Agenda of the NAT section meeting of 26 June 2026

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Speaker
Sheila Maas
Organisation
European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)

Presentation at the 2nd meeting of the Permanent group on Immigration and Integration 
"Policy versus perception: EU migration policy and public attitudes" on 6 May 2026

  • 2026-05-06 - PG IMI - Sheila Maas
Speaker
Omar N. Cham
Organisation
Brussels Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Migration and Minorities, Vrije Universiteit Brussel - BRIDGES project

Presentation at the 2nd meeting of the Permanent group on Immigration and Integration 
"Policy versus perception: EU migration policy and public attitudes" on 6 May 2026

  • 2026-05-06 - PG IMI - Omar N. Cham
Speaker
Michał Polakowski
Organisation
OPZZ (The All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions)

Presentation at the 2nd meeting of the Permanent group on Immigration and Integration 
"Policy versus perception: EU migration policy and public attitudes" on 6 May 2026

  • 2026-05-06 - PG IMI - Michal Polakowski
Document type
Report
Latest update
  • PG IMI - 2nd meeting - Report - Policy versus perception_EU migration policy & public attitudes

1. Editorial by Liaison Group co-chair Piotr Sadowski

2. News from the CSO Members of the Liaison Group

3. News from the EESC

4. EESC Plenary Session

5. Civil dialogue in the EU and European Citizens' Initiatives

6. Citizens' Engagement Platform

7. Link to our members' newsletters

Document type
Report
  • Activity Report - Immigration and Integration - Period 2023-2025
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12 pages

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on 18 June 2026 adopted a resolution to provide the European Commission with a contribution to its 2027 work programme.

In this issue:

  • Comments on the topic of the Connecting EU seminar 2026 'In defence of European values', the consequences of war in Iran, and the proposed NGO transparency law in Romania
  • Guest articles by Eider Inuntziaga (Bilbao City Council and CEMR) and Pavlos Satolias (Greek National Union of Agricultural Cooperatives)
  • Insider briefing on the proposed ProtectEU strategy
  • Report on our conference ‘Civil society driving the EU sustainability agenda’ in Cork
  • and more
Document type
Report
Latest update

On 4-5 May 2026, a three-member delegation from the Permanent Group on Disability Rights (PG DIS) of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) accompanied by a representative of the European Disability Forum (EDF)carried out a two-day visit to Malta

The main objective of the visit was to gain deeper insight into the work done in Malta to ban forced sterilization of women and girls with disabilities.

During their stay, EESC members also held constructive meetings with representatives of the Maltese Federation of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (MFOPD ), as well as with officials from the Ministry for Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector, the Women's Rights Association, the National Parents Society of Persons with Disability, service providers, the  Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability and ENGAGE.

You can read the report here.

  • Mission report from Country Visit to to Malta