The 580th plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) takes place on 12 and 13 July 2023, in Brussels. Mariya Mincheva - vice-president of BIA and member of Group 1 Employers of the EESC - also participated in the work of the plenary session.
Within the framework of the forum, a debate was held on the future role of civil society in the EU enlargement process, with the participation of Dorin Recean - Prime Minister of Moldova, Olivér Várhelyi - Secretary General of the Council for Regional Cooperation, and representatives of civil society organizations from the candidate countries. The discussion was preceded by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the EESC and the Regional Cooperation Council (on 12 July 2023).
The forum program also included a discussion on the European Strategy for the Elderly, with the participation of Dubravka Šuica - Vice-President of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU for Democracy and Demography, and Dr. Heidrun Mollenkopf - President of AGE Platform Europe.
Among the opinions adopted by the EESC are those related to the European Green Deal, critical raw materials and the efficient use of water - topics that are of particular interest to business:
- Green Deal Industrial Plan: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework of measures to strengthen the European ecosystem for the production of products in the field of net zero emission technologies (Net Zero Industry Legislation)
- Legislation on critical raw materials: Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for ensuring secure and sustainable supplies of critical raw materials and amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018 /858, 2018/1724 and (EU) 2019/1020. See Key messages of the EESC;
- Water-intensive industries and water-efficient technologies - Opinion on the EESC's own initiative. See Key messages of the EESC.
