Civil Society Organisations' Bulletin - April 2026

By Cillian LOHAN, President, EESC Civil Society Organisations’ Group

By Nuno SERRA, member of the Civil Society Organisations’ Group, representing the Portuguese National Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives and Agricultural Credit (Confagri)

By Andreas THURNER, EESC rapporteur for the opinion 'Organic production rules – targeted amendment to Regulation 2018/848' and member of the Civil Society Organisations’ Group, representing the Austrian Chamber of Agriculture

By Corina MURAFA, EESC member participating in the work of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform's Coordination Group (term 2025-2028) and member of the Civil Society Organisations’ Group, representing the Romanian Energy Poverty Observatory (ORSE) of the Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD)

By Arnaud SCHWARTZ, EESC rapporteur for an opinion on the Bioeconomy Strategy and member of the Civil Society Organisations’ Group, representing France Nature Environnement (FNE)

By Ketrin KASTEHEIN, Chairperson of Rural Youth Europe

By Joan BORRELL, Deputy Secretary General for Stability and Resilience of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)

By Maurizio MENSI, member of the EESC Civil Society Organisations’ Group, representing the Italian Confederation of Academic Professionals (CIU)

On 14 April 2026, the European Anti-Poverty Network will launch its latest EU Poverty Watch report at an event in Brussels, hosted by the EESC’ Civil Society Organisations’ Group. The event will be webtreamed in English and Spanish at: 2025 European Poverty Watch Launch.

We warmly invite you to join us in person at our conference on 'Island of resilience – Cyprus' perspective on climate, sustainability and food security'. Registration for in-person participation will close on Thursday 16 April 2026, noon. The event will also be webstreamed.

We spoke with Anastasis Yiapanis, the rapporteur for the EESC opinion NAT/973, representing the Panagrotikos Farmers’ Union of Cyprus in the EESC Civil Society Organisations’ Group

Following the third edition of Civil Society Week, under the theme ‘People, Democracy, Resilience – Our Future’, the EESC reviewed its key outcomes in a plenary debate with the European institutions and stakeholders on 18 March. Read the key messages of the members of the EESC Civil Society Organisations’ Group.

At its plenary session on 19 March, the EESC held a debate on the emotional health of young people and children in the EU. Read the key messages of the members of the EESC Civil Society Organisations’ Group.

At its plenary session on 18 February, the EESC held a debate on 'Moving Europe in times of crisis: military mobility, transport resilience and their social dimension'. Read the key messages of the members of the EESC Civil Society Organisations’ Group.