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
Det Europæiske Økonomiske og Sociale Udvalg (EØSU) er vært for den overbevisende fotoudstilling "Magtfulde møder: Enden på energifattigdom i billeder", der viser fotograf Miriam Strongs arbejde. Udstillingen, der arrangeres i partnerskab med Friends of the Earth Europe, sætter fokus på aktivisme, kollektivisme og styrkelse af lokalsamfund i hele Europa, som er ramt af energifattigdom. Udstillingen, der afholdes på initiativ af EØSU's Gruppe af civilsamfundsorganisationer, kan ses i EØSU's JDE-bygning i Bruxelles, Rue Belliard 99-101, fra den 4. til den 16. december.
Ved åbningsarrangementet understregede EØSU's næstformand med ansvar for kommunikation, Aurel Laurenţiu Plosceanu, og formanden for EØSU's Gruppe af civilsamfundsorganisationer, Séamus Boland, EØSU's indsats for at udrydde fattigdom, fremme overkommelige energipriser, skabe systemiske ændringer og opfylde verdensmålene for bæredygtig udvikling (SDG).
I sin tale kom Séamus Boland ind på de stigende leveomkostninger og det stadig højere fattigdomsniveau i Europa og understregede, at der er brug for en stærk politisk reaktion fra den nye Kommission og Europa-Parlamentet. "EU's første strategi for bekæmpelse af fattigdom og aftalen om ren industri, som Kommissionens formand, Ursula von der Leyen, bebudede i sine politiske retningslinjer for den nye Kommission, skal levere bæredygtige løsninger, der fungerer under lokale forhold", sagde Séamus Boland.
Energiretfærdighedsaktivisten Laia Segura og kommunikationsmedarbejder i Friends of the Earth Yvonne Lemmen understregede, at fotoprojektet går ud på at undersøge, hvordan folk håndterer energifattigdom og kæmper for deres ret til anstændige, klimarobuste hjem med ren energi til overkommelige priser. Klik her for yderligere oplysninger.