Opinions

  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 31/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 24/10/2024
    Hivatkozás
    REX/594-EESC
    Employers - GR I
    Bulgaria
    Plenary session number
    Ses
    -
  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 30/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 17/09/2024
    Hivatkozás
    ECO/655-EESC
    Employers - GR I
    Poland
    Plenary session number
    Ses
    -

    In view of Europe's current security challenges, in particular: with the armed conflict caused by Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine, defence funding places a significant burden on the budgets of many EU Member States, worsening their fiscal position. 

    At the same time, the resources that Member States are currently able to allocate to the development of defence capabilities still seem to be insufficient. 

    As Europe needs to develop defence capabilities in a more integrated way, there is a need to significantly increase investment in European defence infrastructure and technological innovation to improve preparedness to respond to threats. 

  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 29/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 13/12/2022
    Hivatkozás
    ECO/605-EESC
    Employers - GR I
    Italy
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Poland

    In 2021 the European Commission announced the revision of the Council Directive 2011/64/EU on the excise rules for tobacco. In the inception impact assessment, the EC stated that there are areas of weakness and ambiguity in the current legal arrangements which give rise to market distortions, legal uncertainty and can also hinder the detection and prevention of fraud. The review will ensure that the rules remain fit for the purpose and improve the proper functioning of the internal market, and a high level of health protection. The policy changes focus on:

  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 29/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 17/09/2024
    Hivatkozás
    SOC/814-EESC
    Workers - GR II
    Romania
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Poland
  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 28/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 17/09/2024
    Hivatkozás
    ECO/654-EESC
    Employers - GR I
    Czech Republic
    Workers - GR II
    Romania
    Plenary session number
    Ses
    -
  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 28/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 15/02/2024
    Hivatkozás
    TEN/841-EESC
    Workers - GR II
    Austria
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Austria
    Plenary session number
    592
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  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 28/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 15/02/2024
    Hivatkozás
    NAT/933-EESC
    Workers - GR II
    Germany
    Plenary session number
    592
    -
  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 28/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 18/01/2024
    Hivatkozás
    TEN/832-EESC
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Hungary
    Workers - GR II
    Germany
    Plenary session number
    Ses
    -

    The recommendations of this EESC own-initiative opinion focus on ensuring a more competitive and economically, environmentally and socially sustainable European maritime space to increase the global competitiveness of the EU shipping sector. This can be achieved through broader investment policies and legislative initiatives. The social partners and civil society must be actively involved in these efforts.

  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 28/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 17/09/2024
    Hivatkozás
    INT/1073-EESC
    Employers - GR I
    Poland
    Plenary session number
    Ses
    -

    The future Polish Presidency has asked the EESC to develop an exploratory opinion, as deepening the integration of the services sector in the EU is one of the planned priorities of this Presidency; therefore the opinion could be useful in the context of the discussions foreseen at the COMPET Council on 6 March 2025. As the single market for services is still incomplete - even after the 30th anniversary of the single market itself - the opinion aims at providing a diagnosis of this issue and an analysis of the significant untapped potential of this sector.

  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 28/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 22/10/2024
    Hivatkozás
    TEN/844-EESC
    Employers - GR I
    Finland
    Plenary session number
    Ses
    -
  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 27/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 22/10/2024
    Hivatkozás
    ECO/656-EESC-2024-03910
    Plenary session number
    Ses
    -
  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 26/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 16/01/2024
    Hivatkozás
    TEN/835-EESC
    Workers - GR II
    Italy
    Plenary session number
    592
    -
  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 26/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 15/02/2024
    Hivatkozás
    SOC/803-EESC
    Workers - GR II
    France
    Plenary session number
    Ses
    -
  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 26/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 18/01/2024
    Hivatkozás
    REX/583-EESC
    Workers - GR II
    Austria
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Croatia
    Plenary session number
    Ses
    -
  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 26/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 11/07/2024
    Hivatkozás
    SOC/812-EESC
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Sweden
    Plenary session number
    Ses
    -
  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 24/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 18/01/2024
    Hivatkozás
    REX/585-EESC
    Employers - GR I
    Bulgaria
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Greece
    Plenary session number
    592
    -

    This subject of this own-initiative opinion is multidimensional, requiring from the opinion to address a wide spectrum of subtopics, while having a clear and logical thread.

     

  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 22/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 17/09/2024
    Hivatkozás
    CCMI/238-EESC
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Cyprus
    (Slovakia

    The European Union’s ambitious climate targets have significantly impacted resource and energy-intensive industries (REIIs), which are crucial to the EU economy. These industries face rising costs due to high energy prices, carbon pricing, and regulatory changes. This opinion will reflect on the optimal solutions to maintain the competitiveness of EU industry in face if the rising energy prices and the costs required to support the transition towards a low-carbon economy.

  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 22/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 18/01/2024
    Hivatkozás
    SOC/794-EESC-2024
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Greece
    Workers - GR II
    Spain
    Plenary session number
    592
    -
    Download — EESC section opinion: Factual and legislative analysis of the migration flows' integration in the EU labour market
  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 19/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 15/02/2024
    Hivatkozás
    TEN/836-EESC-2024
    Workers - GR II
    Austria
    Plenary session number
    592
    -
    Download — EESC section opinion: Labour and skills shortages in transport, energy, infrastructure and the digital sector
  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 18/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 18/01/2024
    Hivatkozás
    SOC/797-EESC
    Workers - GR II
    France
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Germany
    Plenary session number
    Ses
    -
  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 18/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 18/01/2024
    Hivatkozás
    INT/1058-EESC
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Bulgaria
    Plenary session number
    592
    -

    The opinion aims to examine the economic development of candidate countries and the potential effects of enlargement on the EU Single Market. This opinion is part of a pilot project involving Enlargement Candidate Members in the preparatory work.

  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 14/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 18/01/2024
    Hivatkozás
    ECO/640-EESC-2024-01368
    Workers - GR II
    Italy
    Plenary session number
    592
    -

    The Territorial Agenda (TA) 2030 is an inter-governmental declaration with no direct legal, financial or institutional implementation instrument. The application of the Territorial Agenda 2030 relies on informal multilevel cooperation between Member States, sub-national authorities, the European Commission, the European Parliament, the European Committee of the Regions, the European Economic and Social Committee, the European Investment Bank and other relevant players.

  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 14/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 15/02/2024
    Hivatkozás
    TEN/837-EESC
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Netherlands
    Workers - GR II
    Austria
    Plenary session number
    Ses
    -
  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 14/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 18/01/2024
    Hivatkozás
    CCMI/234-EESC
    Workers - GR II
    Bulgaria
    (Italy
    Plenary session number
    Ses
    -

    To meet the EU objective of climate neutrality by 2050 and to secure a sustainable, affordable and reliable/secure energy system, a low-carbon transition of the industrial value chain is needed. To succeed, a coordinated set of sectoral industrial strategies under the comprehensive EU Industrial Strategy is needed, to safeguard the EU industrial competitiveness. The recent launch by the Commission of dedicated Strategies for e.g., the Electric Batteries, Hydrogen and Critical Raw Materials, proves forward-thinking about the importance of sectoral support for the low carbon transition. However, what is striking is the lack of a Liquid Fuels Strategy, dedicated to the transition from fossil to renewable liquid fuels, for an accelerated, affordable and resilient decarbonisation of all transport modes.

  • Folyamatban lévő munkák (updated on 14/10/2024) - Bureau decision date: 11/07/2024
    Hivatkozás
    INT/1070-EESC
    Plenary session number
    Ses
    -

    In April 2024, Enrico Letta presented a comprehensive analysis of the future of the European single market.