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 12. novembra v Pärnuju v Estoniji organiziral konferenco o nizkoogljičnem vodiku. Namen dogodka je bil v razpravi preučiti in opredeliti strateške ukrepe za razvoj trajnostne infrastrukture za vodik in njegove derivate, s poudarkom na financiranju in uporabi.
Konference o energiji na morju za e-goriva: Spodbujanje novega vodikovega gospodarstva so se udeležili predstavniki veleposlaništva Nizozemske v Estoniji, Razvojnega centra okrožja Pärnu, Centra za uporabne raziskave Metrosert, Invest Estonia in podjetja Power2X, ki razvija obrat za e-metanol.
Zeleni in nizkoogljični vodik sta ključna elementa našega energetskega prehoda in z nedavnimi pobudami, kot je vodikova banka EU, se je jasno pokazalo, da obstaja zagon za razvoj trajnostnih trgov vodika. V ta namen morajo oblikovalci politik na ravni EU in nacionalni ravni zagotoviti potrebna sredstva za uresničitev teh ambicij v praksi in olajšati sodelovanje med državami članicami pri sprejemanju učinkovitih strategij.
Predsednica strokovne skupine EESO za promet, energijo, infrastrukturo in informacijsko družbo Baiba Miltoviča je o tej nujni potrebi dejala: „Hitro uvajanje obnovljivega vodika je ključnega pomena – ne samo za preobrazbo našega energetskega sistema, temveč tudi za socialno in gospodarsko blaginjo Evropske unije. Vendar je bistveno, da vire usmerimo preudarno. Da bi čim bolj povečali naš učinek, moramo dati prednost sektorjem, v katerih je težko zmanjšati emisije, ter vzpostaviti učinkovite ekološke in socialne standarde, ki zagotavljajo poštene in varne delovne pogoje.“ (mp)