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, 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
El CESE ha reiterado su petición de una revisión del Semestre Europeo y ha pedido un Reglamento de la UE que haga obligatoria la participación de la sociedad civil en el proceso.
En un Dictamen debatido y aprobado en su pleno de abril, el CESE subrayó que las reformas económicas deberían basarse en factores sociales y no solo en indicadores económicos. Destacó, asimismo, que el proceso de las recomendaciones específicas por país debe revisarse para estimular a los Estados miembros a tomar la iniciativa de su aplicación.
El Semestre Europeo es el ciclo semestral anual de coordinación en materia de política económica, social y fiscal entre los Estados miembros y también supervisa los planes nacionales de recuperación y resiliencia. Aunque ha desempeñado un papel importante desde su introducción en 2011, el Semestre también ha mostrado deficiencias significativas.
En este Dictamen, el CESE reitera su petición de una reforma del Semestre Europeo para reforzar su transparencia y democracia, la participación de la sociedad civil organizada y la eficacia de su funcionamiento. El CESE recomienda:
Dictamen completo (tk)