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e Euromed network of economic and social councils and similar institutions, headed by the EESC, is ready to play a crucial role in strengthening the dialogue among economic and social interest groups in the region and in cooperating closely with the institutions of the future union for the Mediterranean.
Po mnenju g. Dimitriadisa bi morali Unijo za Sredozemlje oblikovati vskladu stem, kar je že bilo uresničeno od Barcelonske deklaracije in vzpostavitve mreže ekonomsko-socialnih svetov in podobnih institucij leta 1995.
On the eve of the summit of Heads of State or Government of the Euro-Medi-terranean countries in Paris on 13 and 14 July, EESC President Dimitriadis expressed the Economic and Social Committee’s full support for the union for the Mediterranean initiative, which intends to give new impetus to the Barcelona process.
Ta mreža ima od tedaj vlogo foruma za dialog in izmenjavo mnenj različnih ekonomskih in socialnih interesnih skupin zobeh koncev Sredozemlja.
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Energy challenge: EESC calls upon Commission to be more ambitious
Energetski izzivi: EESO poziva Komisijo k bolj ambicioznim pobudam
Dearreaders, readers,
Drage bralke in bralci,
Since the Lisbon agenda was launched by the European Heads of State or Government in Lisbon in 2000, the EESC has always considered this to be one of the most important projects for Europe. e Lisbon strategy is a project for European society as a whole, enabling it to meet the challenges of a globalised world.
EESO že od leta 2000, ko so evropski voditelji držav in vlad v Lizboni sprejeli lizbonsko strategijo, meni, da je ta projekt eden najpomembnejših za Evropo, saj naj bi evropski družbi kot celoti omogočil obvladovanje izzivov globalizacije.
Considering the present uncertain economic and social situation, the implementation of the Lisbon agenda is of key importance.
V sedanjem negotovem gospodarskem in socialnem položaju je izvajanje lizbonske strategije odločilnega pomena.
e EESC plenary session of 17 September 2008 saw the intervention of Mr Andris Piebalgs, Commissioner for Energy, who thanked the Committee for the strong support in recent years.
Na plenarnem zasedanju EESO, 17. septembra 2008, se je Andris Piebalgs, komisar za energetiko, zahvalil Odboru za močno podporo vzadnjih letih.
During its plenary session, the Committee adopted three key opinions concerning the topics of energy and climate change: ‘Energy efficiency — a first evaluation of national action plans’, ‘e use of energy from renewable sources’, and ‘Sustainable power generation from fossil fuel’.
Odbor je na plenarnem zasedanju sprejel tri pomembna mnenja na temo energija in podnebne spremembe: Energetska učinkovitost – ocena nacionalnih akcijskih načrtov,Uporaba energije iz obnovljivih virov in Trajnostna proizvodnja električne energije iz fosilnih goriv.
Civil society has a particularly important role in the implementation process.
Civilna družba mora imeti v procesu izvajanja še posebej pomembno vlogo.
In order to step up its work in this area, in July 2008 the EESC decided to create a Lisbon Strategy Observatory (LSO) with the mandate to further strengthen the involvement of relevant stakeholders in the Lisbon process.
Da bi pospešil svoje delo na tem področju, je EESO julija 2008 sklenil oblikovati opazovalno skupino za lizbonsko strategijo (LSO) z nalogo, da okrepi vključevanje ustreznih akterjev v lizbonski proces.
Andris Piebalgs, Commissioner for Energy, with the EESC President, Dimitris Dimitriadis dubious environmental benefits of currently produced biofuels and asking for comprehensive sustainability criteria.
Komisar za energetiko Andris Piebalgs s predsednikom EESO Dimitrisom Dimitriadisom in opozarja na sporne okoljske koristi biogoriv, ki se trenutno proizvajajo, ter poziva kpripravi izčrpnih trajnostnih meril.
Concerning renewable energy resources, the Commissioner stressed the importance of making efficient use of biofuels: ‘Producing energy by biomass is an opportunity we shouldn’t give up.’ e EESC is opposed to this view, stressing the e work of the LSO was launched on 22 September 2008. e discussions concentrated on the financial crisis and the interdependence between economic resilience, social cohesion and sustainable development objectives.
LSO je začela delovati 22. septembra 2008. V središču razprav so bile finančna kriza in soodvisnost gospodarske odpornosti, socialne kohezije in trajnostnega razvoja.
During the new Lisbon cycle (2008–10) the LSO will prepare jointly with national economic and social councils and other partner organisations a comprehensive, substantial and detailed ‘Integrated report on the implementation and the future of the Lisbon strategy in the post-2010 period’ to be presented to the 2010 Spring Council.
V novem lizbonskem ciklusu (2008–2010) bo LSO skupaj z nacionalnimi ekonomskimi in socialnimi sveti ter drugimi partnerskimi organizacijami pripravila obsežno, vsebinsko bogato in podrobno Celovito poročilo o izvajanju in prihodnosti lizbonske strategije v obdobju po letu 2010, ki naj bi ga predstavili na spomladanskem zasedanju Sveta leta 2010.Podlaga za poročilo bosta mnenji o zunanji razsežnosti prenovljene lizbonske strategije ter vplivu energije in podnebja na lizbonsko strategijo.Ko-misarka Margot Wallström je poleg tega zaprosila za raziskovalno mnenje o vprašanjih usmerjanja tega procesa.
In addition, Commissioner Wallström has asked for an exploratory opinion dealing with questions of governance of the process.
Dejal je: „EU, države članice in državljani ne smejo dopustiti, da bi ukrepali prepozno, saj so podnebne spremembe pomemben izziv, temveč si morajo skupaj prizadevati, da bo Evropa imela vodilno vlogo pri reševanju tega perečega vprašanja.“ Komisar je glede obnovljivih virov energije poudaril pomen učinkovite uporabe biogoriv. „Proizvodnja energije iz biomase je priložnost, ki je ne smemo zapraviti,“ je izjavil.
Furthermore, the LSO aspires to contribute to the strengthening of civil and social dialogue in the Member States by conducting country missions in order to hold genuine discussions on the implementation process with all civil society actors. is preparatory work at Member State level will also feed into the integrated report to be presented to the 2010 Spring Council.
LSO naj bi prispevala tudi h krepitvi civilnega in socialnega dialoga v državah članicah, in sicer z organiziranjem potovanj v te države ter razpravami o procesu izvajanja z vsemi akterji civilne družbe. To pripravljalno delo na ravni držav članic bo prav tako vključeno v celovito poročilo, ki naj bi ga predstavili na spomladanskem zasedanju Sveta leta 2010.
ter use of the potential each of us offers.We must help young people in particular to develop this potential, from childhood onwards’.
Zlasti mladim moramo pomagati, da začnejo razvijati ta potencial že votroštvu“.
My objective as President of the LSO is to make it the main platform for the exchange of views and experiences on the Lisbon reforms between the EU institutions and civil society at large, so that all active players can take ownership of the balanced reforms necessary to lead Europe into a prosperous and inclusive 21st century.
Kot predsednik LSO si prizadevam, da bi LSO postala glavna platforma za izmenjavo mnenj in izkušenj o lizbonskih reformah med institucijami EU in civilno družbo v celoti, tako da bi lahko vsi aktivni akterji sprejeli odgovornost za uravnotežene reforme, potrebne za vstop Evrope v uspešno in vključujoče 21.stoletje.
President of the Lisbon Strategy Observatory
Predsednik opazovalne skupine za lizbonsko strategijo
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Irini Pari giving a speech during the Biennial Conference
Irini Pari med govorom na dvoletni konferenci
Brussels: live concert conducted by Mario Tronco.
Novi predlogi za zmanjšanje revščine v Afriki – intervju z Gerardom Dantinom
New proposals to reduce poverty in Africa — interview with Gerard Dantin
Konferenčna razprava je obravnavala potrebe predstaviti podjetništvo kot dejavnik, ki ni izključno gospodarski, ampak tudi družbeni.
