At its plenary session on 18 February, the EESC held a debate on Russia’s war against Ukraine and its devastating toll on children and youth with guest speakers from the European Commission, the GLOBSEC Kyiv Office, UNICEF, UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission, Save the Children, the centre of civil education ‘Almenda’, the Regional Centre for Human Rights, and Olena Zelenska, the first lady of Ukraine.  Read the key messages of the members of the EESC Civil Society Organisations’ Group.

At its plenary session on 19 February, the EESC held a debate on sodium batteries with guest speakers from the European Commission and the Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA). The debate was linked to the presentation and adoption of its opinion CCMI/250 Enhancing EU strategic autonomy and developing a greener and bluer economy: the potential of the sodium battery manufacturing sector. Read the key messages of the members of the EESC Civil Society Organisations’ Group.

At its plenary session on 19 February, the EESC held a debate on housing with guest speakers from the European Commission, the EU Urban Agenda Housing Partnership, the International Union of Tenants (IUT), and the Climate Action Network Europe. Read the key messages of the members of the EESC Civil Society Organisations’ Group.

By Arnaud SCHWARTZ, rapporteur for the EESC opinion NAT/961 and member of the Civil Society Organisations’ Group, representing France Nature Environnement 

We spoke with the CCMI President, representing the National Union of Socialist Mutuality Societies of Belgium (Solidaris) in the EESC Civil Society Organisations' Group, about the EESC opinion CCMI/250.

By Michael McLOUGHLIN, Member of the EESC Civil Society Organisations’ Group, representing Youth Work Ireland

By Leida RIJNHOUT, Director of ECOLISE (European Network of Community-led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability)

By Kata TÜTTŐ, President of the European Committee of the Regions