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Women in the Western Balkans (own-initiative opinion)
Ongoing (updated on 21/01/2019)
Referințe: 
REX/502-EESC-2018
Rapporteur: 
Dilyana Slavova (Diversity Europe - GR III / Bulgaria)
Plenary session: 
540 -
Ian 23, 2019 Ian 24, 2019

The Western Balkan countries have some of the lowest female labour force participation and employment rates across Europe. Almost two-thirds of working age women in the region are either inactive or unemployed. The gender gap starts early and persists across all age groups.

The report will try to find out the correlation between education, employment opportunities, family responsibilities and the nowadays status of the women in the region and to propose adequate measures for improving the situation of women in the region.

EESC section opinion: Women in the Western Balkans (own-initiative opinion)

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Indicators better suited to evaluate the SDGs – the civil society contribution (own-initiative opinion)
Adopted on 19/09/2018
Referințe: 
NAT/737-EESC-2018
Rapporteur: 
Brenda King (Employers - GR I / United Kingdom)
Co-rapporteur: 
Thierry Libaert (Diversity Europe - GR III/France)
Plenary session: 
537 -
Sep 19, 2018 Sep 20, 2018

The annual revision of the Eurostat SDG Report must be an opportunity for broader dialogue with civil society concerning which indicators be included and what the target for each of these should be. This own-initiative opinion examines how organised civil society could be better involved in a more qualitative follow-up of the annual revision of the Eurostat SDG report as part of SDG monitoring and follow-up programmes that have been established.

EESC opinion: Indicators better suited to evaluate the SDGs – the civil society contribution (own-initiative opinion)

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Boosting climate actions by non-state actors
Adopted on 08/02/2018
Referințe: 
NAT/718-EESC-2017
Rapporteur: 
Mindaugas Maciulevičius (Diversity Europe - GR III / Lithuania)
Co-rapporteur: 
Josep Puxeu Rocamora (Employers - GR I/Spain)
Plenary session: 
532 - Feb 15, 2018

The recommendations of this opinion would be principally addressed to the political decision-makers at different levels in order to practically align the policies to the needs of non-state climate actors.

EESC opinion: Boosting climate actions by non-state actors

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Bioeconomy – contributing to achieving the EU's climate and energy goals and the UN's sustainable development goals (exploratory opinion requested by the Austrian Presidency)
Adopted on 19/09/2018
Referințe: 
NAT/739-EESC-2018-02466
Rapporteur: 
Tellervo Kyla-Harakka-Ruonala (Employers - GR I / Finland)
Co-rapporteur: 
Andreas Thurner (Diversity Europe - GR III/Austria)
Plenary session: 
537 -
Sep 19, 2018 Sep 20, 2018

The future Austrian Presidency of the Council has requested the EESC to draw up an exploratory opinion on the Bioeconomy, and how it can contribute to achieving the EU's climate, energy goals and the UN's sustainable development goals.

EESC opinion: Bioeconomy – contributing to achieving the EU's climate and energy goals and the UN's sustainable development goals (exploratory opinion requested by the Austrian Presidency)

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European Finance-Climate Pact (own-initiative opinion)
Adopted on 17/10/2018
Referințe: 
NAT/735-EESC-2018-01241
Plenary session: 
538 -
Oct 17, 2018 Oct 18, 2018

Finance needs to be mobilised to serve the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change, create jobs and enable Europe to have a leadership in climate technologies. Moreover, money flows need to be re-directed from polluting technologies towards innovative solutions that will help Europe close the emissions gap. Admittedly, these investments will all be profitable in the long run, but how to "prime the pump"? The EESC's own-initiative opinion on the European Finance-Climate Pact will suggest solutions that can make it happen.

EESC opinion: European Finance-Climate Pact (own-initiative opinion)

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