Events

  • the role of services of general interest

    This conference will serve as a platform to showcase the societal and political significance of public services in promoting intergenerational solidarity, providing concrete action points for policymakers and practitioners. The aim is to broaden the debate and to serve as a constructive contribution to the development and refinement of the Intergenerational Fairness Strategy announced by the European Commission, to be adopted in the second quarter of 2026.

  • Reset and Recharge: All-island contributions to a resilient EU-UK relationship
    Event type
    Conference

    The EU-UK Follow-Up Committee of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is pleased to announce that the Annual All-Island Stakeholder Forum will be held in Dublin on 10th June 2026. This forum is the second of its kind, the first having been held in Dundalk last year.  

    This year’s forum is titled: ‘Reset and Recharge: All-island contributions to a resilient EU-UK relationship’. It is organised in collaboration with an Advisory Group of representative organisations from the three ‘pillars’ of the EESC – workers, employers and civil society organisations – from both jurisdictions.*

  • The permanent group on Inclusion of the Roma is organising a public hearing on 8 June 2026 on the topic of "United in Diversity: Roma Inclusion and Our Shared European Culture". The hearing will bring together policy-makers and civil society organisations to exchange views on how Roma culture is connected to a shared European identity, as well as on the visibility of Roma contributions in culture, media, and education across the European Union.

  • The 19th meeting of the EU-Ukraine Civil Society Platform (CSP) will take place on 5 June 2026. During the meeting, the CSP members will exchange with the EU and Ukrainian authorities on the state of play of the implementation of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement and on Ukraine's progress on its EU accession path.

  • Public debate
    Event type
    Debate

    The debate of the EESC on “Strong regions for a safe Europe: Resilience and growth of EU Eastern border regions”  will focus on the strategic importance of strengthening resilience and fostering sustainable growth in the European Union’s eastern border regions. 

  • Public debate
    Event type
    Debate

    Mainstreaming Water Resilience in the EU Budget is a timely discussion on securing Europe’s water future. Discover how smarter EU investments can strengthen water resilience, sustainability, and preparedness, and how we should shape tomorrow’s funding priorities across programmes in the context of the EU´s next Multiannual Financial Framework.

  • Event type
    JCC Meeting

    The 3rd meeting of the EU–Albania Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) brought together representatives of organised civil society and social partners from Albania and the European Union to exchange views on Albania’s accession process.

  • On 3 June 2026, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Parliament (EP) jointly organised a half-day event to present and discuss the key points of their opinions adopted on the Commission’s 2025 Single Market Strategy. This document is a major policy framework that leads the way into identifying major criticalities that still hinder the functioning of the Single Market and looks into a way forward to address them. It is therefore very relevant for the EESC and the CoR to bring the key perspectives of civil society and local actors to this discourse.

  • Conference
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    The Workers' Group is organising an extraordinary meeting in Cyprus in the framework of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

  • EU Green Week partner event
    Event type
    Conference

    Join us on 2 June 2026 from 14:30 to 17.30 CEST in Brussels for an inspiring afternoon as the Consumers and Environment category of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), in partnership with the European Commission's Directorate-General for Environment, organises an EU Green Week partner event.

    The conference is open to the public. Registration for in-person participation is now closed. Streaming will be available on this page on the day of the event. Prior registration for the streaming is not required.