Simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism

OPINION European Economic and Social Committee Simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism _____________ Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism (COM(2025) 87 final – 2025/0039 (COD)) NAT/958 EN Referral Council, 2/4/2025 European Parliament, 31/3/2025 Legal basis Articles 192(1) and 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Section responsible Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment Adopted at plenary session 29/4/2025 Plenary session No 596 Outcome of vote (for/against/abstentions) 164/1/2 Since the Committee endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it decided to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text. Brussels, 29 April 2025. The President of the European Economic and Social Committee Oliver RÖPKE _____________ NAT/958 – EESC-2025-01360-00-00-AC-TRA (EN) 1/1