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
Svakog mjeseca predstavljamo vam gosta ili gošću iznenađenja, čiji rad i predanost nadahnjuju druge. EGSO info za svoje je srpanjsko izdanje pozvao dr. Hansa Henrija Klugea, regionalnog direktora za Europu u Svjetskoj zdravstvenoj organizaciji, i Johana Strida, direktora inicijative Ocean Race Summits.
Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge postao je regionalni direktor za Europu u Svjetskoj zdravstvenoj organizaciji (SZO) 1. veljače 2020., nakon što ga je nominirao SZO-ov Regionalni odbor za Europu, a imenovao Izvršni odbor te organizacije. Ima 25 godina liječničkog iskustva i iskustva u području javnog zdravlja na brojnim radnim mjestima diljem svijeta.
Johan Strid postao je direktor inicijative Ocean Race Summit u kolovozu 2020. Prije toga bio je glavni tajnik Švedskog paraolimpijskog odbora, nakon što je bio glavni tajnik Švedskih izviđača i vodiča. Johan ima bogato iskustvo u civilnom društvu jer je bio član uprave švedskog Vijeća mladih, švedskog Crvenog križa i organizacije ECPAT. Iskusan je poduzetnik i osnivač brojnih poduzeća. Na europskoj razini Johan je bio predsjednik Savjetodavnog vijeća Uprave za mlade Vijeća Europe i član Europskog odbora izviđača.