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.
Cooperation and partnership between governments and civil society will be crucial for completing ambitious reforms needed for the deepening of the Economic and Monetary Union. Taking into account economic, social and environmental aspects is equally important for strengthening the social role of the European semester, concluded a high-level panel of top EU officials and experts at the plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).
At the September plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), the European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, took stock of the ground covered during her term and gave her insight into the challenges facing the European public administration and how they should be addressed, while the EESC president, LucaJahier, stressed the need for people‑oriented EU institutions.
The September plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) hosted a debate during which the Committee's president, LucaJahier, reiterated his priorities for the future of Europe and the European Parliament vice-president, KláraDobrev, presented the Parliament's focus for the 2019-2024 legislature.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) hosted a high-level conference on 5 September to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership.
Plazo de presentación de candidaturas: 6 de septiembre
El Comité Económico y Social Europeo (CESE) invita a las organizaciones de la sociedad civil y a los ciudadanos de toda la Unión Europea a presentar su candidatura al emblemático Premio Sociedad Civil. Este año, el premio rinde homenaje a las iniciativas que luchan contra los estereotipos de género defendiendo la igualdad de oportunidades entre mujeres y hombres y la igualdad de trato en todos los ámbitos de la vida económica y social.
The 18 July plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in Brussels played host to PR 35/2019, Finland's Minister of Social Affairs and Health, who presented the programme of the Finnish EU presidency. This includes a special focus on sustainability and the wellbeing of citizens. Minister Pekonen also listed enhancing the rule of law and EU values among its other priorities.
Corporate taxes could the the most harmful form of taxation to economic growth. Contrary to public perception, there has been no reduction in corporate tax revenues in relation to GDP in the last 40 years. Countries that have reduced their corporate tax rates in recent years have seen increases in investment in the following years. There is no race to the bottom, rather to a middle range of some 20% corporate tax rate and revenues are stable or even increasing. These are some of the conclusions of a recent study commissioned by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) at the request of the Employers' Group.
Homenaje al ciclismo y los valores humanos en el debate sobre movilidad limpia que organizaron el Comité Económico y Social Europeo (CESE) y su Sección de Transportes, Energía, Infraestructuras y Sociedad de la Información (TEN) el 3 de julio de 2019.
La lucha contra el cambioclimático y el fomento de la energíasostenibleocuparon un lugardestacado en el orden del día del pleno de junio del ComitéEconómico y Social Europeo (CESE).
On the eve of key decisions which will shape the Union's new leadership and strategic agenda for the next five years, the national Economic and Social Councils and the European Economic and Social Council met in Rome on 13-14 June ...read more