European Economic
and Social Committee
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
El 1 de octubre de 2021, el Comité Económico y Social Europeo (CESE) comenzó a participar oficialmente en la Alianza Europea sobre Materias Primas (ERMA). La Comisión Europea puso en marcha la ERMA el 29 de septiembre de 2020 con el fin de fomentar la resiliencia y la autonomía estratégica en el suministro de materias primas fundamentales para la industria y la sociedad de la UE. La alianza está compuesta actualmente por más de 500 miembros, tanto de la UE como de fuera de la misma.
A la vista del trabajo realizado por el CESE en su Dictamen CCMI 177, la ERMA solicitó su participación oficial en calidad de observador. La Mesa del CESE nombró a Andrés Barceló Delgado (ES-GR I) observador del CESE en ERMA, teniendo en cuenta su trabajo previo en varios dictámenes del CESE relacionados con el tema de las materias primas. La contribución del Sr. Barceló Delgado contará con el respaldo y la coordinación de Norbert Kluge (DE-GR II) y Kestutis Kupsys (LT-GR III).