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
Ní beag an dúshlán atá roimh an Aontas agus aghaidh le tabhairt aige ar chás na Siria tar éis do réimeas Assad teacht chun deiridh agus cothromaíocht le baint amach idir na riachtanais dhaonnúla, an beartas imirce, agus cobhsú agus atógáil na tíre. Tá baol ann go bhfágfaidh an pholaitíocht intíre agus an gearrthéarmachas go dtabharfar tús áite don fhilleadh agus go gcuirfear dlús leis an bpróiseas sin, cé go bhféadfadh cur chuige comhordaithe cothrom ról ríthábhachtach a imirt maidir leis an tSiria a chobhsú agus an fhorbairt fhadtéarmach a chothú, dar le haoi speisialta EESCInfo Alberto-Horst Neidhardt, saineolaí mór le rá de chuid Ionad Beartais na hEorpa.
Anailísí Beartais Sinsearach agus Ceann an chláir Eorpaigh um an Éagsúlacht agus an Imirce in Ionad Beartais na hEorpa é Alberto-Horst Neidhardt. Is le dlíthe agus beartais tearmainn, cearta shaoránaigh an Aontais, an bhréagaisnéis, agus polaitíocht na himirce a bhíonn sé ag plé. Bhain sé PhD amach i nDlí an Aontais ón Institiúid Ollscoile Eorpach. In Ollscoil Chaitliceach Lille, is léachtóir é le beartais imirce agus soghluaisteachta, rialachas Eorpach, agus ceapadh beartas eiticiúil.