
Dear Readers,
As the voice of Europe's civil society, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) supports and acknowledges the precious work of the EU's diverse civil society organisations, trade unions and employers' organisations, who, every day and in their own way, strive to make our Union a better place.
Once a year, the EESC awards a special prize to celebrate and pay tribute to particular achievements of Europe's civil society in a given field, after carefully identifying a theme that covers an important area of its work. This year, our Civil Society Prize was awarded for the eleventh time and I am delighted and proud to say that we chose to dedicate it to women's empowerment and actions championing gender equality.