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A consultative body that represents Civil Society

What is the EESC?

“The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission shall be assisted by an Economic and Social Committee and a Committee of the Regions acting in an advisory capacity.”

Treaty on European Union, Art. 13

Where is the EESC located?

European Commission Council

• f the EU

European Parliament

More than half a century of experience

• 1957 The EESC is established by the Rome

Treaties

• 1986 The Single European Act further

develops the EESC’s role

• 1989 The EESC issues the opinion that

inspired the Community Charter of Fundamental Social Rights

• 1992 The Maastricht Treaty broadens the

scope of EESC consultations

• 1997 The Amsterdam Treaty grants the EESC

the right to be consulted by the European Parliament

• 2001 The Nice Treaty further extends the

range of policy areas on which the EESC must be consulted

• 2007 By recognising participatory

democracy alongside representative democracy, the Lisbon Treaty strengthens the EESC's role as intermediary between organised civil society and EU decision-makers.

Number of EESC Members by country

9

Our vision: European values

• freedom, democracy and equality
• global solidarity, social justice
• environmental responsibility

Consultative Commission on Industrial Change (CCMI)

• The Consultative Commission on Industrial Change (known by its French

acronym of CCMI, Commission consultative des mutations industrielles) examines changes in industry across a wide range of sectors, keeping pace and tackling them according to the values of the European economic and social model.

• The CCMI succeeded the consultative committee of the ECSC (European

Coal and Steel Community) when the latter expired on 23 July 2002. It is established as a distinct body within the EESC and has a remit extended to all sectors of industry in both manufacturing and services.

EC & CCMI Partnership Public Awareness Campaign

 Indigenous coal in the EU energy transition  The processing and exploitation, for economic and environmental purposes of the industrial and mining waste deposits from European Union  Secondary raw materials  Tackling the challenges in commodity markets and on raw materials  The raw materials initiative: needs for growth and jobs in Europe  Non-energy mining industry in Europe

Opinions of EESC related with the mining policies

Coal mining-potential job losses until 2025

Source: European Commission

Share of electricity from coal in the generation fuel mix

Source: Energy Community

South – East EU coal mining regions

Romania

• 77 mine tailings with a total volume of 340

millions of cubic meters, covering a surface of 1700 ha

• 675 mine waste dumps with a total volume of 3.1

billion cubic meters, covering 9300 ha

• able to provide 30% of the electricity consumption in the

National Power System

• producer of more than 95% of the Romanian Lignite
• provides job for about 13 300 employees

Indigenous lignite power in Romania

Indigenous hard coal power in RO

• Hunedoara Energy Complex provides

about 2%

• f

Romania's electricity production

• Proven reserves for at least 80 years
• Staff number: about 4,081 employees

The Commission’s proposal for the next multi-annual financial framework 2021 – 2027 forsee that at least 25 % of Union funds should contribute to support climate mitigation and adaptation

COM (2019) 285 final 18.06.2019

TOOLS FOR A JUST ENERGY TRANSITION

• Social dialogue at European and national level
• EU Platform for coal regions in transition
• National Energy and Climate Plans
• A dedicated fund for just transition

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE FOR A JUST ENERGY TRANSITION 75 % of the world population 90% of the Gross World Product 80% of the world trade 50 % of the land area

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