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 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
Sinds december vragen we gastschrijvers hoe zij tegen de Europese verkiezingen aankijken. Hun mening kunt u lezen in de rubriek “Ik ga stemmen. U ook?” Deze keer laten we Malgorzata Molęda-Zdziech aan het woord, een Poolse sociologe en politiek wetenschapper die de gebeurtenissen in Polen becommentarieert.
Zij is hoofd van het departement Politieke Wetenschappen van de Hogeschool voor Economie van Warschau en is namens de rector van deze instelling bevoegd voor samenwerking met de Europese Unie. In haar artikel bespreekt ze de belangrijke invloed die het Poolse maatschappelijk middenveld heeft gehad op de uitkomst van de Poolse parlementsverkiezingen in oktober 2023. Daarmee loopt ze ook vooruit op een van de prioriteiten van het toekomstige Poolse voorzitterschap van de Raad van de Europese Unie, die betrekking heeft op de rol van het maatschappelijk middenveld bij de bescherming van de rechtsstaat. (ehp)