Ewa Kulik-Bielińska - csw2026
Statement by
Séamus Boland, President of the European Economic and Social Committee

The adoption of the new Gender Equality Strategy 2026–2030 by the European Commission (EC) is a timely, decisive and very welcome step forward for the entire European Union (EU). It affirms the urgency of gender equality as a fundamental human right and as a core pillar of our democratic, social and economic model.

  • Gender Equality group statement on the 8th of March

To mark International Women’s Day 2026, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) hosted a panel discussion highlighting the essential but undervalued work carried out largely by women across Europe. The event, held at the close of Civil Society Week, examined how invisible work supports families, communities, and entire economies, yet too often remains unrecognised, unprotected and uncompensated.

The EESC:

  • calls on the co-legislators to support the objectives and measures set out in the European Commission’s proposals, particularly on central supervision by ESMA; 

Agenda CCMI March

Download — EESC-2026-00700-00-00-CONVPOJ-TRA — (Agenda)

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a framework of measures for the acceleration of industrial capacity and decarbonisation in strategic sectors and amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1724, (EU) 2024/1735 and …

Download — COM100-2026_PART2_EXT — (INT/1119)

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a framework of measures for the acceleration of industrial capacity and decarbonisation in strategic sectors and amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1724, (EU) 2024/1735 and …

Download — COM100-2026_PART1_EXT — (INT/1119)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS EU Ports Strategy

Download — COM112-2026_PART1_EXT — (TEN/0882)