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Particular mention was made of the urgent need to develop entrepreneurial training at all levels of education.
Na poti k „post-fosilni“ energetski politiki
Malta: Annual meeting of the presidents and secretariesgeneral of the ESCs of the Member States and the EESC e need to further cultivate an entrepreneurial outlook during youth in order to promote people- and environment-friendly entrepreneurial activities emerged as the main conclusion of the Biennal Conference of the EESC held in Athens on 8 and 9 September 2008 under the banner of ‘Entrepreneurship with a human face’.
Podjetniškega duha mladih je treba dodatno krepiti, da bi tako spodbujali človeku in okolju prijazne podjetniške dejavnosti. To je bil eden glavnih sklepov dvoletne konference EESO, ki je potekala 8.in 9.septembra 2008 v Atenah pod geslom Podjetništvo sčlo-veškim obrazom.
As emphasised by President Dimitris Dimitriadis, ‘European education and European social players must work together as one to foster new ways of thinking, acting and reacting.
Kot je poudaril predsednik EESO Dimitris Dimi- triadis, „morajo evropski izobraževalni sistemi in evropski socialni akterji združiti moči in enotno spodbujati nove načine razmišljanja, delovanja in odzivanja na izzive.
Entrepreneurship does not mean an individual occupation or quality, but rather a shared human characteristic, a continuous striving to make bet-
Podjetništvo ni zgolj poklic ali odlika posameznika, temveč skupna človeška lastnost, neusahljiva želja po boljšem izkoriščanju potenciala, ki ga ima vsak izmed nas.
New proposals to reduce poverty in Africa — interview with Gerard Dantin lion over five years) is currently devoted to agriculture.
Novi predlogi za zmanjšanje revščine v Afriki – intervju z Gerardom Dantinom predstavili številne predloge (tehnološki prenosi, finančne spodbude, brezobrestna posojila, oprostitev davka in vloga EIB, zodcepitvami in ustvarjanjem podjetniških inkubatorjev ter vključitvijo podjetniškega duha vprograme usposabljanja …).
As an active member of the EESC, what do you expect from the adoption of this opinion on the EU–Africa strategy?
Vmnenju smo to težavo močno poudarili in pustili ob strani „politično korektnost“ in politični žargon.
tween Europe and Africa. In our opinion, we put strong emphasis on this point, stepping outside of ‘political correctness’ or political jargon. ere are things that need to be said and the opinion does so, particularly on the issue of corruption.
Določene stvari je treba povedati in vmnenju smo to storili, zlasti glede korupcije.
Good governance is the key to investor confidence and without investment there can be no development.
Dobro upravljanje je pogoj za zaupanje vlagateljev in brez naložb ne more biti razvoja.
social dialogue and strengthen the participation of organised civil society, which are the sole means of building the know-how that will provide the essential motor for development. It will also mean continuing the process of regional integration in order to harness the potential of regional markets.And, lastly and most importantly, it will also mean making good governance the alpha and omega of the way politics is conducted.
zasebnega sektorja in predvsem MSP, krepiti socialni dialog in udeležbo organizirane civilne družbe, ki lahko edina združita znanja in sposobnosti, da se ustvari nepogrešljiva dinamika razvoja, nadaljevati regionalno povezovanje, da se lahko izkoristijo možnosti regionalnih trgov, ter nenazadnje – in najpomembnejše – dobro upravljanje je treba postaviti kot glavno načelo političnega vodenja.
In order to stem the rural exodus, wouldn’t it be better to train the rural population by giving them the means to be self-sufficient in food?
Dobro upravljanje je treba upoštevati vceloti in vključiti vidike človekovih pravic in pravic delavcev, standarde dela ter pravno državo … in boj proti korupciji.
Good governance must be seen in its entirety and include aspects such as human rights, workers’ rights, labour standards, the rule of law ... and action to combat corruption.
