Justitie

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  • Goedgekeurd on 22/03/2023 - Bureau decision date: 14/06/2022
    Referentie
    SOC/739-EESC-2022-01-01
    Workers - GR II
    Spain
    Plenary session number
    577
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    EESC opinion: Violation of sanctions/EU crimes
  • Goedgekeurd on 14/12/2022 - Bureau decision date: 20/09/2022
    Referentie
    SOC/742-EESC-2022
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Germany
    Employers - GR I
    Poland
    Plenary session number
    574
    -

    This Opinion welcomes the European Media Freedom Act and all the related EU initiatives aiming to address the worrying developments in the area of media freedom over the last years. The Opinion entails a number of recommendations concerning editorial and journalists' independence; the need for financial resources to ensure independence of public media; transparency in the allocation of State advertising; transparency of media ownership. The Opinion also calls for measures to ensure the independence of national regulatory bodies, especially in the context of the future European board for media services. It also considers that EU anti-concentration law should be used where national regulators fail to address media market concentration.

    EESC opinion: European Media Freedom Act
  • Goedgekeurd on 14/12/2022 - Bureau decision date: 14/06/2022
    Referentie
    SOC/738-EESC-2022
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Romania
    Plenary session number
    574
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    EESC opinion: Asset recovery and confiscation
  • Goedgekeurd on 14/12/2022 - Bureau decision date: 20/01/2022
    Referentie
    SOC/725-EESC-2022
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Romania
    Workers - GR II
    Spain
    Plenary session number
    574
    -
    EESC opinion: Communicating fundamental rights and the rule of law
  • Goedgekeurd on 26/10/2022 - Bureau decision date: 17/05/2022
    Referentie
    SOC/734-EESC-2022
    Employers - GR I
    Poland
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Germany

    Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation" (SLAPPs) are a particular form of harassment used against journalists, rights defenders and others who are involved in protecting the public interest. Typically, they are meritless lawsuits lodged by powerful individuals or entities against a weaker party who expresses a critical position on a matter of public interest. Through this Opinion, the EESC welcomes the European Commission initiative – a proposed Directive and a Recommendation – aiming to tackle this growing phenomenon. The EESC also proposes to go beyond the current scope of the initiative, notably through a stronger focus on national aspects, and recommendations on aspects like preliminary rulings or training.

    EESC opinion: Initiative against abusive litigation targeting journalists and rights defenders
  • Goedgekeurd on 18/05/2022 - Bureau decision date: 07/12/2021
    Referentie
    SOC/711-EESC-2022
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Italy
    EESC opinion: Digitalisation of cross-border judicial cooperation
  • Goedgekeurd on 23/03/2022 - Bureau decision date: 19/10/2021
    Referentie
    SOC/704-EESC-2021
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Hungary

    The EESC believes that any phenomenon of antisemitism is incompatible with European values and norms, as it leads to violations of the law and to exclusion, which is a threat not only to the communities concerned and Jewish life, but also to Europe's heritage and present, and to a democratic European future. The Committee broadly supports the establishment of the Strategy and the fact that it was preceded by a broad consultation process in 2021. It strongly supports that the Strategy is not only about combating antisemitism, but also about fostering Jewish life. It firmly believes that antisemitism is not only a violation of the law affecting European Jews, but is also a test of the European idea, European coexistence, the rule of law, fundamental rights and democracy. The EESC believes that all Member States have a fundamental obligation to ensure that their citizens have the freedom to hold religious beliefs and practice their religions without fear.

    EESC opinion: EU strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life
  • Goedgekeurd on 08/12/2021 - Bureau decision date: 26/04/2021
    Referentie
    ECO/555-EESC-2021-02524-00-00-AC-TRA
    Workers - GR II
    Spain
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Malta

    The EESC laments the severity of the money laundering phenomenon in the EU. Current European legislation is largely inadequate in the face of coordination failures and national divergences, and therefore strongly supports the Anti Money Laundering legislative package, in particular the creation and design of the new European Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) with direct supervisory powers.

    EESC opinion: Anti-Money Laundering Legislative Package
  • Goedgekeurd on 07/07/2021 - Bureau decision date: 23/02/2021
    Referentie
    SOC/679-EESC-2021

    In this opinion, the EESC underlines that the Action Plan on the European Pillar of Social Rights should be based on concreteness and tangibility, with actions that are measurable and accompanied by monitoring frameworks jointly agreed among relevant stakeholders and encompassing the social, environmental, and economic criteria. The EESC acknowledges the diversity and the common basis of social models across the EU. Competitiveness and higher productivity based on skills and knowledge are a sound recipe for maintaining the well-being of European societies. The EESC further believes that greater efforts can be made at EU and Member State level in the area of combating poverty, in line with the first Sustainable Development Goal under the UN 2030 Agenda.

    EESC opinion: Action plan on the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights
  • Goedgekeurd on 27/04/2021 - Bureau decision date: 01/12/2020
    Referentie
    INT/931-EESC-2020-01-01-05898-00-00-AC-TRA
    Workers - GR II
    France

    The EESC welcomes the proposed regulatory initiative, which will have an indirect positive impact as it simplifies and speeds up cross-border judicial procedures and cooperation, and will also contribute to improving the functioning of the single market. It is worth noting that e-CODEX is not limited to e-justice. In anticipation of the future, the EESC recommends including a provision to open up the possibility of other uses by other public administrations, including for example the transfer of e-health records.

    EESC opinion: e-CODEX