European Economic and Social Committee
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is the voice of organised civil society in Europe.
Find out more about its role and structure at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/about
The EESC issues between 160 and 190 opinions 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.
Find the latest EESC opinions and publications at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/opinions-information-reports/opinions and http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/publications-other-work/publications respectively.
The EESC is active in a wide range of areas, from social affairs to economy, energy and sustainability.
Learn more about our policy areas and policy highlights at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/policies
The EESC holds nine plenary sessions per year. It also organises many conferences, public hearings and high-level debates related to its work.
Find out more about our upcoming events at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/our-events/upcoming-events
Here you can find news and information about the EESC'swork, including its social media accounts, the EESC Info newsletter, photo galleries and videos.
Read the latest EESC news http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/news and press releases http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/press-releases
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.
Find out more about our Members and groups at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/members-groups
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.
Find out more at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/sections-other-bodies
Message de Gabriele Bischoff aux membres français du Groupe des travailleurs
The shockwaves from the referendum result are still being felt. The reasons for the UK result are many and complex. Many of these reasons are not only confined to the UK. One thing is clear however; the European Union has to, and will, change.
A meeting of the Farmers' Category was held at the Committee building Brussels on 19 November 2015, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
A meeting of the Farmers' Category was held at the Committee building Brussels on 3 March 2016, from 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Inaugural speech by President Jahier, 8 March 2016, Manchester
Inaugural speech by President Jahier, 21 April 2016, The Hague
The Social Economy Category held its third meeting of 2015 on 25 November.
Participatory Democracy: a retrospective overview of the story written by the EESC