Ali ne bi bilo za zajezitev odseljevanja spodeželja boljše, da bi podeželsko prebivalstvo bolje usposobili ssredstvi, ki bi jim zagotovila prehrambeno samozadostnost?
In your view, what kind of economic change is needed to create more ‘decent’ jobs in Africa?
Izkoriščanje naravnih bogastev je še vedno eno od glavnih področij, ki zagotavlja delovna mesta.
My expectation is that it will help to raise awareness of the need to change the nature of the relationship between the EU and Africa, which is still essentially structured by the past and the history of colonisation.
Katere so po vašem mnenju nujne gospodarske spremembe, ki bi vodile kpovečanju „dostojnih“ delovnih mest v Afriki?
I also hope that, through its proposals on employment and the economy and its attempt to li a number of taboos, particularly regarding corruption, this opinion will make a modest contribution to the debate that needs to be held to help build a modern Africa able to take its place on the global stage.
EESO vmnenju ostrategiji EU-Afrika ugotavlja, da bi razvoj zaposlovanja v Afriki omogočil precejšnje zmanjšanje revščine in neenakosti v Afriki.
What concrete measures do you propose for opening up the employment market, which is currently focused primarily on agriculture?
Katera konkretna sredstva nameravate uporabiti za odprtje trga zaposlovanja, ki je danes usmerjen vglavnem vkmetijstvo?
People do indeed need to be given better training, but the main thing is to make agriculture the priority of priorities in a more general sense, since agricultural development is the basis for progress in the rest of the economy.
Na to zadnjo točko vmnenju močno opozarjamo, saj bo boj proti korupciji odločilen za prihodnost Afrike pri odločanju onjenih zmogljivostih za vlaganje in njeni socialni koheziji.
Agriculture is the foundation and the springboard for Africa’s development.
Trenutno več kot 55% prebivalcev Afrike živi zmanj kot 1 dolarjem na dan.
Each country needs to have a properly financed short-, medium- and long-term agricultural development programme ... It is surprising to say the least that a mere 1 % of the European Development Fund’s disbursement to the ACP countries (EUR 23 bil-
Po poročilu, ki ga je septembra 2007 objavil Unctad, znaša beg kapitala iz Afrike dvakratni znesek skupnega dolga celine, od 100milijard dolarjev pomoči za razvoj pa se jih kar 30milijard izgubi oziroma izgine.
We place a lot of emphasis on this last point in our opinion, because it will be decisive in determining Africa’s capacities for investment and social cohesion and therefore its future as a whole.
Ljudi je resnično treba bolje usposobiti, toda predvsem in na splošno je treba uvrstiti kmetijstvo na prvo mesto med prednostnimi nalogami, saj je razvoj kmetijstva osnova za napredek ostalega gospodarstva. Kmetijstvo je temelj in odskočna deska za razvoj Afrike.
At the same time, a report published by Unctad in September 2007 shows that capital flight out of Africa represents twice the continent’s total debt and also that, of USD 100 billion of development aid, USD 30 billion disappear or evaporate.
Vsaka država mora dobiti kratko-, srednje- in dolgoročni program za razvoj kmetijstva, ki mora biti ustrezno finančno podprt … Dandanes se –presenetljivo, to je najmanj, kar lahko rečemo – le 1% sredstev
Yes indeed, developing ‘decent jobs’, as defined by the ILO, is central to reducing poverty and inequality.
Zato pozivamo Komisijo in države članice, da finančno pomoč za razvoj pogojujejo ssledljivostjo njene porabe.
is situation needs to be changed. is is why we are calling on the Commission and the Member States to make financial aid contingent upon the traceability of aid flows to the end-user.
Ustvarjanje „dostojnih delovnih mest“, kot jih opredeljuje Mednarodna organizacija dela, je resnično bistveno za zmanjšanje revščine in neenakosti.
Yes, the natural resources sector is the source of many jobs, as well as being the source of growth in a number of countries.
