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, evaluation 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
Establishing a common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the UnionDG HOME – Commissioner BRUNNER
Implementation of EU macro-regional strategies – 5th reportDG REGIO – Executive Vice-President FITTO
European Fund for Regional Development including Interreg and Cohesion FundDG REGIO – Executive Vice-President FITTO
Competitiveness and economic security– how should EU trade policy contribute to the objectives of the Draghi report?DG TRADE – Commissioner ŠEFČOVIČ
Fragmentation of supply chains and impact on the cost of livingDG TRADE – Commissioner ŠEFČOVIČ
Framework for State aid measures to support the Clean Industrial DealDG COMP – Executive Vice-President RIBERA
Ending Russian energy importsDG ENER – Commissioner JØRGENSEN
Citizens Energy Package: citizens’ engagement, energy communities and prosumerismDG ENER – Commissioner JØRGENSEN
Fight against counterfeitingDG GROW – Commissioner SEJOURNE
Competitiveness begins with action: Europe must move from words to delivery.
