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.
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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 holds nine plenary sessions per year. It also organises many conferences, public hearings and high-level debates related to its work.
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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.
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.
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EESO je 25. septembra razglasil zmagovalce za vse tri kategorije ekoloških nagrad EU in sicer: najboljše MSP za predelavo ekološke hrane, najboljši trgovec na drobno z ekološko hrano in najboljša ekološka restavracija.
Dogodek je skupaj z Evropsko komisijo in drugimi partnerji organiziral že drugič z namenom, da bi nagradil odličnost v evropski vrednostni verigi. Nagrajence v vseh kategorijah so razglasili na posebni slovesnosti v prostorih Evropske komisije, ki jo je gostil evropski komisar za kmetijstvo Janusz Wojciechowski.
Predsednik EESO Oliver Röpke je ob tem dejal: „EESO je že več let med glavnimi zagovorniki bolj trajnostne in vključujoče prehranske politike v EU. Ponosen sem, da smo del te velike pobude, ki kakovostno hrano približuje potrošnikom in vključuje vse faze agroživilske verige. Nagrajencem letošnjih ekoloških nagrad EU čestitam in se jim zahvaljujem, da so z nami delili svoje navdihujoče projekte.“
Nagrade prejmejo:
Najboljše MSP za predelavo ekološke hrane:The Merry Mill, Vicarstown, Irska
The Merry Mill je družinska ekološka kmetija, ki na Irskem proizvaja vrsto ekoloških živil brez glutena. Njihovo poslanstvo je nuditi visokokakovostne proizvode, ki ne le hranijo telo in dušo, temveč so trajnostni, presenetljivo okusni in povrh vsega ne škodujejo okolju.
Najboljši trgovec z ekološko hrano na drobno:Gut Wulksfelde (Bioland), Tangstedt, Nemčija
Gut Wulksfelde (Bioland) ima 600 m² veliko kmetijsko trgovino, v kateri prodajajo proizvode z lastne ekološke kmetije. Obdelujejo 450 hektarov zemlje in vzgajajo več kot 50 vrst zelenjave. Pridelujejo tudi meso in jajca ter imajo pekarno, v kateri pečejo kruh za kmetijsko trgovino.
Najboljša ekološka restavracija/gostinska storitev Restaurant Luftburg Kolarik im Prater GmbH, Dunaj, Avstrija
Luftburg Kolarik je od leta 2021 največja popolnoma certificirana ekološka restavracija na svetu s 1200 sedeži. Odprli so jo leta 1992, njena filozofija pa ekološka in družbena trajnost. (ks)