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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.
On 23 September 2026, the EESC Employers' Group organised a debate on "The Draghi Report, Two Years On: Delivery or Delay on EU Competitiveness?" to take stock of what has been achieved and what still needs to be done to turn that diagnosis into concrete actions.
The EESC argues that the Commission’s Cloud and AI development plan relies on funding that has not been secured, does not determine whether Europe can generate enough electricity to power new data centres and gives affected communities too little say
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The Workers' Group Extraordinary meeting is taking place in Dublin in the context of the Irish Presidency. The event will bring together EESC members, EU officials, Members from the European Parliament, representatives from Irish Trade Unions and members from academia.
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