Cirkulär ekonomi

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Omställningen till en cirkulär ekonomi står högt på EESK:s dagordning som ett sätt att bekämpa klimatkrisen och skydda vår planet. Omställningen utgör ett utmärkt tillfälle för det civila samhället eftersom den kan

  • förbättra EU-industrins konkurrenskraft,
  • främja en hållbar ekonomisk tillväxt,
  • skapa nya arbetstillfällen.

Den linjära produktions- och konsumtionsmodell som fortfarande dominerar vår ekonomi i dag leder inte bara till bortslösade resurser, utan undergräver också kampen mot klimatförändringarna. Till skillnad från den linjära ekonomin är en cirkulär ekonomi regenerativ och återställande till sitt väsen samt inriktad på att skapa och bevara ekonomiskt värde. Den tar itu med globala miljöutmaningar såsom klimatförändringar, förlust av biologisk mångfald och föroreningar och ger samtidigt ekonomiska fördelar.

Den goda nyheten är att den cirkulära omställningen redan äger rum på fältet. Berörda aktörer från det civila samhället, däribland företag, fackföreningar, den akademiska världen och kunskapsgemenskaper, ungdomsorganisationer samt icke-statliga organisationer och andra intressegrupper, skapar och genomför många cirkulära initiativ på lokal och regional nivå. Att katalysera cirkulära lösningar och ledarskap från berörda aktörer är Europas bästa möjlighet att påskynda omställningen till en cirkulär ekonomi.

Europeiska plattformen för berörda aktörer inom den cirkulära ekonomin, ett gemensamt initiativ av EESK och kommissionen, är en plattform som inrättades 2017 för att sammanföra aktörerna inom den cirkulära ekonomin i Europa. Den aktörsdrivna plattformen stöder Europas omställning till en cirkulär ekonomi genom att främja dialog, dela kunskap och utbyta bästa praxis.

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Recovery plan for Europe and the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027

Opinion
Antagna on 15/07/2020
Dokumentreferens: 
ECO/523-EESC-2020-02886-00-00-AC-TRA
Referral: 
COM(2020) 441 final 2020/0111 NLECOM(2020) 442 final COM(2020) 442 final COM(2020) 443 final 2018/0166 APPCOM(2020) 443 final 2018/0166 APPCOM(2020) 445 final 2018/0135 CNSCOM(2020) 446 final 2020/0109 APPCOM(2020) 446 final 2020/0109 APPCOM(2020) 456 final COM(2020) 459 final 2018/0224 COD
Rapporteur: 
Petru Sorin DANDEA (Workers - GR II/Romania), Tommaso DI FAZIO (/Italy), Petr ZAHRADNÍK (/Czech Republic) (Workers - GR II / Romania)

The EESC strongly supports the Commission's proposal – Next Generation EU – as a specific tool for a quick and effective recovery.

The EESC takes a very positive view of the Commission's two main decisions:

  1. to introduce an extraordinary financial recovery instrument as part of the multiannual financial framework
  2. to raise common debt, which will be repaid over a long period of time, and prevent the extraordinary financial burden from falling directly on the Member States in the short run.

The EESC strongly welcomes the fact that the newly proposed instrument should be closely coordinated with the European Semester process, and furthermore welcomes the Commission's proposal to introduce additional genuine own resources based on different taxes (revenues from the EU Emissions Trading System, digital taxation, large companies' revenues).

EESK:s yttrande: Recovery plan for Europe and the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027

Industrial strategy

Opinion
Antagna on 15/07/2020
Dokumentreferens: 
INT/897-EESC-2020
Referral: 
COM(2020) 102 final
Rapporteur: 
Mihai IVAŞCU (Romania)
Co-rapporteur: 
Dirk BERGRATH (Workers - GR II/Germany)

The European Union and its Member States must stand united to protect their sovereignty. The EESC firmly believes that if Europe is to maintain its leading role in the world, it needs a strong, competitive industrial base. The EESC recognises the crucial importance of shifting to a carbon-neutral economy and of reversing the current curve of biodiversity collapse. Without a green industrial strategy as a cornerstone of the Green Deal, the EU will never succeed in reaching a carbon-neutral economy within one generation. The new industrial strategy must ensure the right balance between supporting European businesses, respecting our 2050 climate neutrality objective and providing consumers with incentives to shift consumption to sustainable goods and services .

