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.
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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.
Le Groupe des travailleurs du CESE exprime son entière solidarité avec la CGT et sa Secrétaire générale, Sophie Binet, à la suite de sa mise en examen pour « injures publiques » après une intervention médiatique relevant pleinement de l’expression syndicale.
Today the European Commission has presented the much-anticipated Quality Jobs Roadmap. At a time when working people across Europe continue to face uncertainty about the future of their jobs and living standards, this roadmap offers the possibility of a positive step towards a fairer, more secure and future‑proof world of work.
Public debate in the ECO Section on the Latest twists and turns on the road to the next Multiannual Financial Framework in the framework of the opinion ECO/682 Multiannual financial framework 2028-2034.
Cyprus, which is preparing to take the reins of the rotating EU presidency in January 2026, has quietly emerged in recent years as one of Europe’s top business locations. It ranks among the best EU countries for startup first-year survival rates. Read more with Sandra Parthie, President of the Employers' Group of the European Economic and Social Committee.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) argues that the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) needs to be bigger than the European Commission has proposed. The EESC also insists that civil society must be fully involved in discussions on the draft, warning that the role played by regions in managing EU funds is in danger of being watered down.