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  • EESC Info March 2026

    EESC's Civil Society Week – a living forum of democratic participation

    Focus on Women's Rights:

    • EESC marks the International Women's Day by championing women's voices
    • Misogyny in the service of Russian imperialism, by Finnish writer Sofi Oksanen
    • Women are the backbone of resistance, by Croatian feminist collective fAKTIV
    • Equality means having a seat at the table where decisions are made, by The Brussels Binder
    • Women in politics and the new frontline of online hate, by gender equality expert Barbara Helfferich
  • EESC Info February 2026

    In this issue:

    • Justice as a human right, by Oleksandra Matviichuk
    • Ukraine’s stolen children, by Alina Dmytrenko
    • Ukraine’s EU path, by Nadija Afanasieva
    • Russia’s attack on Ukraine’s energy sector, by Nataliia Fiebrig

    Also:

    • The most beautiful (and cruellest) winter, by Tetyana Ogarkova
    • The EESC’s recommendations on the 2026 European Semester, by Luca Jahier