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Tourism and transport in 2020 and beyond

Ongoing (updated on 17/07/2020)
Reference: 
INT/909-EESC-2020
Referral: 
COM(2020) 550 final
Rapporteur: 
Panagiotis GKOFAS (Diversity Europe - GR III / Greece)
Plenary session: 
554 -
Sep 16, 2020 Sep 18, 2020

The Commission's communication and the accompanying initiatives set a coordinated framework to help Member States gradually lift travel restrictions and allow tourism businesses to reopen, after months of lockdown, while respecting necessary health precautions.

The package also aims to help the EU tourism sector recover from the pandemic, by supporting businesses and ensuring that Europe continues to be the number one destination for visitors.

The Commission's Tourism and Transport package includes:

Information memo: Tourism and transport in 2020 and beyond

A post COVID-19 emergency: the design of a New Multilateral Matrix (own-initiative opinion)

Adopted on 15/07/2020
Reference: 
REX/529-EESC-2020
Rapporteur: 
Emmanuelle BUTAUD-STUBBS (Employers - GR I / France)
Plenary session: 
553 - Jul 16, 2020

The unprecedented magnitude of the COVID crisis requires an unprecedented, long-term and unequivocal response. International trade is a vital tool to finance recovery ge get out of the crisis. In these efforts, the EU must stay true to its values and ensure the protection of businesses, workers and people, leaving no one behind. Recovery must be based on sustainability, and inclusive and green growth. Green Deal measures are therefore more relevant than ever.

EESC opinion: A post COVID-19 emergency: the design of a New Multilateral Matrix (own-initiative opinion)

Emissions and type-approval / Impact of COVID

Adopted on 10/06/2020
Reference: 
INT/910-EESC-2020
Referral: 
COM(2020) 233 final 2020/0113 COD
General Rapporteur: 
Gerardo LARGHI (Workers - GR II)
Plenary session: 
552 -
Jun 10, 2020 Jun 11, 2020

The EESC recommended rapid approval of the new regulation in view of the strong public health concerns about nanoparticles resulting from combustion processes and the high level of protection that can be achieved by implementing the proposed Stage V for NRMM engines.

EESC opinion: Emissions and type-approval / Impact of COVID

COVID-19: European Structural and Investment Funds - Exceptional flexibility

Adopted on 15/04/2020
Reference: 
ECO/517-EESC-2020-01749-00-01-PAC-TRA
Referral: 
COM(2020) 138 final 2020/0054 COD
General Rapporteur: 
Alberto MAZZOLA (Employers - GR I)

EESC opinion: COVID-19: European Structural and Investment Funds - Exceptional flexibility

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COVID-19: European Structural and Investment Funds - Exceptional flexibility

Financial aid for Member States and countries still negotiating the terms of their accession to the EU which are seriously affected by a major public health emergency

Adopted on 15/04/2020
Reference: 
ECO/516-EESC-2020-01535-00-01-pac-tra
Referral: 
COM(2020) 114 final 2020/0044 COD
General Rapporteur: 
Stefano PALMIERI (Workers - GR II)

EESC opinion: Financial aid for Member States and countries still negotiating the terms of their accession to the EU which are seriously affected by a major public health emergency

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Position paper - Financial assistance to Member States affected by a major public health emergency

Introduction of specific measures for addressing the COVID-19 crisis

Reference: 
SOC/651-EESC-2020
Referral: 
COM(2020) 141 final 2020/0058 COD
General Rapporteur: 
Petru Sorin DANDEA (Workers - GR II)

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak constitutes a grave emergency and represents a situation unprecedented since the end of the Second World War. Especially for the most deprived, the crisis risks disrupting the support provided by the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD). The impact of this crisis shows that specific measures are urgently needed to protect the most vulnerable from the disease itself and also to ensure that FEAD assistance still reaches them, despite the current constraints of the crisis. In order to properly address the challenges faced by public authorities and partner organisations in the implementation of the fund during the crisis, the Commission proposes to amend the FEAD Regulation. The proposed changes are necessary so that managing authorities, partner organisations and other actors working to implement the fund can react swiftly to the urgent needs of the target groups.

EESC opinion: Introduction of specific measures for addressing the COVID-19 crisis

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Introduction of specific measures for addressing the COVID-19 crisis

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