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.
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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.
The 14th edition of European Citizens’ Initiative Day – ECI Day 2026 – will take place as part of the EESC’s Civil Society Week, held from 2 to 5 March under the title People, Democracy, Resilience – Our Future!
ByJoe HEALY, EESC rapporteur on the common agricultural policy post-2027, member of the Civil Society Organisations’ Group, and representative of the Irish Farmers Association (IFA)
At its plenary session on 3 December, the EESC held a debate on 'Cooperatives building a better world: the contribution of the EESC to the International Year of Cooperatives', with several guest speakers. Read the key messages of the members of the EESC Civil Society Organisations’ Group.