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
Léirigh géarchéim COVID-19 a thábhachtaí atá an dlúthpháirtíocht idir Ballstáit, institiúidí agus saoránaigh an Aontais Eorpaigh. Ina fhianaise sin, pléifimid cad ina thaobh ar céim nua thábhachtach í an Chomhdháil ar Thodhchaí na hEorpa, ar cuireadh tús léi le déanaí, a chuideoidh linn machnamh a dhéanamh le chéile faoinár dtodhchaí Eorpach choiteann.
Leagfaidh Uachtarán CESE Christa Schweng amach an insint nua ar an Eoraip a mbeidh CESE ag áitiú ar a son ina cháilíocht mar bhreathnadóir ar bhord feidhmiúcháin na Comhdhála agus geallfaidh sí go mbainfear leas as líonra fairsing an Choiste a chlúdaíonn iomlán na sochaí sibhialta eagraithe d’fhonn an rannpháirtíocht is leithne is féidir a chinntiú.
Farainn freisin beidh Guy Verhofstadt, FPE, ball de bhord feidhmiúcháin na Comhdhála agus iar-phríomh-aire na Beilge, arb é an té a mhol Dearbhú Laeken in 2001 é, rud a chuir an Coinbhinsiún Eorpach ar bun. Cuirfidh seisean i bhfios go láidir chomh maith go bhfuil cor cinniúnach roimh an Eoraip agus gur mithid di an bealach atá amach roimpi a leagan síos i gcomhar leis na saoránaigh.
Dar le Lorenzo Consoli, comhfhreagraí AE agus saineolaí den scoth ar ghnóthaí na hEorpa, nach bhfaca sé, le linn na dtríocha bliain atá caite aige sa Bhruiséil, oiread sin cleachtaí daonlathacha uaillmhianacha uile-Eorpacha beartaithe agus ar bun ag an Aontas! (dm)