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.
At the initiative of the EESC’s Civil Society Organisations’ Group, this exhibition showcases projects that have been coordinated by the Danish architecture firm BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group.
On 29 April 2025, Employers' Groupmembers discussed EU priorities and addressed the future of EU competitiveness with two partner organisations: SGI Europe and Copa-Cogeca, putting a special focus on the agri-food sector and the broader economic ecosystem.
The need for skilled workforce in the EU makes it necessary to enhance legal migration pathways in the EU. Our opinion SOC/824 "Enhancing legal and organised labour migration to the EU" calls for a balanced approach between the EU and the countries of origin (CoOs) in all current and future migration frameworks.