The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) must be involved from the outset in the European Commission’s initiatives to step up engagement with civil society. The EESC’s upcoming study on Mapping civil dialogue practises in the EUinstitutions and its 2025 Civil Society Week (17-20 March) can provide valuable input, according to the EESC’s Civil Society Organisations’ Group.
underscores the urgent need for a unified and robust EU defence funding mechanism to address geopolitical challenges, particularly the Russian aggression against Ukraine;
stresses the necessity of aligning EU defence policy with NATO strategies to ensure complementarity and interoperability in security operations;
calls for enhanced joint procurement mechanisms, including the European Peace Facility (EPF), to optimise resource efficiency and operational readiness;
Conference on 'Turn up the volume for civil society! Key actions for the EU's new political cycle' organised by the European Economic and Social Committee's Civil Society Organisations' Group on 3 March in Brussels.