Izkoriščanje naravnih bogastev dejansko zagotavlja številna delovna mesta in je poleg tega tudi vir rasti vmnogih državah.
However, the exploitation of natural resources leads to growth that is poor in jobs, since it is badly oriented and badly utilised, tending to be focused primarily on marketing raw materials.
Toda to izkoriščanje ne ustvarja veliko delovnih mest, ker je slabo usmerjeno in slabo uporabljeno, saj je omejeno predvsem na „komercializacijo“ surovin.
It is vital to extend beyond this to industries that process the raw materials into finished or semifinished products, which produce much higher added value. is kind of growth will create decent jobs in Africa.
Razširiti ga je treba na industrijo, ki predeluje surovine vpolizdelke ali končne izdelke zvečjo dodano vrednostjo. Takšna rast bo ustvarila dostojna delovna mesta v Afriki.
China, India, southeast Asia and above all South Korea have all done so or are in the process of doing so.
Kitajska, Indija, jugovzhodna Azija in predvsem Južna Koreja so to že storile oziroma to pravkar delajo.
So why not Africa?
Zakaj torej ne Afrika?
Will diversifying jobs in Africa mean encouraging the European Union to invest more in this region of the world though the creation of SMEs?
Ali bo diverzikacija delovnih mest v Afriki pomenila spodbudo za Evropsko unijo, da bo več vlagala vta del sveta prek ustanavljanja MSP?
Isn’t there a need for African governments to make a stronger commitment to introduce greater transparency into the management of their countries’affairs? affairs?
Ali bi morale afriške vlade zagotoviti večjo preglednost upravljanja svojih držav?
is will involve using several levers that we describe in our ex- ploratory opinion.
Za to je treba uporabiti različne vzvode, ki jih obravnavamo vnašem raziskovalnem mnenju.
However, it will also entail reorienting growth towards producing more jobs, making agriculture the top priority and focusing on the development of the private sector — especially SMEs.
Gre predvsem za vzpostavljanje enakopravnih odnosov med EU in afriškimi državami, vkaterih te prevzemajo vso svojo odgovornost.
Likewise, there is a need to build is is the heart of the problem… And the issue must be at the centre of the partnership be- is is what we say in our opinion when we urge the EU and the Member States to make SME development one of the linchpins of
Treba je tudi preusmeriti rast, da se bo ustvarilo več delovnih mest, postaviti kmetijstvo na prvo mesto med prednostnimi nalogami, poudariti razvoj
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For more information, including speeches and workshop contributions, please consult: http:// www.eesc.europa.eu/organisation/ e conference has marked the end of Mr Dimitriadis’ period of office as President and,by the same token,the completion of his efforts for a more human dimension to the way business is conducted today.
Konferenco je zaznamoval iztek mandata g.Dimitriadisa kot predsednika EESO, sčimer se zaključujejo tudi njegova prizadevanja za podjetništvo zbolj človeškim obrazom.
by the EESC, of having clear and well-established financial conditions in this sector.
potrebni jasni in trdni nanč-ni pogoji, kot je poudaril EESO.
Answering to EESC critics about the slow implementation of the energy efficiency action plans by some Member States, he described the present status as a ‘learning phase’, being sure that later all of them will do more and better. e Commissioner then requested the Committee to draw up an opinion on ‘education and training needs for a carbon free energy society’, as the EU is lacking specialists in this area at the present time.
Vodgovor na kritike EESO glede počasnega izvajanja akcijskih načrtov za energetsko učinkovitost nekaterih držav članic je sedanje stanje opisal kot „učni proces“ in izrazil prepričanje, da bodo sčasoma vse države povečale in izboljšale svoja prizadevanja. Komisar je nato Odbor zaprosil za pripravo mnenja o„potrebah po izobraževanju in usposabljanju za družbo zenergijo brez ogljika“, saj v EU trenutno primanjkuje strokovnjakov na tem področju.
