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
Precisamente ahora que Portugal retoma las riendas de la UE y presiona para ascender la agenda social en la lista de prioridades, el CESE alberga una exposición virtual de la obra de la artista portuguesa Maria Reis Rocha que rinde homenaje a la solidaridad y las relaciones humanas.
Hand in Hand muestra una serie de ilustraciones y vídeos breves de Maria Reis Rocha (https://www.mariareisrocha.com/) sobre cuestiones candentes como la salud mental, la participación y transformación social, la enseñanza de calidad, el acceso universal a la asistencia sanitaria, la lucha contra la pobreza y el racismo, y los derechos de los niños.
Estas cuestiones están estrechamente relacionadas con las prioridades de la Presidencia portuguesa (una Europa resiliente, una Europa social, una Europa verde, una Europa digital y una Europa global), que dará comienzo el 1 de en enero de 2021.
A modo de primicia cultural, esta exposición se presentará en línea debido a la pandemia de COVID-19 y estará disponible del 15 de enero al 15 de febrero de 2021 en: (https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/our-events/events/hand-hand) (ck)