.
Dwar il-kwistjoni tal-emissjonijiet tas-CO2, is-Sur Kropp fassal Opinjoni dwar Skema ta’ Kumpens u Tnaqqis tal-Karbonju għall-Avjazzjoni Internazzjonali (CORSIA), li ġiet adottata wkoll fil-plenarja ta’ Ottubru. Fid-dokument, il-KESE japprova l-proposta tal-Kummissjoni li temenda d-Direttiva 2003/87/KE fir-rigward tan-notifika ta’ kumpens fl-2021, li tappoġġja l-adozzjoni urġenti tagħha sabiex tinkiseb ċertezza legali. (mp)