It is with immense sorrow that we inform all the EESC’s members of Mr István Garai’s demise on 1 September.
Konferenco je odprl grški predsednik vlade Konstantinos Karamanlis, kot glavni govorniki pa so nastopili člani Evropske komisije Viviane Reding, Meglena Kuneva, Stavros Dimas in Danuta Hübner ter minister za gospodarske zadeve in finance Georgios Alogoskous, minister za razvoj Christos Folias, predsednik Evropskega parlamenta Hans-Gert Pöttering in predsednik grškega parlamenta Dimitrios Sioufas.
Mr Garai had been an EESC member since 2004.
Komisarjevemu govoru je sledila razprava, vkateri je g.
He was spokesperson for the Consumers/Environment category and President of the National Association for Consumer Protection in Hungary (EESC Group III).
Buetaut izrazil upanje, da bo vprihodno-sti vokviru Sveta vzpostavljena evropska „energetska diplomacija“. G.
He was rapporteur for the 2005 report on the competition policy.
Ehnmarkje poudaril, da so nujni načrti za prestrukturiranje podjetij, ki jih je prizadela ener-
Intervening in the debate that followed the Commissioner’s intervention, Mr Buffetaut expressed his hopes for a European ‘energy diplomacy’ to be built in the future within the Council.
Podrobnejše informacije, vključno zgovori in prispevki na delavnicah, so na voljo na:
e binding targets proposed in the directive are: reaching a 20 % share of renewable energy sources in final energy consumption in the EU by 2020; and a 10 % binding minimum target for renewable energy in transport (mainly biofuels) to be achieved by each Member State.
Predlagana zavezujoča cilja vdirektivi sta doseči 20-odstotni delež obnovljivih virov energije vkončni porabi energije v EU do leta 2020 in najmanj 10-odstotni delež obnovljivih virov energije vprometu (vglavnem biogoriv) vvsaki državi članici.
Eventually, replacing imports of oil with imports of biomass will not reduce the dependency of the EU for energy supply, but just create a new dependency.
in vetrna energija. Najnovejša biogoriva se ne proizvajajo trajnostno in pogosto niti ne prispevajo veliko kzmanjšanju toplogrednih plinov.
In fact, the biomass needed for agrofuels is believed to be produced outside the EU, where it may ultimately have induced unsustainable landuse changes such as the destruction of rainforests.
Okoljska merila, ki jih predlaga Komisija, niso zadostna, poleg tega pa socialna trajnost vpredlogu direktive sploh ni upoštevana.
With regard to agrofuels, however, the EESC shows clear disapproval of the Commission proposal and pushes for a complete revision of the dra on the issue. e EESC regrets the Commission’s choice of focusing on agrofuels in transport, instead of other kinds of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power.Most Most
EESO vceloti podpira nove ambiciozne cilje na področju obnovljivih virov energije in je meni celo, da bo treba srednje- in dolgoročno doseči bistveno višji delež energije iz obnovljivih virov kot 20-odstotni, ki je predviden za leto 2020, če želimo vprihodno-sti izpolniti cilja, ki ju je določil
On the other hand, the EESC considers as a good path to follow
Svet, tj. zmanjšanje emisij CO za
the use of wood chips for heat and power production or of pure plant oils grown and consumed regionally and without much processing, or biogas in vehicles.
60–80 % in večjo energetsko sa- mozadostnost.
Agricultural and food prices: analysis and projections come down in the near future, but are unlikely to drop below the levels of 2005.
Po mnenju EESO spada spodbujanje biogoriv med najdražje ukrepe za varstvo okolja, kar predstavlja povsem napačno razdelitev finančnih sredstev in pušča odprta številna okoljska in socialna vprašanja.
It is estimated that in the next 10 years cereal prices will rise 20–30 % higher than in the previous decade, this being a huge increase.
Zamenjava uvoza nae zuvozom biomase ne bo zmanjšala odvisnosti EU glede oskrbe zenergijo, temveč bo ustvarila samo novo odvisnost.