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.
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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.
Der Europäische Wirtschafts- und Sozialausschuss (EWSA) betont in einer Entschließung, dass die organisierte Zivilgesellschaft einen wertvollen Beitrag zu den nationalen Aufbau- und Resilienzplänen leisten kann und in diesem Prozess ein Mitspracherecht haben muss.
The forthcoming Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) is a sign of new thinking at EU level, bringing citizens right into the heart of policy-making with concrete power to drive systematic change,said Commission Vice-PresidentDubravka Šuica at the EESC Plenary.
23 projects from the EU and the UK have received the award for their outstanding contribution to fighting COVID-19 and its disastrous consequences.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) announced the laureates of its Civil Solidarity Prize, launched in 2020 as a one-off award with the theme "Civil Society against COVID-19".
Der EuropäischeWirtschafts- und Sozialausschuss (EWSA) und die EuropäischeKommissionsindüberzeugt, dass die Energiewendefür die Europäische Union nachÜberwindung der Coronakriseprägendsein muss und es deshalbjetztgeboten ist, durch die beschleunigteUmsetzung „grüner“ Maßnahmen die wirtschaftlicheErholungvoranzubringen.
For the first time after the signature of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement Michel Barnier, Head of the European Commission Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom, expressed publicly his views on the text during a debate at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) January plenary session. "This agreement starts a new era of our relationship with the UK, but we will have to face together a number of issues in the future", said Barnier.
Portugal'sPrime Minister,António Costa, participated in the European Economic and Social Committee's plenary session on 27 January to present the priorities of the Portuguese presidency of the EU. Portugal has pushed the social agenda up to the top of its presidency's programme and asked the EESC to provide its expertise on seven key opinions for the EU's future.
MehrKlarheit, mehrfinanzielleTransparenz, strengeVorschriftenbezüglich Mobbing und Belästigung und strengereSanktionen bei Nichteinhaltung. Am 28. Januar 2021 beschlossen die Mitglieder des EuropäischenWirtschafts- und Sozialausschusses (EWSA) per AbstimmungeinegrundlegendeÄnderungihresVerhaltenskodex.
Der EuropäischeWirtschafts- und Sozialausschuss (EWSA) befürwortet das Arbeitsprogramm 2021 der EuropäischenKommission. Um mehr Gesundheit, Gerechtigkeit und Wohlstand in Europa zu erreichen, ist ein zwischenalleninstitutionellenAkteurenkoordinierter Ansatz notwendig, bei dem die herausragendeRolle der organisiertenZivilgesellschaft zum Tragenkommt.
It is time to translate the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) into action, and Europe needs a new social contract for the future. This is the key message of the webinar on the Action Plan to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Social Summit. The event was organised by the Workers' Group at the European Economic and Social Committee.