EESK:s yttrande: Industrial strategy

Report on the State of the Energy Union

Opinion
Antagna on 17/07/2019
Dokumentreferens: 
TEN/695-EESC-2019-01938
Referral: 
COM(2019) 175 final COM(2019) 175 final
Rapporteur: 
Christophe QUAREZ (Workers - GR II / France)

The EESC takes note of the Fourth Report on the State of the Energy Union (SEU), supports the objectives of the Energy Union and welcomes the emphasis on the engagement and mobilisation of EU society to take full ownership of the Energy Union.

EESK:s yttrande: Report on the State of the Energy Union

Vehicle safety / protection of vulnerable road users

Opinion
Antagna on 19/09/2018
Dokumentreferens: 
INT/863-EESC-2018-02860-00-00-AC-TRA
Referral: 
COM(2018) 286 final 2018/0145 CODCOM(2018) 286 final 2018/0145 COD
Rapporteur: 
Raymond HENCKS (Luxembourg)

The majority of road accidents are down to human error alone, so a comprehensive approach to road safety is needed. It should cover driver behaviour, the working conditions and skills of professional drivers, and infrastructure.

EESK:s yttrande: Vehicle safety / protection of vulnerable road users

Monitoring framework for the circular economy (communication)

Opinion
Antagna on 11/07/2018
Dokumentreferens: 
NAT/722-EESC-2018-00464
Referral: 
COM(2018) 29 final
Rapporteur: 
Cillian LOHAN (Diversity Europe - GR III / Ireland)
Co-rapporteur: 
Tellervo KYLÄ-HARAKKA-RUONALA (Finland)

The circular economy monitoring framework draws upon and complements the existing Resource Efficiency Scoreboard and Raw Materials Scoreboard, which were developed in recent years by the Commission.

EESK:s yttrande: Monitoring framework for the circular economy (communication)

Strategy on plastics in a circular economy (communication)

Opinion
Antagna on 23/05/2018
Dokumentreferens: 
NAT/721-EESC-2018-00536
Referral: 
COM(2018) 28 final COM(2018) 28 final COM(2018) 33 final 2018/0012 CODCOM(2018) 33 final 2018/0012 COD
Rapporteur: 
Antonello PEZZINI (Italy)

This EESC opinion covers both the Communication on A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy (COM(2018) 28 final) and the proposal for a Directive on Port Reception Facilities (COM(2018) 33 final), as this initiative also contributes to the objective of reducing the leakage of plastics into the environment

EESK:s yttrande: Strategy on plastics in a circular economy (communication)

New sustainable economic models (exploratory opinion requested by the Commission)

Opinion
Antagna on 18/10/2017
Dokumentreferens: 
SC/48-EESC-2017-01690-00-00-AC-TRA
Rapporteur: 
Anne CHASSAGNETTE (France)
Co-rapporteur: 
Carlos TRIAS PINTÓ (Spain)

This Committee opinion, prepared in response to the commission's request, has taken stock of the views of European stakeholders on how EU policies and regulatory action can use sustainable economic models to transition successfully towards economic modernisation by reconciling economic prosperity and efficiency, social inclusion and environmental responsibility.

EESK:s yttrande: New sustainable economic models (exploratory opinion requested by the Commission)

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Presentation of Arthur ten Wold, Manager of De Groene Zaak

Presentation of Leon de Graaf, Advisor environmental and climate policy, BusinessEurope

Presentation of Aileen Koerfer, Services Policy Officer UNIEuropa

Presentation of Diego Isabel La Moneda, Global Hub for the Common Good

Restrictions on hazardous substances

Opinion
Antagna on 05/07/2017
Dokumentreferens: 
NAT/707-EESC-2017
Referral: 
COM(2017) 38 final 2017/0013 COD
Rapporteur: 
Brian CURTIS (United Kingdom)

RoHS 2 addresses the waste hierarchy’s highest priority, waste prevention. Waste prevention includes measures that reduce the content of harmful substances in materials and products. Decreasing the amount of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic waste benefits the management of such waste as a result.

EESK:s yttrande: Restrictions on hazardous substances

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