As in previous years, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will actively participate in COP17 to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which will take place from 19 to 30 October 2026 in Yerevan, Armenia.
The permanent group on Inclusion of the Roma is organising a public hearing on 29 October 2026 on the topic of "Inclusive Roma Education, Upskilling and Pathways to Quality Jobs". The hearing will look at:
The role of the EU Union for Skills in Roma integration
Good practices on fighting segregation in education
Good practices on Roma inclusion in the labour market through VET
Roma women's education and integration in the labour market
The 23rd meeting of the EU–Montenegro Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) will be held at the EESC in Brussels. Representatives of organised civil society from the EU and Montenegro will discuss recent developments in EU–Montenegro relations and key priorities in Montenegro’s EU accession process.
Launch of the European Employment and Social Outlook (EESO) 2026
Event type
Public hearing
Location
European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Rue Belliard 99/101
Brussels
Belgium
Jointly organised by the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), this conference will be an opportunity to discuss key insights from the European Employment and Social Outlook (EESO) 2026 – the flagship report from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion’s (DG EMPL).
The conference will feature high-level speakers from EU institutions and research institutes. Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Ms. Roxana Mînzatu, and the President of the EESC's Section for Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship, Ms. Cinzia Del Rio, will open the event.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will actively participate in the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31), to be held in Antalya, Turkiye, from 9 to 20 November 2026.
The 9th meeting of the EU-Armenia Civil Society Platform will take place on10 November 2026 at the EESC in Brussels.
The Platform brings together representatives of EU and Armenian civil society and plays an important role in monitoring CEPA implementation and providing recommendations to the relevant authorities.
The following topics will be discussed:
Panel I Rule-of-law reforms under CEPA: implementation, results and remaining challenges
Panel II Labour in a transforming world: decent work, social dialogue and rights
Panel III Promoting the transition from the informal to the formal economy
Consideration and adoption of the joint declaration of the EU–Armenia Civil Society Platform
European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), JDE Building, Rue Belliard 99–101
1040 Brussels
Belgium
The Consultative Commission on Industrial Change (CCMI) of the European Economic and Social Committee will convene a debate and hearing to advance policy discussions on reinforcing EU defence industrial capacity and EU-Ukraine defence industry cooperation. The debate will directly inform the forthcoming CCMI opinion on the topic, requested as exploratory opinion by the Lithuanian Presidency.
