La présidente du CESE
EESC President
Statement by Christa Schweng, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and Dimitris Dimitriadis, President of the Section for External Relations (REX)
23/03/2021
Organised civil society is a key player in our democracies in Europe. We need to involve it in the current recovery and reconstruction process to make sure that no one is left behind on our way towards a sustainable Europe in 2030 and beyond.
17/03/2021
Réunis les 18 et 19 mars derniers pour participer à un sommet virtuel de la jeunesse sur le climat organisé par le Comité économique et social européen (CESE), des élèves de l’enseignement secondaire de l’Europe entière ont présenté à Frans Timmermans, vice-président exécutif de la Commission, une liste de propositions concrètes.
19/03/2021
Statement by EESC President Christa Schweng
I welcome today's signature of the joint declaration between the European Commission, European Parliament and the Council that sets out the Conference on the Future of Europe. The European Economic and Social Committee is looking forward to actively contributing to the debate, being invited as an observer.
10/03/2021
We are looking forward to working on the European Commission's three major initiatives: a Communication on "the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan", a Proposal for a Directive to "strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms" as well as on "the Strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities 2021 – 2030".
04/03/2021
EESC president Christa Schweng welcomes the result of the vote by the European Parliament's Budgetary Control Committee (CONT), adopting a draft report to grant our institution budgetary discharge for 2019. The Committee takes all the recommendations very seriously and will continue to cooperate with the European Parliament to address remaining doubts.
02/03/2021
On behalf of the European Economic and Social Committee I want to congratulate Ms Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her appointment as Director-General of the World Trade Organization and I wish her a successful mandate. This appointment in itself brings wind of a much awaited change and marks a historic achievement.
17/02/2021
Nous exprimons notre profonde préoccupation face à la crise humanitaire que subissent actuellement en Bosnie-Herzégovine des milliers de migrants afghans,
29/01/2021
During their meeting on 27 January 2021 EESC President Christa Schweng and Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa stated that, at a time when everything was becoming a matter of urgency – vaccination, economic recovery, the climate and digital transitions, and the relaunch of the European Pillar of Social Rights – it was especially important to focus on quality delivery.
27/01/2021
Statement from Christa Schweng and Jack O'Connor – Congratulations to the European Union and United Kingdom negotiators for successfully concluding a most complex and difficult negotiation to deliver a Trade Agreement which is vitally important to the people of both the UK and all of Europe.
24/12/2020
I warmly welcome the long-awaited adoption of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-27 and the Recovery Fund, with the rule of law as a conditionality. We urgently need this strong financial stimulus to counteract the economic crisis caused by COVID-19 and to shape the post-pandemic future of the EU.
11/12/2020
In spite of the enormous challenges posed by the pandemic, European employers, workers and civil society organisations jointly urge all 27 Member States to deliver the EU's Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and the EU's Resilience and Recovery fund.
08/12/2020
Recovery from the current crisis, the impasse on long term EU budget and the future of the EU were the main topics of the discussion between the president of the EESC, Christa Schweng, and the president of the European Parliament, David Sassoli. The two presidents met virtually on 1 December for the first time in the current EESC term.
01/12/2020
Long-term EU budget clinch, fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and the conference on the future of Europe – these were the main topics of the discussion between the presidents of the European Council and the European Economic and Social Committee. Christa Schweng and Charles Michel met via video conference on Friday, 27 November.
27/11/2020
Statement by Christa Schweng, President of the European Economic and Social Committee and Dimitris Dimitriadis, President of the External Relations Section. The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), a body representing organised European civil society, congratulates Maia Sandu on her election as sixth president of the Republic of Moldova and as the first female president in the country's history.
18/11/2020
Le Comité économique et social européen (CESE) publie le programme complet de Mme Christa Schweng, sa nouvelle présidente, pour la durée de son mandat (2020-2023)
11/11/2020
En ma qualité de présidente du Comité économique et social européen (CESE), j’adresse mes plus sincères félicitations à Joe Biden, qui vient d’être élu 46e président des États-Unis d’Amérique, ainsi qu’à Kamala Harris, élue vice-présidente.
09/11/2020
Lors d’une conférence annuelle tenue entièrement en ligne les 3 et 4 novembre, le Comité économique et social européen (
05/11/2020
La nouvelle présidente du CESE est une Européenne convaincue, dotée d’une expérience de l’Union européenne couvrant deux décennies et d’une expertise considérable dans le domaine social. Mme Schweng est en outre fermement convaincue que la société civile européenne a le pouvoir de contribuer à la relance de l’Europe après la COVID-19, ainsi qu’à sa résilience future.
28/10/2020
Unis pour l’avenir de l’Europe: la nouvelle présidente est déterminée à restaurer l’unité et la réputation du CESE, et à apporter la preuve de sa valeur ajoutée pour influencer l’élaboration des politiques à l’échelon européen.
28/10/2020
Session plénière constitutive (Mandat 2020-2025) avec un débat sur «La relance pour l’avenir de l’Europe – Le rôle du Comité économique et social européen», avec M. David Maria SASSOLI, M. Charles MICHEL, Mme Ursula VON DER LEYEN, M. Apostolos TZITZIKOSTAS, M. Geert PAUWELS, M. Luca VISENTINI, M. Jeremy WATES.
Sitting in front of a screen is not exactly how we had pictured this inaugural session. You may be asking yourselves why, as the new president, I am also participating remotely. Believe me, it was not easy for me to decide not to travel to Brussels. The reason for my decision is simple: we can only ask our people, our members and staff to limit their social interactions and change their everyday behaviour to fight the COVID-19 pandemic if we ourselves set an example.
29/10/2020
Video
United for the future of Europe. This is the guiding principle for my work as new president of the European Economic and Social Committee. Only united we can successfully overcome the economic and social hardship caused by CoViD-19. Only united we can shape a Europe that is economically prosperous, socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable.
28/10/2020
Speeches
The President's agenda
15/04/2021
Meeting with European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) representatives
15/04/2021