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Giuseppe GUERINI (Civil Society Organisations - GR III/Italy), Angelo PAGLIARA (Workers - GR II/Italy), Emilie PROUZET (Employers - GR I/France)
Plenary session number
601
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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
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
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
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
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