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
Rubrikā “Pārsteiguma viesis” mēs iepazīstinām ar izcilām personībām, kas darbojas zinātnē, žurnālistikā, politikā, kultūras un sociālajā jomā.
Šomēnes mūsu viesis ir cilvēktiesību aizstāve un Pilsonisko brīvību centra vadītāja Oleksandra Matvijčuka (Ukraina). O. Matvijčukai ir pieredze horizontālu struktūru izveidē ar mērķi iesaistīt plašu cilvēku loku cilvēktiesību iniciatīvās, it īpaši Euromaidan SOS iniciatīvā, kā arī vairāku gadu pieredze kara noziegumu dokumentēšanā. Viņa ir sagatavojusi vairākus ziņojumus ANO, Eiropas Padomei, ES, EDSO un Starptautiskajai Krimināltiesai. Viņa bija kampaņas #SaveOlegSentsov iniciatore, lai panāktu Oļega Sentsova un citu politieslodzīto atbrīvošanu Krimā un Donbasā. O. Matvijčuka ir saņēmusi EDSO misiju demokrātijas aizstāvja balvu “Ekskluzīvs ieguldījums demokrātijas un cilvēktiesību veicināšanā”. Oleksandra Matvijčuka 2022. gadā saņēma “Right Livelihood” balvu, un Financial Times viņu atzina par vienu no 25 ietekmīgajām sievietēm pasaulē. 2022. gadā Pilsonisko brīvību centrs, kuru vada O. Matvijčuka, kā arī Baltkrievijas neatkarības un demokrātijas aktīvists Aļess Beļackis un Krievijas cilvēktiesību aizsardzības centrs “Memoriāls” saņēma Nobela Miera prēmiju.