“The upcoming European Elections, taking place 23-26 May 2019, are going to be decisive for all European citizens. To help you engage your national members in the campaign leading up to the elections, the EESC Workers’ Group has prepared an EU Election Special that provides you with several resources outlining the importance of the European Union in citizens’ everyday lives and its accomplishments for working people. I invite you to share these resources with your national networks.

Newsletter from the Workers' Group, bringing news from the February Plenary Session, including debates on the Future of Europe and the Common Agricultural Policy, and opinions on minimum income, healthy diet, the annual growth survey, and transport after brexit. 

December plenary adopted many relevant opinions on migration, terrorist content online, the Globalisation Adjustment Fund, Multilateral Investment Courts in Free Trade Agreements, EURATOM, and many others. The session also hosted a debate with Frans Timmermans. 

In this issue you can find as well an overview of the Workers' Group extraordinary meeting held in Brussels in November. 

The September session of the EESC plenary has been of particular interest, as some of the most fundamental issues for the future of Europe and its citizens have been discussed: