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Taking of evidence and service of documents

Opinion
Antagna on 17/10/2018
Dokumentreferens: 
INT/867-EESC-2018
Referral: 
COM(2018) 378 final 2018/0203 CODCOM(2018) 379 final 2018/0204 CODCOM(2018) 379 final 2018/0204 COD
Rapporteur: 
Bernardo HERNÁNDEZ BATALLER (Diversity Europe - GR III / Spain)

The EESC welcomes the Commission's proposals to amend the Taking of Evidence Regulation and the Service of Documents Regulation and calls on the Commission to take into account its observations: without a genuine judicial area, the freedoms of the single market cannot be fully taken advantage of.

EESK:s yttrande: Taking of evidence and service of documents

Reform Support Programme

Opinion
Antagna on 17/10/2018
Dokumentreferens: 
ECO/472-EESC-2018-3054
Referral: 
COM(2018) 391 final 2018/0213 CODCOM(2018) 391 final 2018/0213 COD
Rapporteur: 
Petr ZAHRADNÍK (Czech Republic)

The EESC welcomes and endorses the rationale behind the establishment of the Reform Support Programme. However, the EESC believes that, in order to launch the programme successfully and obtain the expected benefits, better responses are needed to a number of still open questions.

 

EESK:s yttrande: Reform Support Programme

European Investment Stabilisation Function

Opinion
Antagna on 17/10/2018
Dokumentreferens: 
ECO/473-EESC-2018-3003-00-00-AC-TRA
Referral: 
COM(2018) 387 final 2018/0212 CODCOM(2018) 387 final 2018/0212 CODCOM(2018) 387 final 2018/0212 COD
Rapporteur: 
Philip VON BROCKDORFF (Workers - GR II / Malta)
Co-rapporteur: 
Michael SMYTH (United Kingdom)

The EESC considers the proposed European Investment Stabilisation Function (EISF) as a step towards closer euro area integration, and possibly an attempt to encourage non-euro Member States to join the single currency. However, the EESC is of the view that a well-crafted union-wide insurance scheme that acts as an automatic stabiliser amidst macroeconomic shocks would be more effective than the proposed EISF.

 

EESK:s yttrande: European Investment Stabilisation Function

Euro area economic policy 2018 (additional opinion)

Opinion
Antagna on 17/10/2018
Dokumentreferens: 
ECO/475-EESC-2018-02936-00-00
Referral: 
COM(2017) 770 final
Rapporteur: 
Javier DOZ ORRIT (Workers - GR II / Spain)

The EESC agrees with the aims of the Council Recommendation and with some of its proposals. However, it expresses its disagreement with the proposal for the aggregate fiscal stance of the euro area to be neutral, as well as with the way that the recommendation on salaries is formulated.

 

EESK:s yttrande: Euro area economic policy 2018 (additional opinion)

A New Deal for Consumers

Opinion
Antagna on 19/09/2018
Dokumentreferens: 
INT/853-EESC-2018-02126-00-00-AC-TRA
Referral: 
COM(2018) 184 final 2018/0089 CODCOM(2018) 184 final 2018/0089 CODCOM(2018) 185 final 2018/0090 COD
Rapporteur: 
Jarosław MULEWICZ (Poland)
Co-rapporteur: 
Antonio LONGO (Italy)

The EESC agrees with the European Commission about the need to modernise and simplify EU consumer policy and considers that the new legislative package contributes to bridging the gap created by the exponential growth of e-commerce, undermining consumer confidence and causing distortions to the single market.

EESK:s yttrande: A New Deal for Consumers

Review of the prudential rules for investment firms

Opinion
Antagna on 18/04/2018
Dokumentreferens: 
ECO/447-EESC-2017-05601-00-00-ac-tra
Referral: 
COM(2017) 790 final 2017/0359 CODCOM(2017) 791 final 2017/0358 COD
Rapporteur: 
Jarosław MULEWICZ (Poland)

The EESC welcomes the Commission's proposals as they can contribute to the various goals of the Commission, such as creating a single and integrated regulatory framework for investment firms, building stronger capital markets to promote investment, unblock existing and provide new sources of financing for companies and households, attracting investment firms to the EU after the Brexit and strengthening the Economic and Monetary Union. The EESC is pleased that SMEs are expected to be among the main beneficiaries of the Directive and the Regulation. The EESC welcomes the fact that the proposals establish the necessary norms and requirements for initial capital and existing capital, supervisory powers, publication and remuneration. These proposals could therefore contribute to risk reduction in the EU. Finally, the EESC highlights the importance to ensure the flexibility of the legal framework for investments firms.

