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  • EESC plenary debate with Clément BEAUNE, French Secretary of State for European Affairs, 19 January 2022

  • May I send my best wishes to the French government, which will assume the Presidency of the Council of the EU today, on January 1st 2022. The challenges facing citizens in the Union are well documented and require ...

  • EESC plenary debate with Anže Logar, Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs

  • European Semester 2026: Driving competitiveness, sustainable growth and social resilience in a strategic budgetary framework

    The EESC’s European Semester Group is bringing together speakers from the EU institutions, organised civil society, the Member States and research institutes for its annual conference to be held on Tuesday 30 June 2026.

  • Event in the framework of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU
    Event type
    Conference

    Registration for in-person participation is now closed. Streaming will be available on this page on the day of the event. Prior registration for the streaming is not required. 

  • What is in it for organised civil society ?
    Event type
    Public hearing

    Public hearing on EU Budget expenditure tracking and performance framework. What is in it for organised civil society ? in the framework of the opinion ECO/698 EU Budget expenditure tracking and performance framework.

  • Public hearing

    Public hearing in the framework of opinion ECO/689 - The Island Dimension in European Cohesion, Competitiveness and Sustainable Development Policies.

  • Lessons learned and a new Inflation Governance Framework
    Event type
    Conference

    On Wednesday, 3 September 2025, from 14:00 – 17:30 (CET), the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will host an event organised by the Foundation for European Progressive Studies, in cooperation with Fondazione Pietro Nenni and tasc, discussing lessons learned from the recent inflation episode and the new inflation governance framework that needs to be developed to prevent or mitigate the supply side inflation shocks in the future. 

  • Public debate

    In a context such as the one that Europe is experiencing, characterised by multiple crises, it is appropriate to promote a reflection on European public goods and on fundamental political priorities capable of ensuring the sustainable growth of the EU and the well-being of its citizens. This reflection gets ever more important in view of the upcoming negotiations on the next European Multiannual Financial Framework for the period post 2027.

  • Public hearing
    Event type
    Public hearing

    The EESC is organising this public hearing to discuss the framework of the own-initiative opinion on "Leaving the crises behind – Measures for a resilient, cohesive and inclusive European economy".