The EESC issues between 160 and 190 opinions, evaluation and information reports a year.
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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.
This study extensively explores what determinants of unique circumstances of vulnerability most affect access to skills, identifying characteristics that can lead to skills poverty
Interactio and Room VMA 23, EESC building, Rue Van Maerlant 2, 1040 Brussels
Brussels
Belgium
The EESC is organising a hybrid public hearing on 28 May 2024 from 9:30 am to 1 pm.
Its objective is to hear from policy makers, civil society organisations and social partners, about the importance of affordable community -based services and of a human rights approach to mental health care
The outcomes of the hearing will feed into the EESC's opinion "Mental Health Community Services"
En torno al 42 % de la población europea de edad avanzada afirma que la discriminación por razón de la edad es un fenómeno muy extendido en sus países y que alcanza su punto álgido en el lugar de trabajo. La proporción de personas mayores de sesenta y cinco años aumentará constantemente en las próximas décadas, por lo que en la UE urge adoptar una estrategia global que suponga un cambio radical, tanto en el ámbito de las políticas como en la manera en que la sociedad percibe a las personas mayores
En un debate en el pleno con la vicepresidenta de la Comisión, Dubravka Šuica, el CESE pidió a la Comisión que presente una nueva Estrategia sobre personas mayores antes de que finalice el mandato actual.
In this opinion, the EESC suggests several changes to the Commission's proposal, to make the text fully compliant with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Namely, the Committee suggest that if the adoption of a legal measure against a vulnerable person clearly violates human rights and international law, a Member State should be obliged not recognise such a measure.
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Interactio and Room JDE 60, EESC building, Rue Belliard 99, 1040
Brussels
Belgium
In order to prepare the exploratory opinion requested by the future Spanish presidency of the EU on "Measures to improve mental health", the EESC is organising a hybrid public hearing on 11 April 2023 from 9:30 am to 1 pm.
The aim of the event is to gather input from policy makers, civil society organisations and social partners, which will feed into the EESC's opinion.