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.
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The EESC is active in a wide range of areas, from social affairs to economy, energy and sustainability.
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The EESC holds nine plenary sessions per year. It also organises many conferences, public hearings and high-level debates related to its work.
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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
Mill-Grupp Diversità Ewropa tal-KESE
Mal-bidu tal-mandat il-ġdid tal-KESE (2020-2025), Séamus Boland ħa f’idejh il-presidenza tal-Grupp Diversità Ewropa. Il-Grupp ikkonferma r-rwol il-ġdid tiegħu matul l-ewwel laqgħa tal-mandat il-ġdid li saret fis-27 ta’ Ottubru.
“Il-faqar u r-rwol tal-organizzazzjonijiet tas-soċjetà ċivili biex jiġġilduh” se jkun il-punt fokali tal-presidenza tas-Sur Boland. F’konformità mas-suġġett, il-prijoritajiet tal-Grupp għall-mandat presidenzjali 2020-2023 jinkludu:
Il-kandidatura ta’ Séamus Boland għall-presidenza kienet immexxijja minn xewqa li jiġi promoss ir-rwol tas-soċjetà ċivili u li jissaħħaħ leħinha. L-Irlandiż issuġġerixxa li jiġu indirizzati l-ħtiġijiet wesgħin tas-soċjetà ċivili u jiġu żgurati ħidma ta’ kwalità u proċeduri robusti fi ħdan il-KESE għal dan il-għan.
Il-President il-ġdid ser jippresiedi l-Grupp Diversità Ewropea flimkien ma’ seba’ Viċi Presidenti:
Pietro Vittorio Barbieri (IT), Jan Dirx (NL), Kinga Joó (HU), Rudolf Kolbe (AT), Ariane Rodert (SE), Simo Tiainen (FI) u Ioannis Vardakastanis (EL).
Matul is-sessjoni plenarja inawgurali tal-KESE f’Ottubru, il-plenarja ħatret membri tal-Grupp Diversità Ewropa f’pożizzjonijiet differenti ta’ tmexxija. Cillian Lohan inħatar Viċi President tal-KESE għall-Komunikazzjoni, fost l-oħrjan.
Għal aktar informazzjoni dettaljata, żur il-paġna web tal-Grupp.