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
COVID-19 kriis on näidanud, kui oluline on solidaarsus ELi liikmesriikide, institutsioonide ja kodanike vahel. Seda kogemust arvesse võttes arutleme selle üle, miks äsja käivitatud Euroopa tuleviku konverents on uus ja oluline samm ühisel mõtlemisel meie Euroopa ühise tuleviku üle.
Euroopa Majandus- ja Sotsiaalkomitee president Christa Schweng kirjeldab uut Euroopa narratiivi, mida komitee toetab osaledes vaatlejana Euroopa tuleviku konverentsi juhatuses, ning lubab mobiliseerida komitee ulatusliku võrgustiku kogu organiseeritud kodanikuühiskonnas, et tagada võimalikult laialdane osalemine.
Euroopa Parlamendi liige, Euroopa tuleviku konverentsi juhatuse liige ja endine Belgia peaminister Guy Verhofstadt, kes esitas 2001. aastal Euroopa konvendi käivitanud Laekeni deklaratsiooni, rõhutab samuti, et Euroopal on aeg visandada oma tee koos kodanikega.
ELi juures töötav korrespondent ja silmapaistev Euroopa asjade ekspert Lorenzo Consoli märgib, et oma kolmekümne Brüsselis veedetud aasta jooksul ei ole ta kunagi näinud, et EL oleks tegelenud nii ambitsioonika üleeuroopalise demokraatliku tegevusega. (dm)