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
Pripravila skupina delodajalcev v EESO
Skupina delodajalcev v EESO je na junijskem plenarnem zasedanju EESO predstavila nasprotno mnenje, v katerem je izrazila zaskrbljenost glede vključitve protokola o socialnem napredku, ki bi bistveno spremenil naravo in delovanje socialnega tržnega gospodarstva EU.
S predlogom Evropske konfederacije sindikatov za protokol o socialnem napredku bi socialne, delavske in sindikalne pravice prevladale ne le nad gospodarskimi svoboščinami, temveč tudi v zvezi z notranjim trgom, konkurenco in vsemi drugimi ukrepi politike Unije, med drugim na področjih, kot so ekonomsko upravljanje, trgovina, digitalizacija in okolje.
„Dajanje prednosti socialnim pravicam pred ekonomskimi svoboščinami bi bila prav tako napačno kot dajanje splošne prednosti ekonomskim svoboščinam,“ je dejal predsednik skupine delodajalcev Stefano Mallia.
S sprejetjem protokola o socialnem napredku bi bilo namreč treba spremeniti Pogodbi EU, s čimer bi odpravili obstoječe ravnovesje med socialnimi pravicami in štirimi svoboščinami, na katerih temelji notranji trg – ravnovesje, ki ga trenutno zagotavlja več njunih določb.
„Namesto da EU oblikuje protokol o socialnem napredku, ki bi podrl ravnovesje med ekonomskimi svoboščinami in socialnimi pravicami ter posegel v natančno opredeljene pristojnosti EU in nacionalne pristojnosti, je pomembno doseči napredek v smeri skupnega razumevanja dodane vrednosti EU v smislu politike zaposlovanja in socialne politike,“ je dejala članica skupine delodajalcev v EESO Mariya Mincheva, ki je predstavila nasprotno mnenje.
Nasprotno mnenje skupine delodajalcev v EESO, ki je prejelo 101 glasov za, 133 glasov proti in 7 vzdržanih glasov, je priloženo mnenju EESO.