The EESC issues between 160 and 190 opinions, evaluation and information reports a year.
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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 Workers' Group of the European Economic and Social Committee expresses its solidarity with the General Strike called by GSEE and ADEDY on Thursday 1 December 2011.
Message of solidarity to the Greek workers - Group II - 1st december 2011
The Workers’ Group in the European Economic and Social Committee sends its support and solidarity for the TUC Day of Action on 30 November which will see more than twenty British unions and over two million public service workers take industrial action in defence of their pensions.
A Limited Edition - Object + Packaging - produced by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is launching the second edition of a competition to de sign an innovative, sustainable and creative de sign product, including packaging, with a strong civil society message.
The winning object will be distributed during 2012/13, European Year of Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity.