Civil Society Organisations' Bulletin - December 2025

By Cillian LOHAN, President, EESC Civil Society Organisations’ Group

Comment by Christian MOOS, EESC rapporteur on the European Democracy Shield and member of the Civil Society Organisations’ Group, representing the German Civil Service Association dbb

Comment by Lourdes MÁRQUEZ DE LA CALLEJA, member of the EESC Civil Society Organisations' Group, representing the Spanish Confederation of Social Economy Enterprises (CEPES)

Comment by Sandrine BÉLIER, member of the EESC Civil Society Organisations’ Group, representing the French Association for Humanity and Biodiversity

Comment by Juraj SIPKO, member of the Civil Society Organisations’ Group, representing the Slovak Academy of Sciences

Article by Haydn HAMMERSLEY, Social Policy Coordinator at the European Disability Forum 

Article by Patrick TEN BRINK, Secretary General of the European Environmental Bureau

By Javier GARAT PÉREZ, member of the EESC Civil Society Organisations’ Group, representing the Spanish Fishing Confederation (CEPESCA)

Do you remember the civil society initiative that we presented in September?

Find out more about the impact of the Take a Stand for equality campaign!

On 4 November, the Civil Society Organisations’ Group of the EESC hosted an event organised by Legacoop. The conference focused on the theme ‘The future of public procurement in Europe: Between simplification and sustainability’ and took place in the context of the United Nations’ International Year of Cooperatives.

Article by Christian MOOS, member of the Civil Society Organisations’ Group, representing the German Civil Service Association dbb

Meet the President of the EESC's Labour Market Observatory (LMO), member of the EESC Civil Society Organisations' Group, representing CUP - Permanent Joint Committee of Professional Orders and Colleges 

Meet the member of the EESC Civil Society Organisations' Group, representing Youth Work Ireland

We spoke with the rapporteur for the EESC opinion TEN/854, representing the Romanian Energy Poverty Observatory (ORSE) of the Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD).