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
Met deze oproep nodigen wij de leden van het Comité uit om de aandacht te vestigen op onderwerpen die hun na aan het hart liggen en de spil vormen van hun activiteiten. Voor de derde keer sinds 2017 houdt het Europees Parlement een Europese week van gendergelijkheid, die deze keer plaatsvindt van 24 tot en met 30 oktober. Dit thema is een prioriteit voor de hele EU, en met name voor het Comité, dat zich sterk maakt voor gelijke rechten.
Maria Nikolopoulou, voorzitter van de groep Gelijkheid van het EESC, vertelt wat beide instellingen met elkaar verbindt, hoe het Comité bij dit project betrokken wil worden, welke kwesties de meeste aandacht verdienen en welke activiteiten het EESC concreet zal ontplooien tijdens de Week van de gendergelijkheid.