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
De EU geldt nog altijd als de veiligste plek voor journalisten ter wereld. Dat kan echter gemakkelijk veranderen nu het intimideren, lastigvallen en zelfs vermoorden van verslaggevers een tendens is die een stijgende lijn lijkt te vertonen.
We hebben onderzoeksjournalist Matthew Caruana Galizia, te gast. Zijn moeder, Daphne Caruana Galizia, werd in 2017 op brute wijze vermoord toen zij de corruptie in Malta aan de kaak wilde stellen.
Volgens Julie Majerczak, hoofd van het Brusselse kantoor van Reporters without Borders, vormen de moorden op journalisten – sinds 2015 zijn er in de EU 16 gedood – slechts de top van de ijsberg. Verslaggevers worden ook steeds vaker het slachtoffer van allerlei vormen van druk, misbruik en censuur. We vroegen Christian Moos, lid van het EESC, waarom het verdedigen van de mediavrijheid zo belangrijk is voor de EU.
Is er iets dat de EU moet doen en moeten er budgettaire sancties worden opgelegd aan regeringen die kritische stemmen het zwijgen opleggen en de persvrijheid inperken? Onze gasten vertellen het allemaal in onze nieuwste aflevering over mediavrijheid en democratie (“Without media freedom, there is no democracy).