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.
Here you can find news and information about the EESC'swork, including its social media accounts, the EESC Info newsletter, photo galleries and videos.
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.
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.
Il Comitatoeconomico e socialeeuropeo (CESE) lancial'allarme e invoca al più presto un piano d'azioneeuropeo in materia di alloggi, sottolineando che una strategiadell'UE è essenziale per garantire un accessouniversale a un alloggiodignitoso, sostenibile ed economicamenteaccessibile.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted a Resolution on its contribution to the European Commission's 2021 work programme at its July plenary session. The document welcomes the proposals made by the European Commission to overcome the COVID-19 crisis and sees the next year as an opportunity to restructure and improve the EU’s economy and society.
We are awaiting the New Pact on Migration and Asylum with great hope but also concern, the EESC tells Commissioner Schinas.
At its July plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) hosted a debate with Commission Vice-President, Margaritis Schinas, who presented several upcoming initiatives falling under his portfolio of "Promoting our European Way of Life", including the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, the Skills Agenda, the EU for Health Programme and the new Security Union Strategy.
Il Presidente Jahier ha criticato la recente proposta del Consiglio dell'UE di dare ai governi nazionali il potere di porre il veto sui programmi di riforma di un paese nel quadro del pacchetto. In un dibattito con il commissario per l'Economia Paolo Gentiloni alla plenaria del CESE, il Presidente Jahier ha affermato che l'intero Comitato si schiera in sostegno della Commissione europea.
In an exchange of views on the priorities of Germany's presidency with the German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Peter Altmaier, the EESC said it applauds its highly ambitious goals and is ready to join forces
Il CESE premierà fino a 29 iniziative di solidarietà promosse nell'UE e nel Regno Unito per combattere la pandemia di Covid-19 e attutire i suoi effetti devastanti
Il Comitatoeconomico e socialeeuropeo (CESE) dimostral'impegno dei suoimembri a far fronte sul campoallacrisi del coronavirus mediante il lancioufficiale di una sezionespeciale del suo sito web.