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
EØSU's opfølgningsudvalg for transatlantiske forbindelser mødtes få dage før højniveautopmødet mellem EU og USA for at diskutere en lang række emner af interesse for civilsamfundet, herunder først og fremmest klimaforandringer og handel.
"Der kommer opmuntrende signaler fra alle fronter på begge sider af Atlanten", sagde Christian Moos, formand for EØSU's opfølgningsudvalg for transatlantiske forbindelser.
David Livingston, seniorrådgiver for præsidentens særlige klimaudsending, John Kerry, bekræftede, at den nuværende regering har forpligtet sig fuldt ud til at nå og endda overgå Parisaftalens mål. "Det ville ikke være acceptabelt", sagde han, "hvis landenes store spillere lod 2021 gå uden væsentlige opdateringer af deres nationalt bestemte bidrag, som udgør kernen i Parisaftalen".
"Den aktive deltagelse af civilsamfundet i USA sammen med EU og andre lande gjorde det muligt for USA at opretholde sit engagement på trods af den tidligere regerings manglende opbakning", bemærkede Elina Bardram fra Kommissionens Generaldirektorat for Klima (GD CLIMA).
Emilie Bel fra Det Atlantiske Råd understregede, at europæerne er klar til at skabe en positiv handelsdagsorden, men på et balanceret grundlag.
Marjorie Chorlins fra det amerikanske handelskammer bekræftede, at USA og Europa, trods transatlantisk politisk turbulens og recessionen forårsaget af covid-19, stadig er hinandens vigtigste markeder. Den nyligt offentliggjorte rapport Transatlantic Economy 2021 viser, at de to partnere repræsenterer en væsentlig del af det globale forbrug og det globale BNP.
Tanja Buzek, formand for EØSU's opfølgningsudvalg for international handel, understregede vigtigheden af civilsamfundets engagement for en gennemsigtig handelspolitik samt behovet for stærke koalitioner for at reformere WTO. (at)