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
Af Maria Nikolopoulou, medlem af EØSU's Arbejdstagergruppe
Dette års markering af kvindernes internationale kampdag er præget af covid-19-pandemien og krigen i Ukraine. Begge begivenheder viser tydeligt, hvordan kvinders rettigheder går til grunde i tider med politisk, social og økonomisk ustabilitet.
Vi har set, hvordan kvindelige arbejdstagere blev hårdere ramt af arbejdsløshed under pandemien, trak det korteste stå i forsøget på at finde en balance mellem arbejde og privatliv under hjemmearbejdsperioden, og hvordan vold i hjemmet er steget under nedlukningerne. Strukturelle uligheder, der eksisterede før pandemien, er blot blevet endnu værre.
Krigen har rokeret om på prioriteterne, og kampen om at overleve er nødt til at komme i første række. Kvinder kommer – i deres forskellige roller som mødre, omsorgspersoner, arbejdstagere, krigere og flygtninge – til at lide fysisk og mentalt, og deres eneste mulighed er at blive ved med at stå imod og kæmpe videre.
Det er fagbevægelsens og EØSU's Arbejdstagergruppes vilje og pligt at stå solidarisk med alle kvinder, hvis overlevelse og rettigheder på nuværende tidspunkt er under angreb. Kvinder i verden står sammen om at genoprette freden og opbygge en retfærdig og velstående fremtid for alle!