Opinions

  • Pågående (updated on 21/03/2024) - Bureau decision date: 18/01/2024
    Dokumentreferens
    NAT/926-EESC
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    France
    Plenary session number
    590
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    EESC own initiative opinion NAT/926 on "A comprehensive strategy for biodiversity at COP16: bringing all sectors together for a common goal"

  • Pågående (updated on 21/03/2024) - Bureau decision date: 18/01/2024
    Dokumentreferens
    REX/585-EESC
    Employers - GR I
    Bulgaria
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Greece
    Plenary session number
    591
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    Practical information

    1. Composition of the Study Group
    2. Administrator / Assistant in charge: Sveto TRAJKOVSKI / Elisabete DIAS

    Background

  • Pågående (updated on 21/03/2024) - Bureau decision date: 16/01/2024
    Dokumentreferens
    CCMI/225-EESC
    Employers - GR I
    Portugal
    (France
    Plenary session number
    588
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  • Pågående (updated on 21/03/2024) - Bureau decision date: 24/10/2023
    Dokumentreferens
    CCMI/222-EESC
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Italy
    (Sweden
    Plenary session number
    588
    -

    EDIS is a joint communication of the Commission and the High Representative that sets a vision for the European defence industrial policy until 2035.

    The EESC welcomes this Commission initiative and the CCMI study group members will examine how the European Defence Industrial Strategy can strengthen the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB) and achieve defence industrial readiness. Furthermore, this opinion will assess the necessary steps for the successful implementation of this strategy.

  • Pågående (updated on 20/03/2024) - Bureau decision date: 16/01/2024
    Dokumentreferens
    CCMI/227-EESC
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Cyprus
    (Spain
    Plenary session number
    589
    -

    On 27 February 2024, the European Commission published a Communication setting out a European strategy to ensure industrial leadership in advanced materials. Advanced materials are an important factor for the competitiveness of European industries and constitute crucial building blocks for the EU’s resilience and strategic autonomy. The EESC will provide input to the European Commission on how to create a dynamic, secure and inclusive ecosystem for advanced materials in Europe that ensures our continent's leadership in this area and supports the competitiveness of EU industries.

  • Pågående (updated on 20/03/2024) - Bureau decision date: 21/03/2023
    Dokumentreferens
    INT/1028-EESC-2023
    Employers - GR I
    France
    Workers - GR II
    Italy
    Plenary session number
    587
    -

    EU competitiveness beyond 2030: looking ahead at the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Single Market.

    EESC section opinion: Long-term competitiveness strategy
  • Pågående (updated on 20/03/2024) - Bureau decision date: 15/02/2024
    Dokumentreferens
    INT/1065-EESC-2024-00975
    Employers - GR I
    Czech Republic
    Plenary session number
    591
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    The European Green Deal set the path for a critical transition related to climate and circularity. The current transformation change concerns all sectors of economy, mainly transport, energy, industry and agriculture. It is critical to ensure a synergetic approach between the goals of the Green Deal and other important EU goals, such as innovation, competitiveness and access to critical raw materials. A better understanding of how the different EU adopted legislative acts interact with each other is needed. Moreover, the Green Deal legislation should also reflect the current economic and political situation in which we are living.

    The own initiative opinion aims at identifying acts and particular measures stemming from the Green Deal that need a recalibration in order to avoid any contradictions, damage to the environment, consumer health and EU competitiveness.

  • Pågående (updated on 19/03/2024) - Bureau decision date: 18/01/2024
    Dokumentreferens
    ECO/640-EESC
    Workers - GR II
    Italy
    Plenary session number
    590
    -

    The Territorial Agenda (TA) 2030 is an inter-governmental declaration with no direct legal, financial or institutional implementation instrument. The application of the Territorial Agenda 2030 relies on informal multilevel cooperation between Member States, sub-national authorities, the European Commission, the European Parliament, the European Committee of the Regions, the European Economic and Social Committee, the European Investment Bank and other relevant players.

  • Pågående (updated on 19/03/2024) - Bureau decision date: 18/01/2024
    Dokumentreferens
    ECO/644-EESC-2024-00531
    Workers - GR II
    Malta
    Employers - GR I
    Spain
    Plenary session number
    590
    -

    Securitisation is the process of transforming a batch of debts into a marketable security, that is backed by the original debts. This process can increase the availability of credit, increasing investment and supporting economic growth in a way that increases competitiveness and improves labour market.

    This own-initiative opinion will present a thorough description of the challenges and opportunities that come with securitisation, and provide concrete policy proposals for a possible future revision of the securitisation regulation.

  • Pågående (updated on 19/03/2024) - Bureau decision date: 13/02/2024
    Dokumentreferens
    ECO/646-EESC-2024-00987
    Employers - GR I
    Italy
    Plenary session number
    588
    -

    According to Article 175 of the TFEU the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, every three years, on the progress towards achieving economic, social and territorial cohesion.

    The 9th report which covers the first period (2021-2023) of the programming period 2021-2027 will include a record of progress made towards achieving economic, social and territorial cohesion, including the socio-economic situation of regions as well as the integration of EU priorities. It will also include, where appropriate, an indication of future EU measures and policies necessary to strengthen cohesion, as well as to deliver EU priorities.