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
Toisc gur poitigéir mé, bhí mé an-tógtha le linn ghéarchéim an choróinvíris leis an ngné sin den leigheas a bhaineann go sonrach leis an difear idir na hinscní. I réimse na meabhairshláinte feictear difear mór idir an tionchar a bhí ag COVID-19 ar fhir agus ar mhná.
Nuair a dhéantar comparáid eatarthu, is léir go raibh ar níos mó fear ná ban dul isteach in aonaid dianchúraim agus gur minice a fuair siad bás, fir óga go háirithe.
Ó cuireadh tús leis an dianghlasáil is mná óga is mó a d’éirigh tinn, agus sin i ngeall ar na róil nua atá acu sa tsochaí: fostaíocht neamhbhuan nó pháirtaimseartha, níos mó teagmhála le daoine, níos lú oibre ón mbaile, níos mó freagrachtaí cúraim.
Ní mór dúinn breathnú arís ar na heiseamláirí atá ag mná agus ag daoine scothaosta sa teaghlach, arae, tá leithcheal á dhéanamh freisin ar dhaoine atá amach sna blianta. Sin ábhar a leanfaidh mé orm ag labhairt faoi.
Le linn na géarchéime, is minic a shuínn os comhair na cógaslainne agus phléinn na ceisteanna sin le mo mhuintir, agus bhainidís sásamh as an gcomhrá sin.
Bheannaínn freisin do na seandaoine sa teach altranais, mise thíos ar an tsráid agus iadsan ar an mbalcón, agus chanaimis amhráin le chéile.
Caithfear an t-uaigneas a chloí agus seasamh le gaolta na ndaoine sin. Beidh ar lucht beartais an méid sin a chur san áireamh agus an fhostaíocht sa réimse seo á cur chun cinn acu, ach go dtí go ndéanfar sin beidh orainn tacú le cách.
Cheistigh mé tuismitheoirí freisin faoi réimse an oideachais agus d’eagraigh mé físchomhdhálacha le múinteoirí i dtaobh na litearthachta sna meáin.