Circulaire economie

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De overgang naar een circulaire economie staat hoog op de agenda van het EESC om de klimaatcrisis te bestrijden en onze planeet te beschermen. De circulaire economie is een geweldige kans voor het maatschappelijk middenveld, aangezien zij kan helpen om:

  • de concurrentiekracht van de Europese industrie te vergroten;
  • duurzame economische groei te stimuleren;
  • nieuwe banen te creëren.

Het lineaire productie- en consumptiemodel dat nog altijd de toon aangeeft in onze economie leidt niet alleen tot verspilling van hulpbronnen, maar ondermijnt ook de strijd tegen de klimaatverandering. In tegenstelling tot de lineaire economie is een circulaire economie regeneratief en herstelgericht en heeft zij als doel om economische waarde te creëren en te behouden, mondiale milieu-uitdagingen zoals klimaatverandering, verlies aan biodiversiteit en vervuiling aan te pakken, en tegelijkertijd voor economische voordelen te zorgen.

Het goede nieuws is dat de circulaire transitie in de praktijk al een feit is. Op lokaal en regionaal niveau worden tal van circulaire initiatieven opgezet en uitgevoerd door belanghebbenden uit het maatschappelijk middenveld, waaronder bedrijven, vakbonden, de academische wereld en kennisgemeenschappen, jongerenorganisaties, ngo’s en andere belangengroepen. Vaart zetten achter circulaire oplossingen en leiderschap van relevante belanghebbenden bieden Europa de beste kans om de overgang naar een circulaire economie te versnellen.

Het Europees stakeholdersplatform voor de circulaire economie, een gezamenlijk initiatief van het EESC en de Europese Commissie, is in 2017 dan ook opgericht als trefpunt voor de gemeenschap van de circulaire economie in Europa. Dit door belanghebbenden gestuurde platform ondersteunt de transitie van Europa naar een circulaire economie door een dialoog te bevorderen en kennis en goede praktijken uit te wisselen.

  • Goedgekeurd on 15/07/2020 - Bureau decision date: 09/06/2020
    Referentie
    ECO/523-EESC-2020-02886-00-00-AC-TRA

    The EESC strongly supports the Commission's proposal – Next Generation EU – as a specific tool for a quick and effective recovery.

    The EESC takes a very positive view of the Commission's two main decisions:

    1. to introduce an extraordinary financial recovery instrument as part of the multiannual financial framework
    2. to raise common debt, which will be repaid over a long period of time, and prevent the extraordinary financial burden from falling directly on the Member States in the short run.

    The EESC strongly welcomes the fact that the newly proposed instrument should be closely coordinated with the European Semester process, and furthermore welcomes the Commission's proposal to introduce additional genuine own resources based on different taxes (revenues from the EU Emissions Trading System, digital taxation, large companies' revenues).

    Download — advies EESC: Recovery plan for Europe and the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027
  • Goedgekeurd on 15/07/2020 - Bureau decision date: 18/02/2020
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    INT/897-EESC-2020
    (Romania
    Workers - GR II
    Germany

    The European Union and its Member States must stand united to protect their sovereignty. The EESC firmly believes that if Europe is to maintain its leading role in the world, it needs a strong, competitive industrial base. The EESC recognises the crucial importance of shifting to a carbon-neutral economy and of reversing the current curve of biodiversity collapse. Without a green industrial strategy as a cornerstone of the Green Deal, the EU will never succeed in reaching a carbon-neutral economy within one generation. The new industrial strategy must ensure the right balance between supporting European businesses, respecting our 2050 climate neutrality objective and providing consumers with incentives to shift consumption to sustainable goods and services .

    Download — advies EESC: Industrial strategy
  • Goedgekeurd on 30/10/2019 - Bureau decision date: 19/03/2019
    Referentie
    NAT/775-EESC-2019-02306
    Workers - GR II
    Germany
    Download — advies EESC: Delivering on the circular economy action plan
  • Goedgekeurd on 26/09/2019 - Bureau decision date: 24/01/2019
    Referentie
    NAT/764-EESC-2019-02078-00-00
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Ireland
    Download — advies EESC: Developing synergies across different circular economy roadmaps (own-initiative opinion)
  • Goedgekeurd on 17/07/2019 - Bureau decision date: 19/03/2019
    Referentie
    TEN/695-EESC-2019-01938
    Workers - GR II
    France

    The EESC takes note of the Fourth Report on the State of the Energy Union (SEU), supports the objectives of the Energy Union and welcomes the emphasis on the engagement and mobilisation of EU society to take full ownership of the Energy Union.

    Download — advies EESC: Report on the State of the Energy Union
  • Goedgekeurd on 19/09/2018 - Bureau decision date: 22/05/2018
    Referentie
    INT/863-EESC-2018-02860-00-00-AC-TRA
    (Luxembourg

    The majority of road accidents are down to human error alone, so a comprehensive approach to road safety is needed. It should cover driver behaviour, the working conditions and skills of professional drivers, and infrastructure.

    Download — advies EESC: Vehicle safety / protection of vulnerable road users
  • Goedgekeurd on 11/07/2018 - Bureau decision date: 19/09/2017
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    NAT/722-EESC-2018-00464
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Ireland
    (Finland

    The circular economy monitoring framework draws upon and complements the existing Resource Efficiency Scoreboard and Raw Materials Scoreboard, which were developed in recent years by the Commission.

    Download — advies EESC: Monitoring framework for the circular economy (communication)
  • Goedgekeurd on 23/05/2018 - Bureau decision date: 19/09/2017
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    NAT/721-EESC-2018-00536
    (Italy

    This EESC opinion covers both the Communication on A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy (COM(2018) 28 final) and the proposal for a Directive on Port Reception Facilities (COM(2018) 33 final), as this initiative also contributes to the objective of reducing the leakage of plastics into the environment

    Download — advies EESC: Strategy on plastics in a circular economy (communication)
  • Goedgekeurd on 18/10/2017 - Bureau decision date: 23/02/2017
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    SC/48-EESC-2017-01690-00-00-AC-TRA
    (France
    (Spain

    This Committee opinion, prepared in response to the commission's request, has taken stock of the views of European stakeholders on how EU policies and regulatory action can use sustainable economic models to transition successfully towards economic modernisation by reconciling economic prosperity and efficiency, social inclusion and environmental responsibility.

    Download — advies EESC: New sustainable economic models (exploratory opinion requested by the Commission)
    • Expert hearing SC/048
    • Expert hearing SC/048
    • Expert hearing SC/048
    • Expert hearing SC/048
  • Goedgekeurd on 05/07/2017 - Bureau decision date: 24/01/2017
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    NAT/707-EESC-2017
    (United Kingdom

    RoHS 2 addresses the waste hierarchy’s highest priority, waste prevention. Waste prevention includes measures that reduce the content of harmful substances in materials and products. Decreasing the amount of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic waste benefits the management of such waste as a result.

    Download — advies EESC: Restrictions on hazardous substances