The opinion assesses the revision of the General Block Exemption Regulation to evaluate its practical functioning and propose ways to simplify, broaden and clarify the EU State aid framework.
Download — Observations from the Business Community and Civil Society on the Revision of Regulation EU n. 651/2014 on State Aid (General Block Exemption Regulation – GBER)
Download — Strategy to support the eastern border regions to address their specific challenges and support them in the reorientation of their local economy
The EESC: • supports the RESourceEU Action Plan as a key step towards strengthening the resilience of the EU’s critical raw materials value chains and reducing strategic dependencies; • recommends a balanced approach combining increased European production capacity, stronger circularity measures, responsible international partnerships, competitive energy prices, workable regulatory frameworks, and strong environmental and social safeguards; • supports faster permitting procedures for strategic European projects to accelerate the development of critical raw materials value chains within the EU; • recommends reducing structurally high industrial energy prices and facilitating long-term renewable power purchase agreements (PPAs) for energy-intensive industries;
The EESC welcomes the Proposal for a Regulation for the Digital Networks Act (DNA). Strategic analyses, including the Letta, Draghi and Niinistö reports, and the Commission Communication ‘A Competitiveness Compass for the EU’ also make the point that a cutting edge digital network infrastructure is critical for the future competitiveness of the EU economy, security and social welfare. The availability of high-quality, reliable and secure connectivity for end users and for key economic sectors is a must. Connectivity is not just access. It is about real-time data exchange, vital for the EU to be able to achieve its broader digital goals and for supporting a truly connected, prosperous society.
Download — Proposal for a Regulation for the Digital Networks Act (DNA)
Growing resource use is driving the triple planetary crisis, pushing the EU beyond planetary boundaries and leaving many Member States off track for the 2030 circular material use target. Demand-side measures and ambitious primary material reduction policies are essential to reverse this trend and strengthen the EU’s strategic autonomy.
This exploratory opinion will feed into the work of the European Commission during the preparations of the Circular Economy Act.
Download — Circular Economy Act - Circular economy and responsible resource consumption within planetary boundaries
The EESC is drafting an opinion on European Commission proposal for the Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA) which aims at strengthening the EU's cloud and AI ecosystem, investment and infrastructure.
The Multimodal digital mobility services (MDMS) initiative is aimed to support the development of multimodal ticketing services within and across passenger transport modes, with the intention to significantly improve multimodality, inclusiveness and sustainability in the EU, within Member States and across borders.
This opinion will look into the important role that organised civil society can play to implement the Single Market Strategy and in the overall integration of the EU Single Market.