EESK:s yttrande: Review of the prudential rules for investment firms

Economic and monetary union package

Opinion
Antagna on 18/04/2018
Dokumentreferens: 
ECO/446-EESC-2017-05489-00-00-ac-tra
Referral: 
COM(2017) 821 final COM(2017) 822 final COM(2017) 823 final COM(2017) 824 final 2017/0335 CNSCOM(2017) 827 final 2017/0333 APPCOM(2017) 827 final 2017/0333 APP
Rapporteur: 
Mihai IVAŞCU (Romania)
Co-rapporteur: 
Stefano PALMIERI (Workers - GR II/Italy)

The EESC appreciates the proposed roadmap for completing the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) but its support is not full and enthusiastic, since a number of social, political and economic issues, highlighted in our previous opinions, were not taken into consideration. The completion of the EMU requires first of all strong political commitment, efficient governance and better use of the available finances, in order to actually cope with both risk reduction and risk sharing among Member States. For these reasons the EESC underlines that the principles of responsibility and solidarity at EU level should go hand in hand.

EESK:s yttrande: Economic and monetary union package

Euro area economic policy (2018)

Opinion
Antagna on 18/01/2018
Dokumentreferens: 
ECO/444-EESC-2017-05444-00-00-ac-tra
Referral: 
COM(2017) 770 final
Rapporteur: 
Javier DOZ ORRIT (Workers - GR II / Spain)

The EESC notes that although economic recovery in the euro area has gathered pace since last year, it remains incomplete and atypical. It disagrees with the European Commission's proposal for an overall broadly neutral fiscal stance and instead proposes a positive fiscal stance of around 0.5% of GDP. It welcomes structural reforms that will not only increase productivity and growth potential, but also support the creation of quality jobs and reduce inequality. It supports the necessary steps for deepening the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), as well as the measures against tax fraud and tax avoidance.

EESK:s yttrande: Euro area economic policy (2018)

Wealth inequality in Europe: the profit-labour split between Member States (Own-initiative Opinion)

Opinion
Antagna on 06/12/2017
Dokumentreferens: 
ECO/410-EESC-2016-05712-00-00-AC-TRA
Rapporteur: 
Plamen DIMITROV (Workers - GR II / Bulgaria)

The EESC believes that income and wealth inequalities in the EU have become economic and social challenges that should be addressed with appropriate measures at national level and with the support of EU-level action.

A well-functioning system of social transfers and social assistance is thus needed. Fiscal redistribution should to a large extent complement the gaps in the market system. Public assets (social infrastructure, facilities for services in the public interest, etc.) should be developed as a means of addressing inequalities. And fiscal income should be shifted from labour-based taxation towards a more wealth-based one, with taxation on inheritance and capital income. Overall, Intensive economic growth is key to reducing poverty and wealth inequalities.

EESK:s yttrande: Wealth inequality in Europe: the profit-labour split between Member States (Own-initiative Opinion)

The future of EU finances up to 2025 (White Paper – reflection paper)

Opinion
Antagna on 19/10/2017
Dokumentreferens: 
ECO/439-EESC-2017-03447-00-00-ac-tra
Referral: 
COM(2017) 358 final COM(2017) 358 final
Rapporteur: 
Stefano PALMIERI (Workers - GR II / Italy)
Co-rapporteur: 
Petr ZAHRADNÍK (Czech Republic)

This opinion is part of a wider package of four EESC opinions on the future of the European economy (Deepening of the Economic and Monetary Union and Euro area economic policy, Capital Markets Union and The future of EU finances). The package of opinions underscores the need for a common sense of purpose in the Union governance, which goes far beyond technical approaches and measures, and is first and foremost a matter of political will and a common perspective. Europeans need more (and better) Europe, not less Europe, in order to overcome the political crisis in the EU. The basic principle of the EU budget must be to deliver European added value, achieving better outcomes than would be possible for uncoordinated national budgets acting individually. The EESC considers that it is not credible for the EU budget to continue to be less than 1% of EU-GNI.

EESK:s yttrande: The future of EU finances up to 2025 (White Paper – reflection paper)

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