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
Nel momento in cui il Portogallo si accinge a prendere in mano le redini dell'UE e a porre l'agenda sociale in cima alla lista delle priorità, il CESE ospita una mostra virtuale dell'artista portoghese Maria Reis Rocha che rende omaggio ai legami umani e alla solidarietà.
Hand in Hand presenta una serie di illustrazioni e brevi video realizzati da Maria Reis Rocha (https://www.mariareisrocha.com/) su temi sociali scottanti quali la salute mentale, la partecipazione e la trasformazione sociale, l'istruzione di qualità, l'accesso universale all'assistenza sanitaria, la lotta contro la povertà e il razzismo e i diritti dei minori.
Questi temi sono strettamente collegati alle priorità della presidenza portoghese (un'Europa resiliente, un'Europa sociale, un'Europa verde, un'Europa digitale e un'Europa globale), che inizia il 1° gennaio 2021.
A causa della pandemia di COVID-19 la mostra è allestita in forma digitale – una prima culturale – e sarà fruibile dal 15 gennaio al 15 febbraio 2021 sul sito https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/our-events/events/hand-hand. (ck)