EESC President

President Séamus Boland

Latest news

President Boland meets Pope Leo XIV: A mission to Rome focused on social justice and inclusion

European Economic and Social Committee President Séamus Boland had a substantive private audience with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican today to focus attention on the urgent need for poverty eradication, the safeguarding of democracy, and the inclusion of vulnerable groups across Europe.
Statement on European Commission's Affordable Housing Plan
Statement on the European Commission’s Democracy Shield package
Statement on the EU's next long-term budget Multiannual Financial Framework
Enlargement should remain among EU's top priorities

The President's agenda

20/01/2026

Meeting with Deputy Permanent Representative of Greece to the EU, Ambassador Efthymios Costopoulos

21/01/2026 - 22/01/2026

EESC Plenary session

Speeches and Statements

12/01/2026

Statement of the EESC President on the situation in Iran

16/12/2025

Statement on European Commission's Affordable Housing Plan

Contact

Séamus BOLAND

European Economic and Social Committee

rue Belliard/Belliardstraat 99-101 1040 Brussels Belgium

Tel (secretariat): +32 (0)2 546 97 25 - Email (secretariat)

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