European Economic
and Social Committee
European Economic
and Social Committee
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is the voice of organised civil society in Europe.
Find out more about its role and structure at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/about
The EESC issues between 160 and 190 opinions, evaluation 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.
Find the latest EESC opinions and publications at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/opinions-information-reports/opinions and http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/publications-other-work/publications respectively.
The EESC is active in a wide range of areas, from social affairs to economy, energy and sustainability.
Learn more about our policy areas and policy highlights at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/policies
The EESC holds nine plenary sessions per year. It also organises many conferences, public hearings and high-level debates related to its work.
Find out more about our upcoming events at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/our-events/upcoming-events
Here you can find news and information about the EESC'swork, including its social media accounts, the EESC Info newsletter, photo galleries and videos.
Read the latest EESC news http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/news and press releases http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/press-releases
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.
Find out more about our Members and groups at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/members-groups
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.
Find out more at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/sections-other-bodies
Den længerevarende tiltrædelsesproces for landene på Vestbalkan er tilbage på EU's dagsorden. I dette afsnit af Græsrøddernes holdning sætter vi fokus på EU-udvidelsen og Vestbalkan, da ikke alle disse lande er lige langt på deres vej mod EU-medlemskab.
Vores gæster snakker om princippet om gradvis og progressiv integration og regionens udsigter til at blive medlem af EU og om, hvorvidt EU's øgede fokus på Ukraine vil påvirke forhandlingerne med landene på Vestbalkan.
Ionuţ Sibian, der er medlem af EØSU og formand for opfølgningsudvalget for det vestlige Balkan, og hvis land (Rumænien) blev medlem af EU i 2007, redegør for civilsamfundets syn på situationen i regionen.
Jarosław Pietras, der er tidligere embedsmand i EU og i den polske regering, og som var involveret i den polske EU-tiltrædelsesproces, fortæller om sine erfaringer ved forhandlingsbordet og om lighederne og forskellene mellem den store udvidelse i 2004 og i dag.
Dafina Peci, generalsekretær for den nationale ungdomskongres i Albanien, fortæller om de unge albaneres håb om en europæisk fremtid for deres land
Camille-Cerise Gessant, der er journalist i Agence Europe, og Erisa Zykaj, der er EU-korrespondent for medier på Vestbalkan i Bruxelles, giver os deres perspektiv på situationen for pressen i regionen og idéen om det europæiske politiske fællesskab. (at)