Opinions

  • Pågående (updated on 26/02/2026) - Bureau decision date: 19/02/2026
    Dokumentreferens
    SOC/860-EESC-2026
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Italy
    Plenary session number
    610
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    Download — Sektionens yttrande: Ending forced sterilisation of women with disabilities: Alternative pathways to the decriminalisation of EU criminal offences through anti-discrimination law and conditionality of funds
  • Pågående (updated on 26/02/2026) - Bureau decision date: 19/02/2026
    Dokumentreferens
    SOC/864-EESC
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Poland
    Plenary session number
    610
    -
  • Pågående (updated on 18/06/2026) - Bureau decision date: 18/06/2026
    Dokumentreferens
    CCMI/-EESC
  • Pågående (updated on 17/06/2026) - Bureau decision date: 16/06/2026
    Dokumentreferens
    TEN/891-EESC
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Spain
  • Pågående (updated on 20/03/2026) - Bureau decision date: 17/03/2026
    Dokumentreferens
    CCMI/265-EESC
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Ireland
    (Belgium
  • Pågående (updated on 20/02/2026) - Bureau decision date: 19/02/2026
    Dokumentreferens
    ECO/700-EESC-2026-00660
    Employers - GR I
    Sweden
    Plenary session number
    610
    -
  • Pågående (updated on 04/05/2026) - Bureau decision date: 28/04/2026
    Dokumentreferens
    SOC/874-EESC
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Germany
    Plenary session number
    608
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  • Pågående (updated on 20/02/2026) - Bureau decision date: 19/02/2026
    Dokumentreferens
    NAT/987-EESC-2026
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Romania
    Plenary session number
    608
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    This timely opinion will examine civil society proposal on how to reform climate governance, including decision-making processes, negotiation frameworks, and the participation and impact of civil society organisations at global climate summits. It will also assess how international climate litigation is shaping climate negotiations and may further influence the governance of the UNFCCC, particularly in the light of the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion of 23 July 2025.

    Download — Sektionens yttrande: Reforming climate governance in light of recent international judicial decisions
  • Pågående (updated on 17/06/2026) - Bureau decision date: 16/06/2026
    Dokumentreferens
    NAT/997-EESC
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Bulgaria

    EESC opinion on OceanEye.

  • Pågående (updated on 26/02/2026) - Bureau decision date: 19/02/2026
    Dokumentreferens
    REX/616-EESC
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Italy
    Employers - GR I
    Malta
    Plenary session number
    609
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  • Pågående (updated on 17/06/2026) - Bureau decision date: 16/06/2026
    Dokumentreferens
    TEN/890-EESC
    Workers - GR II
    Austria
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Austria
  • Pågående (updated on 05/05/2026) - Bureau decision date: 28/04/2026
    Dokumentreferens
    TEN/889-EESC
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Ireland
    Workers - GR II
    Austria
    Plenary session number
    608
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  • Pågående (updated on 30/04/2026) - Bureau decision date: 28/04/2026
    Dokumentreferens
    INT/1130-EESC
    Workers - GR II
    Bulgaria
    Plenary session number
    608
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    Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are vital to the European economy but often encounter significant administrative and regulatory challenges that hinder their participation in EU programmes.
    By looking at the challenges encountered by SMEs, the EESC Opinion focuses on identifying the simplification changes needed to make real and tangible improvements for SMEs. This could include looking at how to increases their involvement in EU initiatives that offer access to finance, innovation opportunities, and essential networks, thereby fostering their growth, competitiveness, and long-term success.

  • Pågående (updated on 26/02/2026) - Bureau decision date: 19/02/2026
    Dokumentreferens
    SOC/863-EESC-2026
    Workers - GR II
    Poland
    Plenary session number
    608
    -
    Download — Sektionens yttrande: The public services sector in the EU adapted to new challenges
  • Pågående (updated on 20/02/2026) - Bureau decision date: 19/02/2026
    Dokumentreferens
    ECO/702-EESC-2026-00666
    Workers - GR II
    Malta
    Plenary session number
    608
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    Download — Sektionens yttrande: Boosting the capacity of the EIB and national promotional banks for innovation, effective industrial policy and economic growth
  • Pågående (updated on 20/02/2026) - Bureau decision date: 19/02/2026
    Dokumentreferens
    ECO/701-EESC-2026-2026-00661
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Slovakia
    Plenary session number
    610
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    Download — Sektionens yttrande: Introduction of the digital euro
  • Pågående (updated on 04/05/2026) - Bureau decision date: 28/04/2026
    Dokumentreferens
    SOC/872-EESC-2026
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Hungary
    Plenary session number
    608
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    Download — Sektionens yttrande: Strengthening the child guarantee
  • Pågående (updated on 04/05/2026) - Bureau decision date: 28/04/2026
    Dokumentreferens
    SOC/870-EESC-2026
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Greece
    Plenary session number
    608
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    Download — Sektionens yttrande: Enhancing the strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities up to 2030
  • Pågående (updated on 30/04/2026) - Bureau decision date: 28/04/2026
    Dokumentreferens
    ECO/703-EESC
    Employers - GR I
    Portugal
    Workers - GR II
    Malta
    Plenary session number
    609
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  • Pågående (updated on 20/02/2026) - Bureau decision date: 19/02/2026
    Dokumentreferens
    CCMI/262-EESC-2026
    Employers - GR I
    Austria
    (France
  • Pågående (updated on 20/03/2026) - Bureau decision date: 19/03/2026
    Dokumentreferens
    INT/1125-EESC
    Employers - GR I
    Spain
    Plenary session number
    610
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    The opinion will examine how the EU’s institutional framework could become more agile and effective for a deeper and better-functioning Single Market by 2028, to ensure that it can respond more effectively to rapid geopolitical, technological and economic changes.

  • Pågående (updated on 04/05/2026) - Bureau decision date: 28/04/2026
    Dokumentreferens
    TEN/888-EESC
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Romania
    Plenary session number
    608
    -
  • Pågående (updated on 20/03/2026) - Bureau decision date: 17/03/2026
    Dokumentreferens
    INT/1126-EESC-01043-00-00-AC-TRA
    Workers - GR II
    Slovakia
    Plenary session number
    608
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    The EESC is drafting an opinion on European Commission proposal for the Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA) which aims at strengthening the EU's cloud and AI ecosystem, investment and infrastructure.

  • Pågående (updated on 24/10/2025) - Bureau decision date: 22/10/2025
    Dokumentreferens
    TEN/861-EESC
    Workers - GR II
    Poland
    Plenary session number
    608
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    The Multimodal digital mobility services (MDMS) initiative is aimed to support the development of multimodal ticketing services within and across passenger transport modes, with the intention to significantly improve multimodality, inclusiveness and sustainability in the EU, within Member States and across borders.

  • Pågående (updated on 30/04/2026) - Bureau decision date: 28/04/2026
    Dokumentreferens
    INT/1131-EESC
    Employers - GR I
    Poland
    Plenary session number
    608
    -

    This opinion will look into the important role that organised civil society can play to implement the Single Market Strategy and in the overall integration of the EU Single Market.