The EESC issues between 160 and 190 opinions and information reports a year.
It also organises several annual initiatives and events with a focus on civil society and citizens’ participation such as the Civil Society Prize, the Civil Society Days, the Your Europe, Your Say youth plenary and the ECI Day.
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The EESC brings together representatives from all areas of organised civil society, who give their independent advice on EU policies and legislation. The EESC's326 Members are organised into three groups: Employers, Workers and Various Interests.
The EESC has six sections, specialising in concrete topics of relevance to the citizens of the European Union, ranging from social to economic affairs, energy, environment, external relations or the internal market.
At this hearing we will explore how the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation, adopted last year, is taken into account in the ongoing implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
The 8th meeting of the EU-Moldova Civil Society Platform took place on 28 October 2021 in the format of a videoconference. During the meeting, a debate focused on assessing the state of play of the implementation of the EU-Moldova Association Agreement. The social dialogue and prospects for the future in Moldova were also discussed as well as the minimum wage mechanism.
Interactio and Room JDE 60, JDE building, Rue Belliard 99, 1040
Brussels
Belgium
In order to prepare its own-initiative opinion, the EESC is organising a public hearing on " The EU action for Post COVID-19 period: recovering better through sport " on 28 October 2021.
From pandemic to recovery: challenges and best practices in migration management
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Location
Virtual event
Belgium
The European Migration Forum – the dialogue platform on migration, asylum and migrant integration – will meet for the sixth time on 27-28 October 2021. Participation in the Forum meeting is by invitation only - the call for interested organisations is now closed.
“Make the Green Deal a Social Deal” - The Workers’ Voice category of the EESC is organising a meeting to debate important topic, and extract lessons on where to move forward in both social dialogue and legal initiatives.
Interactio and Room VMA3, VMA building, Rue Van Maerlant 1, 1040
Brussels
Belgium
In order to prepare its own-initiative opinion, the EESC is organising a remote public hearing on "Towards a new care model for the elderly: learning from the Covid-19 pandemic" on 27 October 2021.
The aim of the event is to gather input from other EU Institutions and civil society organisations.
We will debate around the following questions:
Which are the structural causes that have led to the elderly care systems to become some of the most contagious and lethal factors of this pandemic?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the various care models in the EU?
Which are the civil society perspective and proposals for a new care model for the elderly?
The representatives of the two Domestic Advisory Groups (DAGs) from the EU and Ukraine held their fifth joint meeting via a videoconference on 22 October 2021.