The European Migration Forum – the dialogue platform on migration, asylum and migrant integration - will meet for the tenth time on 27-28 November 2025.
Participation in the Forum meeting is by invitation only - the call for interested organisations will be opened soon.
Public debate on Defence-related investments in the EU budget in the context of the new geopolitical order, to contribute to the final report of the EESC´s ad hoc group on the new geopolitical order, and in the framework of the opinion ECO/679 - Defence-related investments in the EU budget.
On 25 June 2025, the EESC is hosting a high-level debate in the framework of the European Public Diplomacy Week. The debate, titled "From trade to water: civil society's soft diplomacies", is divided in three panels, tackling Trade, Enlargement, and Water respectively. Each panel will be followed by a discussion, thus contributing to highlight the role played by civil society in soft diplomacy. Join us from 11:00 to 12:30 CET!
The 2025 EU–Japan Workshop will explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the workplace and driving economic competitiveness. This hybrid event will bring together EU and Japanese stakeholders to discuss AI’s role in transforming job roles, promoting innovation, and raising ethical and policy challenges. It will also focus on how AI can support sustainable and inclusive growth in both regions.
A stronger and more inclusive European Semester that works for all: Strengthening Europe's Economic Resilience, Sustainable growth and Competitiveness
Location
Brussels
Belgium
The EESC's European Semester Group is bringing together speakers from the EU institutions, organised civil society, the Member States and research institutes for its annual conference on "A stronger and more inclusive European Semester that works for all: Strengthening Europe's Economic Resilience, Sustainable growth and Competitiveness ", to be held from 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday 24 June 2025.
The annual Euro-Mediterranean Summit of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions provides civil society organisations (CSOs) from the UfM Member States with a platform to debate common challenges and opportunities and to exchange best practices. The event gathers around 120 participants, notably representatives of a wide range of CSOs from the Euro-Mediterranean region, youth representatives, EU and MENA government representatives, guest speakers and representatives from embassies and the media.
The agenda and all information regarding this plenary session will be available 8 days prior to the event. You will be able to follow the debates by web streaming. Web streaming
The objective of the public hearing is to examine how cohesion policy can more effectively address housing affordability challenges to advance its core goals of economic, social and territorial cohesion. The participants will explore how strategic housing investments can stimulate regional economic development, enhance competitiveness, improve labour market efficiency, and reduce territorial disparities. The aim is to provide concrete recommendations for improving the effectiveness of existing instruments for the remainder of the 2021-2027 period and developing a more comprehensive approach to affordable housing within the post-2027 cohesion policy framework.
