The LeaderSHIP 2020 strategy as a vision for the maritime technology industry, Brussels - Main contents
| date | October 24, 2017 |
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| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| organisation | European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) i |
towards an innovative, sustainable and competitive maritime industry in 2020
The European maritime technology industry is an important sector in terms of employment, directly providing more than 500 000 jobs. Shipyards and firms manufacturing marine equipment make a significant contribution to the economic development of the regions where they are located, and across the entire supply chain, which is particularly important to SMEs. Each direct job in a European shipyard means, on average, seven jobs created in the region.
The hearing is part of the preparation of an own-initiative opinion by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) aiming at setting out the measures that should be implemented in the maritime technology industry to achieve the Europe 2020 targets in terms of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, in particular by means of "blue growth".
The final Opinion will be transmitted to the European Institutions for consideration.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is an EU advisory body comprising representatives of workers' and employers' organisations and other interest groups. It issues opinions on EU issues to the European Commission, the Council of the EU and the European Parliament, thus acting as a bridge between the EU's decision-making institutions and EU citizens.
What does the EESC do?
It gives the interest groups a formal say on EU legislative proposals. Its 3 key tasks are to:
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-ensure that EU policy and law are geared to economic and social conditions, by seeking a consensus that serves the common good