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.
Here you can find news and information about the EESC'swork, including its social media accounts, the EESC Info newsletter, photo galleries and videos.
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.
On 11 March Georges Dassis, President of the European Economic and Social Committee, received the Head of the Mission of the Republic of Serbia to the European Union, H.E. Ambassador Duško Lopandić.
A summary of the 9th EESC Civil Society Media Seminar, organised in late November 2015 at the EIB in Luxembourg, is now available.
The brochure contains abstracts of the three panels, reflecting the key messages in a nutshell. Furthermore, 10 main conclusions have been drawn from the contributions of speakers and participants alike.
Georges Dassis, President of the European Economic and Social Committee, held a working meeting in Brussels with his counterpart Patrick Bernasconi, President of the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council.
Yesterday's seminar at the EESC’s Brussels headquarters discussed strengthening EU-Japan cooperation, dealing with the common challenge of migration and the role of civil society in implementing the EU-Japan FTA. During the seminar, aimed broadly at strengthening ties between the EU and Japan on key issues such as trade and migration, the Vice-President of the EESC Gonçalo Lobo Xavier called for a representative delegation of Japanese civil society organisations to travel to the ...
The 18th edition of the European Consumer Day, took place at the European Economic and Social Committee, where Georges Dassis had the opportunity to do the opening of the conference's first session on Better Regulation.
The second conference on "Local skills matter entrepreneurial communities and smart territories", took place in Brussels on 9th and 10th of March. In the conference, which was organised by the Committee of the Regions and the European Training Foundation, a European Agency based in Turin, the EESC President participated in the closing remarks session.
Georges Dassis, President of the European Economic and Social Committee, held a working meeting in Brussels with his counterpart Patrick Bernasconi, President of the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council.