European Economic and Social Committee
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is the voice of organised civil society in Europe.
Find out more about its role and structure at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/about
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.
Find the latest EESC opinions and publications at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/opinions-information-reports/opinions and http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/publications-other-work/publications respectively.
The EESC is active in a wide range of areas, from social affairs to economy, energy and sustainability.
Learn more about our policy areas and policy highlights at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/policies
The EESC holds nine plenary sessions per year. It also organises many conferences, public hearings and high-level debates related to its work.
Find out more about our upcoming events at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/our-events/upcoming-events
Here you can find news and information about the EESC'swork, including its social media accounts, the EESC Info newsletter, photo galleries and videos.
Read the latest EESC news http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/news and press releases http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/press-releases
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.
Find out more about our Members and groups at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/members-groups
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.
Find out more at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/sections-other-bodies
Opening speech at the public hearing: 60th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome: social economy’s contribution to economic, social and territorial cohesion in Europe, organised by the European Parliament's Social Economy Intergroup, at 13:00.
You can find the program here.
Meeting with Sir Julian King, Commissioner for Security Union, at 09:00.
Opening speech at the European Migration Forum - 3rd meeting, at 09:00.
Meeting with Charles Koffi Diby, president of the Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council of the Republic of Ivory Coast, at 13:00.
Meeting with a delegation of the Economic and Social Council of Greece, headed by its president George Vernicos, at 11:00.
Plenary Session of EESC at 09:00.
Opening of the photo exhibition: "The Texture of Memory", in the framework of the Maltese EU Presidency at 19:00.
Plenary Session of EESC at 14:30.
Meeting with Eugene Czolij, president of the Ukrainian World Congress at 09:30.
Meeting with George Katrougalos, Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece
