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.
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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.
Debate on Recovery & Resilience, linked to the adoption of the EESC resolution "Involvement of Organised Civil Society in the National Recovery and Resilience Plans – How can we improve it?"
On 10 May, the vice-president of the European Parliament Evelyn Regner took part in the European Day of the Liberal Professions 2022, which was hosted by the Liberal Professions Category of the EESC. She spoke during the opening session of the annual conference, which focused on the topic of Liberal Professions: Lessons Learned and Challenges ahead. Various civil society and other institutional representatives participated in the event.
Diversity Europe Group President Séamus Boland, EESC plenary debate on the 'EU priorities for recovery and the implementation of the 2022 European Commission work programme', 9 December 2021
Just before the summer break, Commissioner Mairead McGuinness joined an extraordinary meeting of the Diversity Europe Group of the EESC to debate the role of finance and banking in Europe's recovery.
On 30 June, the Diversity Europe Group held a webinar under the banner of the Conference on the Future of Europe on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the mental health and employability of young people.
At a conference of the Diversity Europe Group of the EESC on 12 March 2021, civil society representatives urged their organisations to tell politicians what type of society they want to create and live in.
La pauvreté et le rôle des organisations de la société civile dans la lutte contre celle-ci seront au cœur de sa présidence
Alors que débute le mandat 2020-2025 du CESE, Séamus Boland devient le président de son groupe «Diversité Europe». À l’occasion de la première réunion du groupe, qui s’est tenue aujourd’hui, le 27 octobre, les membres l’ont confirmé dans cette nouvelle fonction pour les deux ans et demi à venir. La présidence de M. Boland se concentrera sur le thème «La pauvreté et le rôle des organisations de la société civile dans la lutte contre celle-ci».
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Dans ce dernier épisode de la série, réalisé en français, Isabel Caño Aguilar décrit comment la pandémie a modifié tout le travail de communication du CESE: "Rien ne sera plus comme avant. Mais nous avons la responsabilité de réagir, de faire une Europe plus forte. Les citoyens et les citoyennes européennes nous demandent de le faire"