European Economic
and Social Committee
European Economic
and Social Committee
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is the voice of organised civil society in Europe.
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The EESC issues between 160 and 190 opinions, evaluation and information reports a year.
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The EESC is active in a wide range of areas, from social affairs to economy, energy and sustainability.
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The EESC brings together representatives from all areas of organised civil society, who give their independent advice on EU policies and legislation. The EESC's326 Members are organised into three groups: Employers, Workers and Various Interests.
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The EESC has six sections, specialising in concrete topics of relevance to the citizens of the European Union, ranging from social to economic affairs, energy, environment, external relations or the internal market.
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Evropski ekonomsko-socialni odbor je 23. septembra razglasil zmagovalce prvega natečaja za ekološke nagrade EU, ki ga organizira skupaj z Evropsko komisijo in drugimi partnerji, njegov namen pa je nagraditi odličnost v evropski ekološki vrednostni verigi.
Nagrajenci so:
• najboljše ekološko malo ali srednje živilsko podjetje: Goodvenience.bio GmbH – Magdala, Turingija, Nemčija
• najboljši trgovec z ekološko hrano na drobno: La ferme à l’arbre de Liège – Lantin, Liège, Belgija
• najboljša ekološka restavracija: Lilla Bjers HB – Visby, otok Gotland, Švedska
Nagrajence v vseh kategorijah so razglasili na posebni slovesnosti v prostorih Evropske komisije ob ekološkem dnevu EU, ki jo je gostil evropski komisar za kmetijstvo Janusz Wojciechowski.
Predsednica EESO Christa Schweng je ob tem dejala: „EESO je že več let med glavnimi zagovorniki bolj trajnostne in celovite prehranske politike v EU. Zato smo zelo ponosni, da smo soorganizatorji teh nagrad in da prispevamo k ozaveščanju o potencialu ekološkega sektorja za doseganje bolj trajnostnih prehranskih sistemov.“
„Današnji zmagovalci so pokazali, kako si v vsakdanjem življenju prizadevajo za uresničitev bolj trajnostnih in pravičnejših prehranskih sistemov,“ je dodal Peter Schmidt, predsednik strokovne skupine EESO za kmetijstvo, razvoj podeželja in okolje (NAT).
Natečaj za nagrade je ena od zavez Komisije iz akcijskega načrta za razvoj ekološke pridelave, njegov namen pa je priznati odličnost v ekološki živilski verigi od kmetije do restavracije. (ks)