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Sustainable food in the EU during the crisis on the basis of the new CAP: the contribution of conventional and organic farming to ensuring sustainable food sufficiency in EU Member States

Aviz în curs de adoptare (updated on 04/04/2023)
Referințe: 
NAT/858-EESC-2022
Rapporteur: 
Jarmila DUBRAVSKÁ (Diversity Europe - GR III / Czech Republic)

The aim of the opinion is to analyse the strengths and weaknesses of both conventional and organic farming in order to identify the policy levers that are most effective and most likely to attain food sufficiency in EU Member States, while ensuring the transition to more sustainable food systems.

Notă de informare: Sustainable food in the EU during the crisis on the basis of the new CAP: the contribution of conventional and organic farming to ensuring sustainable food sufficiency in EU Member States

Towards a comprehensive strategy for the EU wood industry

Aviz în curs de adoptare (updated on 04/04/2023)
Referințe: 
CCMI/213-EESC
Rapporteur: 
Anastasis YIAPANIS (Diversity Europe - GR III / Cyprus)
Co-rapporteur: 
Rolf GEHRING (Germany)

The European Union has close to 182 million hectares of forests covering 43% of its land area and these forest areas are one of Europe's most important renewable resources. EU forests are exceptionally diverse, with a large variety of forest types, characteristics and ownership structures. They provide multiple benefits for society and the economy whilst being a major source of biodiversity.

Caregivers

Aviz în curs de adoptare (updated on 04/04/2023)
Referințe: 
SOC/761-EESC
Rapporteur: 
Pietro Vittorio BARBIERI (Diversity Europe - GR III / Italy)
Sesiune plenară: 
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Sep 20, 2023 Sep 21, 2023

Revision of the tobacco taxation Directive

Aviz în curs de adoptare (updated on 04/04/2023)
Referințe: 
ECO/605-EESC
Rapporteur: 
Matteo Carlo BORSANI (Employers - GR I / Italy)
Co-rapporteur: 
Małgorzata Anna BOGUSZ (Diversity Europe - GR III/Poland)
Sesiune plenară: 
582 -
Oct 25, 2023 Oct 26, 2023

In 2021 the European Commission announced the revision of the Council Directive 2011/64/EU on the excise rules for tobacco. In the inception impact assessment, the EC stated that there are areas of weakness and ambiguity in the current legal arrangements which give rise to market distortions, legal uncertainty and can also hinder the detection and prevention of fraud. The review will ensure that the rules remain fit for the purpose and improve the proper functioning of the internal market, and a high level of health protection. The policy changes focus on:

Green claims

Aviz în curs de adoptare (updated on 04/04/2023)
Referințe: 
INT/969-EESC
Referral: 
COM(2023) 166 final 2023/0085 COD
Rapporteur: 
Angelo PAGLIARA (Workers - GR II / Italy)
Sesiune plenară: 
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Jun 14, 2023 Jun 15, 2023

This initiative will require companies to substantiate claims they make about the environmental footprint of their products/services by using standard methods for quantifying them. The aim is to make the claims reliable, comparable and verifiable across the EU – reducing ‘greenwashing’.

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