European Union Open Data Portal - Custom query: Language filters: Romanian, Slovak, Greek; Geographical Coverage filters: Slovenia, Latvia; Keywords filters: opiniontag:data.europa.eu,2012:/feeds/custom.atom?vocab_language=http%3A%2F%2Fpublications.europa.eu%2Fresource%2Fauthority%2Flanguage%2FELL&vocab_geographical_coverage=http%3A%2F%2Fpublications.europa.eu%2Fresource%2Fauthority%2Fcountry%2FLVA&tags=opinion2019-07-10T19:40:41ZEuropean Publications Officehttps://data.europa.eu/euodpRecently created or updated datasets on European Union Open Data Portal. Custom query: Language filters: Romanian, Slovak, Greek; Geographical Coverage filters: Slovenia, Latvia; Keywords filters: opinionOpinions of the European Economic and Social CommitteeEuropean Economic and Social Committeetag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/eesc-opinionsUnder the terms of the treaties, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have a legal obligation to consult the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) when they are passing new legislation on a wide range of issues. The EESC examines these proposals and draws up opinions based on agreements reached by members. In addition, the EESC adopts own-initiative opinions on topics members believe to be important for the interests of EU citizens. It also produces exploratory opinions, requested by EU law-makers when they want an overview of civil society’s views, and publishes information reports on topical issues. The EESC also develops ideas reflecting the demands of civil society on a project basis and carries out impact assessments to monitor the effect of EU legislation.2019-07-10T19:40:41Z2014-07-21T09:32:41Z