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.
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El sábado 6 de mayo, por primera vez desde la pandemia, el Comité Económico y Social Europeo (CESE) abrió sus puertas al público para celebrar Europa y debatir el futuro de la Unión Europea.
Con ocasión del Día Mundial de la Seguridad y la Salud en el Trabajo de 2023, el Comité Económico y Social Europeo pide a la Comisión Europea que adopte normas vinculantes para prevenir los riesgos psicosociales en el lugar de trabajo. Cada vez son más los indicios que apuntan a que el trabajo precario está afectando significativamente a la salud mental de los trabajadores. La petición se formuló en el pleno de ayer del CESE, que dirigió por primera vez el recién elegido presidente, Oliver Röpke.
In an opinion debated and adopted in plenary, the European Economic and Social Committee renewed its request for reform of the European Semester. The opinion, which draws on a recent consultation undertaken in 23 different Member States, calls for an EU regulation to make civil society involvement in the cycle mandatory.
A former Polish Minister for Social Policy and current President of the Polish Scouting and Guiding Association (ZHP), Mr Pater was elected to the post today by the plenary assembly of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), of which he has been a very active member since 2006.
En el pleno de abril del Comité Económico y Social Europeo (CESE) se eligió al nuevo vicepresidente responsable de Comunicación para el período 2023‑2025.
The president vows to make the European Economic and Social Committee a true civil society gateway and open its doors to the EU accession countries. In the run-up to the 2024 European elections, the Committee will take on a more active role to stand up for democracy and strive for a more resilient, prosperous and inclusive Europe.
Speaking at an event marking 30 years of the single market, Mr Monti said this anniversary afforded an opportunity for EU institutions to call out the European Council and expose national governments' attempts to hide behind the imperfections of the single market while paying lip service to it.
Los días 23 y 24 de marzo el Comité Económico y Social Europeo (CESE) acogió la 14.ª edición del acto «¡Tu Europa, tu voz!», que congregó en Bruselas a ciento cinco estudiantes de treinta y cinco escuelas de los veintisiete Estados miembros de la UE y de los siete países candidatos a la adhesión. Habida cuenta de los numerosos retos sociales y económicos, de la reducción del espacio cívico y de las amenazas contra la paz y los derechos fundamentales, la conferencia de este año se centró en el tema de los «Diálogos con la juventud sobre la democracia», cuyo objetivo era garantizar que se escuche la voz de la juventud al forjar el futuro de Europa. En junio de 2023 se presentarán a las instituciones europeas y a los responsables políticos de alto nivel de la UE las recomendaciones de los estudiantes.
On 23 March, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held a plenary debate and adopted a resolution entitled "United for Democracy" with concrete proposals to strengthen democracies and democratic values across the European Union. Policymakers, experts, and organised civil society representatives agreed that civic education, better funding to social partners and a focus on the local dimension, are key to democracy in Europe.
At its March plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) hosted Ambassador Lachezara Stoeva, president of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Ambassador Stoeva strongly supported the key role civil society must play in implementing the 2030 Agenda.