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Pågående (updated on 19/01/2022)
Dokumentreferens: 
REX/547-EESC
Referral: 
JOIN(2021) 30 final
Rapporteur: 
Dumitru FORNEA (Workers - GR II / Romania)
Co-rapporteur: 
Violeta JELIĆ (Employers - GR I/Croatia)
Plenarsession: 
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May 18, 2022 May 19, 2022

COVID-19 has shown how interconnected the world is. As part of global recovery, the EU wants to redesign how we connect the world to build forward better. The European model is about investing in both hard and soft infrastructure, in sustainable investments in digital, climate and energy, transport, health, education and research, as well as in an enabling environment guaranteeing a level-playing field.

A strong transatlantic partnership based on the common values of democracy and the rule of law, key in tackling global challenges and preserving international order (own-initiative opinion)

Antagna on 08/12/2021
Dokumentreferens: 
REX/534-EESC-2021
Rapporteur: 
Christian MOOS (Diversity Europe - GR III / Germany)
Co-rapporteur: 
Peter CLEVER (Employers - GR I/Germany)

Recent years have been marked by a persistent global decline in democratic values and the rule of law. While many differences remain and have to be acknowledged, North America has unquestionably been our closest historical ally in championing democracy and its values across the world. The arrival of the new administration in the US has provided a new momentum and a unique opportunity to build the new transatlantic partnership and jointly manage not only the internal, but also global challenges, especially with regard to powers which do not share the same values, such as China or Russia. President Biden's initiative to organise a Summit for Democracy at a time when autocracies are on the offensive is only the first step in building a strong international democratic alliance.

EESK:s yttrande: A strong transatlantic partnership based on the common values of democracy and the rule of law, key in tackling global challenges and preserving international order (own-initiative opinion)

Trade Policy Review - An Open, Sustainable and Assertive Trade Policy

Antagna on 07/07/2021
Dokumentreferens: 
REX/539-EESC-2021
Referral: 
COM(2021) 66 final COM(2021) 66 final
Rapporteur: 
Timo VUORI (Employers - GR I / Finland)
Co-rapporteur: 
Christophe QUAREZ (Workers - GR II/France)
Plenarsession: 
562 -
Jul 07, 2021 Jul 08, 2021

Trade Policy Review - An Open, Sustainable and Assertive Trade Policy

EESK:s yttrande: Trade Policy Review - An Open, Sustainable and Assertive Trade Policy

Enhancing the accession process - A credible EU perspective for the Western Balkans

Antagna on 24/03/2021
Dokumentreferens: 
REX/533-EESC-2020-05956
Referral: 
COM(2020) 57 final COM(2020) 641 final COM(2020) 641 final COM(2020) 660 final COM(2020) 660 final
Rapporteur: 
Andrej ZORKO (Workers - GR II / Slovenia)
Co-rapporteur: 
Ionuţ SIBIAN (Diversity Europe - GR III/Romania)
Plenarsession: 
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Mar 24, 2021 Mar 25, 2021

Key points

  • The EESC welcomes the Commission's communications adopted in 2020 in connection with the enlargement of the EU to the Western Balkans and agrees that integrating the Western Balkan partners into the EU represents a geostrategic investment in the peace, stability, security and economic growth of the entire continent. The Western Balkans are an integral part of Europe and a geostrategic priority for the EU.
  • The EESC welcomes the European Green Deal, which includes specific objectives for the Western Balkans, as well as the Guidelines for the Implementation of the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans accompanying the Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans.

EESK:s yttrande: Enhancing the accession process - A credible EU perspective for the Western Balkans

Sustainable supply chains and decent work in international trade (Exploratory opinion at the request of the German presidency)

Antagna on 18/09/2020
Dokumentreferens: 
REX/532-EESC-2020
Rapporteur: 
Tanja BUZEK (Workers - GR II / Germany)

Key points

Global supply chains (GSC) are key and complex in economic activities across the world and in global trade. Economic growth, job creation and entrepreneurship are also contested by evidence of negative implications for working conditions as well as for sustainability in some supply chains.

The COVID-19 crisis has unveiled the serious downfalls related to highly fragmented and undiversified supply chains. It exposed the vulnerability of workers' health and safety, and it highlighted violations of human rights. Trade will have to play a key role in promoting a sustainable economic recovery. However, stronger instruments need to deliver on a socially and environmentally responsible business, trade and investment agenda.

GSC need to become more resilient, diversified and responsible, and ambitious actions need to ensure they contribute to a fairer economic and social model, based on sustainability and decent work.

EESK:s yttrande: Sustainable supply chains and decent work in international trade (Exploratory opinion at the request of the German presidency)

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