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 reflects 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. The EU Youth Test at the EESC was applied to this opinion.
připravovaná stanoviska (updated on 11/03/2025) - Bureau decision date: 24/10/2024
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.
Download — stanovisko sekce EHSV: A European Liquid Fuels Strategy for a sustainable, affordable and resilient low-carbon transition
As the world’s two largest democracies, the European Union and India share a commitment to protecting and promoting human rights, a rules-based global order, effective multilateralism, sustainable development, and open trade. The first India-EU Summit took place in June 2000 in Lisbon. The relationship was upgraded to a 'Strategic Partnership' during the 5th India-EU Summit held in 2004 at The Hague.
The Moldova Growth Plan is a comprehensive strategy designed to accelerate Moldova's economic development, improve living standards of Moldovan population, and promote sustainable growth. It pays special attention to key sectors such as infrastructure, education, agriculture, and technology and seeks to boost productivity, attract investments, and create new opportunities for citizens.
Download — stanovisko sekce EHSV: Moldova Growth Plan
In the political guidelines of the new Commission, it was announced that the EEAS and the European Commission are working on a White Paper on the Future of European Defence, expected in the first 100 days of the mandate. The objective of the White Paper is to frame the new approach on defence and identify our investment needs.
Defence budgets are still predominantly spent on a national basis. A fraction of equipment spending in Europe is devoted to EU joint procurement. And the vast majority of defence acquisitions by Member States are still made from outside Europe.
připravovaná stanoviska (updated on 08/03/2025) - Bureau decision date: 23/01/2025
Clean technologies are projected to continue expanding in turnover, investments and jobs. Thanks to ambitious climate targets, the EU is a global leader in high-value inventions and was an early mover in developing a cleantech production base. However, it has lost technological leadership in several sectors and its manufacturing base is eroding.
připravovaná stanoviska (updated on 08/03/2025) - Bureau decision date: 21/01/2025
Ensuring the European healthcare sector is well-equipped to respond to cyber-attacks will be a top priority for the newly elected European Commission.
On 15 January 2025, the European Commission published a European action plan on the cybersecurity of hospitals and healthcare providers, COM(2025) 10 final.
The European Commission Communication on the "European action plan on the cybersecurity of hospitals and healthcare providers" aims to strengthen the security of our health systems and to improve the cybersecurity of hospitals and healthcare providers across the EU as healthcare systems increasingly become targets of cyber and ransomware attacks, in a comprehensive action plan.
připravovaná stanoviska (updated on 07/03/2025) - Bureau decision date: 23/01/2025
In March 2024, the European Commission will launch a Water Resilience Initiative, as announced by President von der Leyen in her 2023 State of the Union Speech. CCMI will work on an opinion as a follow-up to the EESC call for an EU Blue Deal. This will contribute to feed the public debate about achieving water resilience, in particular ahead of the European Elections and will also provide input to the next Commission mandate.
připravovaná stanoviska (updated on 06/03/2025) - Bureau decision date: 25/02/2025
Dominika BIEGON (Workers - GR II/Germany), Antonio GARCÍA DEL RIEGO (Employers - GR I/Spain), Giuseppe GUERINI (Civil Society Organisations - GR III/Italy)
Plenary session number
596
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The European Parliament has requested the EESC to draft an opinion on sustaining and financing investments. More specifically, on the expectations, concerns, and needs of civil society. We will deliver our views and policy recommendations on the further integration of EU capital markets, the Banking Union, and on public support to boost private investment.
This opinion is in the context of the own-initiative procedure of the European Parliament on Facilitating the financing of investments and reforms to boost European competitiveness and creating a Capital Markets Union (Draghi Report).
připravovaná stanoviska (updated on 06/03/2025) - Bureau decision date: 18/01/2024
