Opinions

  • Ongoing (updated on 24/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 23/01/2025
    Reference
    NAT/948-EESC
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Bulgaria
    Plenary session number
    597
    -
  • Ongoing (updated on 23/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 25/02/2025
    Reference
    ECO/670-EESC-2025-01045
    Workers - GR II
    Romania
    Plenary session number
    598
    -
  • Ongoing (updated on 23/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 28/04/2025
    Reference
    INT/1094-EESC-01859
    Plenary session number
    601
    -

    The opinion will focus on an inclusive and effective approach to strengthening the Single Market, benefiting all EU citizens and businesses. It will look into the concrete actions proposed by the strategy, providing the EESC perspective and input on their implementation. 

  • Ongoing (updated on 23/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 27/02/2025
    Reference
    ECO/671-EESC
    Employers - GR I
    Sweden
    Plenary session number
    598
    -
  • Ongoing (updated on 23/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 21/01/2025
    Reference
    CCMI/245-EESC
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Cyprus
    (Slovakia
    Plenary session number
    599
    -
  • Ongoing (updated on 23/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 23/01/2025
    Reference
    CCMI/247-EESC
    Workers - GR II
    France
    (Slovakia
    Plenary session number
    599
    -

    This opinion intends to discuss the relationship between water resilience, digitalisation and the green transition. It aims to propose recommendations to address the different challenges involving water, digitalisation and decarbonisation from an industrial perspective.

  • Ongoing (updated on 23/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 25/02/2025
    Reference
    CCMI/248-EESC
    Workers - GR II
    Bulgaria
    (Netherlands
    Plenary session number
    598
    -
  • Ongoing (updated on 22/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 23/01/2025
    Reference
    TEN/847-EESC
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Hungary
    Workers - GR II
    France
    Plenary session number
    597
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    Europe’s energy system is increasingly unbalanced due to intermittent renewable sources like wind and solar, often relying on fossil fuels for stability. Achieving balance is key for energy reliability, climate goals, economic growth, and technological innovation. This opinion explores how Member States can integrate renewables while ensuring system stability and advancing decarbonisation, focusing on managing intermittent energy effectively.

  • Ongoing (updated on 22/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 23/01/2025
    Reference
    TEN/849-EESC
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Croatia
    Workers - GR II
    Poland
    Plenary session number
    597
    -
  • Ongoing (updated on 22/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 23/01/2025
    Reference
    INT/1081-EESC
    Workers - GR II
    Italy
    Plenary session number
    599
    -

    As a result of the ongoing conflicts and growing geopolitical crisis, the EU has been intensifying its focus on defence over the last two years.

  • Ongoing (updated on 22/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 27/02/2025
    Reference
    INT/1085-EESC
    Employers - GR I
    Spain
    Plenary session number
    599
    -

    This own-initiative opinion will examine how to improve the enforcement of Single Market rules. 

  • Ongoing (updated on 22/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 28/04/2025
    Reference
    SOC/839-EESC
    Plenary session number
    597
    -
  • Ongoing (updated on 22/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 25/02/2025
    Reference
    REX/605-EESC
    Workers - GR II
    Denmark
    Plenary session number
    600
    -
  • Ongoing (updated on 22/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 27/02/2025
    Reference
    REX/604-EESC
    Employers - GR I
    Bulgaria
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Greece
    Plenary session number
    599
    -
    • Infopack REX/604
  • Ongoing (updated on 21/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 05/12/2024
    Reference
    ECO/660-EESC-2025-00091
    Plenary session number
    598
    -
  • Ongoing (updated on 21/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 23/01/2025
    Reference
    REX/602-EESC
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Italy
    Plenary session number
    600
    -
  • Ongoing (updated on 19/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 27/02/2025
    Reference
    ECO/667-EESC
    Workers - GR II
    Italy
    Plenary session number
    599
    -
  • Ongoing (updated on 19/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 28/04/2025
    Reference
    ECO/679-EESC-2025-01682
    Employers - GR I
    Poland
    Workers - GR II
    Romania
    Plenary session number
    598
    -
  • Ongoing (updated on 17/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 23/01/2025
    Reference
    NAT/949-EESC
    Employers - GR I
    Romania
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Estonia
    Plenary session number
    599
    -
  • Ongoing (updated on 15/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 28/04/2025
    Reference
    SOC/838-EESC
    Workers - GR II
    Lithuania
    Plenary session number
    597
    -
  • Ongoing (updated on 15/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 25/03/2025
    Reference
    CCMI/249-EESC
    Employers - GR I
    Portugal
    (Belgium
    Plenary session number
    598
    -

    This opinion will examine how to support the competitiveness of European automotive manufacturers and the overall enabling conditions, including targeted financing, regulatory simplification, ensuring the availability of skilled workforce and how to improve its supply chain resilience. It will also examine how to make electric vehicle battery cells and components production in the EU cost-competitive in the short term. Finally, it will look at autonomous driving technologies and the regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles.

  • Ongoing (updated on 15/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 16/01/2024
    Reference
    TEN/835-EESC
    Workers - GR II
    Italy
    Plenary session number
    600
    -
  • Ongoing (updated on 14/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 25/02/2025
    Reference
    SOC/832-EESC
    Workers - GR II
    Italy
    Plenary session number
    599
    -

    This opinion is prepared at the request of the upcoming Danish Presidency, which suggested that "The opinion could explore good national practices or policies fostering active and inclusive prevention strategies to ensure safer and healthier long-term workplaces in order to live up to the Zero death EU goal. The opinion could look at measures linked to social dialogue and social partners participation as well as on implementation and enforcement of Health and safety regulations in member states."

  • Ongoing (updated on 14/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 23/01/2025
    Reference
    NAT/947-EESC
    Workers - GR II
    Italy
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    France
    Plenary session number
    599
    -

    EESC own initiative opinion NAT/947- Healthy planet for healthy people: towards a comprehensive ‘One Health’ approach.

  • Ongoing (updated on 14/05/2025) - Bureau decision date: 23/01/2025
    Reference
    SOC/825-EESC
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Italy
    Plenary session number
    599
    -