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
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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
Garanti for europæernes sikkerhed og opretholdelse af retsstatsprincippet og de grundlæggende rettigheder – krisestyringsforanstaltninger vil være de vigtigste prioriteter for Sverige, som varetager formandskabet for Rådet for Den Europæiske Union fra januar til juni 2023.
Under en plenardebat den 25. januar 2023 gav EØSU's formand Christa Schweng tilsagn om udvalgets fulde støtte til formandskabet: "Det er en meget svær tid at overtage formandskabet i, eftersom der lige nu raser en forfærdelig krig ved EU's grænser. EØSU bifalder disse prioriteter set i lyset af den russiske aggression mod Ukraine, da vi ikke må lade vores sikkerhed eller vores værdier blive påvirket. Vi står skulder ved skulder med Ukraine."
Jessika Roswall, Sveriges minister for EU-anliggender, sagde, at det svenske formandskab anså et tæt samarbejde med andre EU-institutioner og -organer, herunder EØSU, for at være af afgørende betydning og så frem til at bevare den tætte kontakt og opretholde en åben dialog.
Idet hun nævnte formandskabets topprioritet, understregede hun, at "Sverige har formandskabet på et historisk afgørende tidspunkt for Unionen. Ruslands brutale aggressionskrig mod Ukraine vil fortsat dominere den europæiske dagsorden."
Det svenske formandskab vil arbejde på at bevare det europæiske sammenhold og gøre Unionen grønnere, mere sikker og mere fri samt fokusere på følgende: