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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.
Organised civil society - a key component of development policy
Hear Commissioner Neven Mimica at EESC conference on "Promoting the involvement of economic and social actors in development cooperation"
20 March 2015, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. – EESC-Meeting room JDE62- 99 Rue Belliard, Brussels
In the light of the EU's new development cooperation programmes and financial instruments, and given the emergence of interesting new initiatives by actors from outside this framework, the EU faces the challenging question of whether its policies need to be updated and what adjustments this might entail.
Invitation to conference on : Promoting the involvement of economic and social actors in development cooperation
The NGO Forum has adopted the "Roadmap for the implementation of Articles 11(1) and 11(2) of the Treaty on European Union. Towards better EU civil dialogue and involvement of citizens for better policymaking" which has been drafted by the EESC Liaison Group.
This study was carried out by CITUB's Institute for Social and Trade Union Research in close cooperation with PODKREPA's Institute for Social, Economic and Trade Union Research.
Study on the economic and social situation in Bulgaria