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 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
In questa rubrica, i membri del CESE sono invitati a dare risalto a temi che rivestono particolare interesse ai loro occhi e sono al centro delle loro attività. Per la terza volta dal 2017, il Parlamento europeo organizza quest'anno - dal 24 al 30 ottobre - una Settimana europea per l'uguaglianza di genere. Si tratta di una priorità per l'Unione europea nel suo complesso, e in particolare per il Comitato in quanto assertore dell'uguaglianza dei diritti.
Maria Nikolopoulou, presidente del gruppo Parità del CESE, mette in evidenza gli elementi che uniscono il Comitato e il Parlamento, le modalità con cui il Comitato intende partecipare a questa iniziativa, le questioni che richiedono maggiore attenzione e le azioni concrete che saranno realizzate al CESE durante la Settimana per l'uguaglianza di genere.