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.
Find out more about its role and structure at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/about
The EESC issues between 160 and 190 opinions, evaluation and information reports a year.
It also organises several annual initiatives and events with a focus on civil society and citizens’ participation such as the Civil Society Prize, the Civil Society Days, the Your Europe, Your Say youth plenary and the ECI Day.
Find the latest EESC opinions and publications at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/opinions-information-reports/opinions and http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/publications-other-work/publications respectively.
The EESC is active in a wide range of areas, from social affairs to economy, energy and sustainability.
Learn more about our policy areas and policy highlights at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/policies
The EESC holds nine plenary sessions per year. It also organises many conferences, public hearings and high-level debates related to its work.
Find out more about our upcoming events at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/our-events/upcoming-events
Here you can find news and information about the EESC'swork, including its social media accounts, the EESC Info newsletter, photo galleries and videos.
Read the latest EESC news http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/news and press releases http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/press-releases
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.
Find out more about our Members and groups at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/members-groups
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.
Find out more at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/sections-other-bodies
EESO je na plenarnem zasedanju 24. februarja sprejel mnenje o sporočilu Komisije, v katerem je predstavil svoje predloge za reformo okvira ekonomskega upravljanja. Potreben je hiter dogovor, vendar EESO poudarja, da načrt ni dovolj podroben.
Od podpisa Maastrichtske pogodbe leta 1992 je okvir ekonomskega upravljanja EU pripomogel k ustvarjanju ugodnih pogojev za gospodarsko stabilnost, rast in večjo zaposlenost v Evropi. Okvir se je sčasoma razvijal, vendar je postajal tudi vse bolj zapleten, nekateri njegovi instrumenti in postopki pa so zastarali.
EESO se strinja, da je potreben hiter dogovor pred proračunskimi postopki držav članic za leto 2024, vendar poudarja, da je treba opredeliti še številne vidike. Predlagani fiskalni strukturni načrti morajo zagotoviti, da se delež javnega dolga v BDP zmanjša ali ostane na preudarni ravni. Hkrati morajo pravila puščati dovolj fiskalnega manevrskega prostora za naložbe v zeleni in digitalni prehod. Predvsem pa je za uspeh reforme okvira ključnega pomena večja odgovornost za uporabo pravil.
„Nujno je treba reformirati fiskalni okvir. Številne države članice v dobrih časih niso dovolj konsolidirale svojih javnih financ,“ je dejal poročevalec EESO Krister Andersson. „Pomanjkanje preudarnih politik ogroža najranljivejše v družbi. Zmanjšanje ravni zadolženosti in vzdržnost dolga sta ključnega pomena. Strinjamo se, da je potreben hiter dogovor pred proračunskimi postopki držav članic za leto 2024.“ (tk)