Roadmap towards Nature Credits

The EU Youth Test at the EESC was applied to this opinion. The European Youth Parliament for Water (EYPW) was chosen by a group of interested youth organisations to represent all of them during the opinion-making process.Key PointsThe EESC calls on the European Commission to:

Energy connectivity, electricity grids

Key pointsThe EESC:

The European Life Science Strategy along with the Strategy on Research and Technology infrastructures with focus on the treatment of rare diseases

Key pointsThe EESC:

Compliance with climate commitments promotes peace and security

In an opinion adopted at its January plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) addressed the impact of climate change and environmental degradation on peace, security and defence. The Committee stresses the urgent need to invest in setting up resilient responses to these global challenges. The Committee's position is that it is imperative to continue integrating the climate and security nexus by creating proactive interfaces between the institutions responsible for both external relations and the Member States' security and defence services.

EU needs to prioritise climate diplomacy in its external action policy

The EU should promote climate diplomacy as a flagship policy in its external action, stressed the European Economic and Social Committee in its opinion adopted in the December plenary. A robust and credible strategic plan is needed to adjust its climate diplomacy to the current geopolitical landscape and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Umbrella Opinion "A call for an EU Blue Deal"

The opinion will provide few but meaningful and concrete recommendations, reflecting the contributions made in the sections' and CCMI own-initiative opinions addressing the Blue Deal from their respective perspectives.

Umbrella Opinion "A call for an EU Blue Deal"

The opinion will provide few but meaningful and concrete recommendations, reflecting the contributions made in the sections' and CCMI own-initiative opinions addressing the Blue Deal from their respective perspectives.

Sustainable water management and climate emergency: circular and other solutions for the EU agri-food system in a future "Blue Deal"

Sustainable water management and climate emergency: circular and other solutions for the EU agri-food system in a future "Blue Deal"

EESC calls for stronger deposit protection, harmonisation and proportionality to strengthen EU banking system

In the wake of recent banking crises in the US and the Credit Suisse case, the EESC has reviewed the Commission's proposal to reform the Bank Crisis Management and Deposit Insurance framework (CMDI). Among other measures, the Committee calls for protecting the interests of smaller and local banks, depositors and taxpayers, and coordinating the CMDI package with the future reform of the State aid Regulation.