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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.
ByKädi RISTKOK, EESC study group member on the 'Revision of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism' and member of the Civil Society Organisations’ Group, representing the Estonian Cleantech Association
At its plenary session on 18 February, the EESC held a debate on Russia’s war against Ukraine and its devastating toll on children and youth with guest speakers from the European Commission, the GLOBSEC Kyiv Office, UNICEF, UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission, Save the Children, the centre of civil education ‘Almenda’, the Regional Centre for Human Rights, and Olena Zelenska, the first lady of Ukraine. Read the key messages of the members of the EESC Civil Society Organisations’ Group.
At its plenary session on 19 February, the EESC held a debate on sodium batteries with guest speakers from the European Commission and the Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA). The debate was linked to the presentation and adoption of its opinion CCMI/250 Enhancing EU strategic autonomy and developing a greener and bluer economy: the potential of the sodium battery manufacturing sector. Read the key messages of the members of the EESC Civil Society Organisations’ Group.
At its plenary session on 19 February, the EESC held a debate on housing with guest speakers from the European Commission, the EU Urban Agenda Housing Partnership, the International Union of Tenants (IUT), and the Climate Action Network Europe. Read the key messages of the members of the EESC Civil Society Organisations’ Group.
By Arnaud SCHWARTZ, rapporteur for the EESC opinion NAT/961 and member of the Civil Society Organisations’ Group, representing France Nature Environnement
We spoke with the CCMI President, representing the National Union of Socialist Mutuality Societies of Belgium (Solidaris) in the EESC Civil Society Organisations' Group, about the EESC opinion CCMI/250.