Fostering competitiveness, innovation and job creation should be a priority in global regulatory cooperation through a renewed multilateral trading scheme, says the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in its opinion, initiated by Georgi Stoev and Thomas Student and adopted by the EESC plenary in July.
The new, long-awaited, five-year strategy should be updated and implemented without delay, to help prevent any further erosion of gender equality caused by the pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis has created the conditions for circular products and services to become the norm in Europe, says the EESC. In a recent opinion on the new EU Circular Economy Action Plan, the EESC urges lawmakers to ensure the circular economy finds a place and resources in the overall "greenprint" for Europe's recovery.
Biometrische herkenning voor het volgen, bewaken en opsporen van emoties hoort niet thuis in Europa's mensgerichte aanpak van kunstmatige intelligentie (KI), aldus het Europees Economisch en Sociaal Comité (EESC) in zijn advies dat een reactie is op het Witboek van de Europese Commissie over KI en dat op 16 juli jl. door de voltallige vergadering van het EESC is goedgekeurd.
For the first time, we now have a real strategy that can help Europe re-assert its industrial sovereignty, says the EESC in its newly adopted opinion on the proposed New industrial strategy for Europe. What is still needed is a clear action plan with practical short-, medium- and long-term measures to achieve its goals.
Tackling climate and environmentally related challenges has become a top EU priority. From climate change to climate emergency, the EU needs to make substantial changes to foster a wellbeing economy and a future that is sustainable, cleaner, safer and healthier.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) says that completing key EU transport corridors is vital, but that obstacles persist at national level which could be largely overcome by involving civil society organisations early on.
Het EuropeesEconomisch en SociaalComité (EESC) steunt een aantalvoorstellen van de Commissie om het Europeseherstel te bespoedigen en benadrukt dat de betrokkenheid van het maatschappelijkmiddenveldessentieel is.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) underlines the fact that taxes on carbon dioxide emissions will not be enough to reduce CO2 sufficiently and says that there is a need to adopt a symmetrical approach to taxation that promotes the removal of CO2 from the atmosphere.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) lends its support to the European Commission's proposal to make 2021 the year of travelling by train.
