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  • Calendar of the EESC meetings 2026

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  • Empowering Civil Society in the EU Security

    Public Hearing and 1st Study Group meeting

    Location

    EESC
    Brussels
    Belgium

    The European Economic and Social Committee is preparing an own‑initiative opinion on “Empowering Civil Society in the EU Security: advancing the civilian Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) Compact and the European Civilian Peace Corps.”

    In this context, the EESC is organising a public hearing in the framework of the first meeting of the Study Group dedicated to this topic.

  • Ending Forced Sterilisation: Advancing the Rights of Women with Disabilities

    Location

    Room VMA 22, EESC building, rue Van Maerlant 2, 1040 Brussels and Interactio
    Brussels
    Belgium

    This event will feature insights from EU institutions and highlight recommendations from persons with lived experience, civil society and disability organisations.  #EndForcedSterilisation  #DisabilityRights

  • Info session on the UN Convention on Biological Diversity process

    Actively engaging farmers, fishers, and forest owners' organisations in the CBD negotiations

    Location

    Online
    Belgium

    This partnership event hosted by the EESC together with the European Bureau for Conservation and Development aims to explore how farmers, fishers, and forest owners’ organisations (at the EU and international level) can better coordinate, strengthen their engagement, and contribute more effectively to the CBD process ahead of COP17. 

  • 607th Plenary Session - 15-16 July 2026

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    Event type
    Plenary Session

    Location

    Brussels
    Belgium

    607th Plenary Session of the EESC, with the following debates:

    • Presentation of the priorities of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, at 15:00 on Wednesday 15 July
    • Better protection for workers: quality jobs and fair labour mobility, at 16:00 on Wednesday 15 July.
    • High-level debate on EU enlargement, at 10:00 on Thursday 16 July.

    Web streaming

  • The role of organised civil society in improving financial literacy: existing initiatives and public policies

    Location

    Brussels
    Belgium

    We will discuss on the views of the European Parliament, the progress in the Strategy of the Commission, and learn from the presentation of impactful initiatives by a financial sector association and a trade union. A debate with members and remote participants will follow.

  • Multiannual FinaThe Multiannual Financial Framework after 2027 - Assessing progress and outstanding challenges

    Public debate

    Location

    Rue Belliard 99 - Online event
    Bruxelles
    Belgium

    Public debate in the ECO Section on the The Multiannual Financial Framework after 2027 - Assessing progress and outstanding challenges

  • From the EU Blue Deal to the Water Resilience Strategy and beyond – European civil society contributions to the UN Water Conference

    Location

    EESC
    Brussels
    Belgium

    Save the date! On 15 September, the CCMI will organise a high-level event bringing together European civil society and key stakeholders to help shape the EU’s contribution to the UN Water Conference 2026. Building on the EESC’s work on the EU Blue Deal and its recently adopted opinion on this process, the event will foster dialogue and deliver key recommendations from civil society to EU and global decision-makers, feeding into global water policy discussions.

  • Youth Policy Dialogue on COP31

    Location

    Berlaymont building, European Commission
    Brussels
    Belgium

    The European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee, in cooperation with the European Youth Forum and Generation Climate Europe, will organise the Youth Policy Dialogue on COP31. The event will take place on Thursday 1 October 2026. 

  • National and regional partnership plans in focus: the civil society perspective

    Location

    rue Belliard 101, Jacques Delors building, room JDE 63
    Brussels
    Belgium

    The policy debate brings together stakeholders to assess how National and Regional and Partnership Plans will work in practice. In a workshop setting connected to the European Economic and Social Committee, participants from civil society, social partners and institutions will exchange perspectives on transparency, inclusiveness and impact. The discussion aims to highlight gaps, share best practices and strengthen the role of organised civil society in shaping and monitoring the implementation of NRPPs in the EU.

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