The EESC issues between 160 and 190 opinions 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.
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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.
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.
Mr Eduardo Calvo, Vice-chairman of the International Panel on Climate Change
5th meeting of European Union Latin American-Caribbean Civil Society Organisations - Mr Eduardo Calvo, Vice-chairman of the International Panel on Climate Change
Mr Múcio Monteiro, President of the Brazilian Council for Economic and Social Development
5th meeting of European Union Latin American-Caribbean Civil Society Organisations - Mr Múcio Monteiro, President of the Brazilian Council for Economic and Social Developmentt
Mr Menéndez del Valle, member of the Euro-Latin American Joint Parliamentary Assembly
5th meeting of European Union Latin American-Caribbean Civil Society Organisations - Mr Menéndez del Valle, member of the Euro-Latin American Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Mr Gonzalo Gutiérrez, Vice-Minister of the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
5th meeting of European Union Latin American-Caribbean Civil Society Organisations - Mr Gonzalo Gutiérrez, Vice-Minister of the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr Hamro-Drotz, President of the External Relations Section of the EESC
5th meeting of European Union Latin American-Caribbean Civil Society Organisations - Mr Hamro-Drotz, President of the External Relations Section of the EESC