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
Månedens gæst er Nicolas Gros-Verheyde, fransk journalist, forfatter og ekspert i forsvars- og udenrigspolitik. Han gennemgår de fem forslag i ReArm Europe-planen, som Europa-Kommissionen for nylig præsenterede for at styrke det europæiske forsvar midt i den stigende bekymring over USA's engagement i europæisk sikkerhed.
Nicolas Gros-Verheyde har været fransk journalist siden 1989. Han har arbejdet for Ouest France, ARTE, LCI og France Culture som EU- og NATO-korrespondent. Han er kendt og respekteret i europæiske kredse for sin omfattende viden om europæiske anliggender og udenrigs- og forsvarspolitik. Han er redaktionschef for B2, som blev grundlagt i 2008 og er det førende og mest omfattende medie om europæisk forsvar og diplomati. Det styres af en nonprofitorganisation i form af et kooperativ af journalister og finansieres af abonnementer. https://club.bruxelles2.eu/
Han er forfatter til bøgerne "Défense européenne à l'heure de la guerre en Ukraine", "La politique européenne de sécurité et de défense commune", "Parce que l'Europe vaut bien une défense" og "Europe de la défense" og politisk ekspert på LN24, France-Info og RTBF.