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.
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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.
Download — Opinjoni mressqa mis-sezzjoni tal-KESE: Towards a clear EU framework for the posting of third-country nationals (TCNs): Ensuring genuine posting, legal certainty and fair competition
Download — Opinjoni mressqa mis-sezzjoni tal-KESE: Ending forced sterilisation of women with disabilities: Alternative pathways to the decriminalisation of EU criminal offences through anti-discrimination law and conditionality of funds
Download — Opinjoni mressqa mis-sezzjoni tal-KESE: Ensuring affordable and stable energy for the European energy-intensive industries using the example of the chemical sector
Download — Opinjoni mressqa mis-sezzjoni tal-KESE: Energy storage as systemically important infrastructure for a sovereign, affordable and resilient European Energy Union
Download — Opinjoni mressqa mis-sezzjoni tal-KESE: Boosting the capacity of the EIB and national promotional banks for innovation, effective industrial policy and economic growth
This timely opinion will examine civil society proposal on how to reform climate governance, including decision-making processes, negotiation frameworks, and the participation and impact of civil society organisations at global climate summits. It will also assess how international climate litigation is shaping climate negotiations and may further influence the governance of the UNFCCC, particularly in the light of the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion of 23 July 2025.
Download — Opinjoni mressqa mis-sezzjoni tal-KESE: Reforming climate governance in light of recent international judicial decisions