Events

  • A side-event of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit

    This event is organised as a side-event to the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit hosted by France on 10 - 11 February 2025. Its purpose is to enrich the Summit’s discussions by providing insights from organised civil society from France and the EU level and other esteemed speakers.

  • EESC-ILO conference in the framework of the Global Coalition for Social Justice

    #SocialJustice   #AI

    This high-level conference organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) will focus on ensuring that artificial intelligence benefits the world of work and advances social justice.

  • Final meeting under the Association Agreement
    Event type
    JCC Meeting

    The 13th and final meeting of the EU-Chile JCC under the 2002 Association Agreement marked a significant milestone in the EU-Chile partnership. This meeting served as an opportunity to reflect on past achievements and discuss the transition to the new Advanced Framework Agreement, which will reshape and strengthen cooperation between both parties.

  • This event will offer a unique opportunity to engage with policymakers and contribute to this vital conversation to ensure rural voice.

  • EESC youth delegate to COP
    Event type
    Webinar

    This webinar will provide useful information for applicants to the EESC Youth delegate to COP selection process. 

  • where do we stand and what is the role of sustainable food systems in the implementation of the SDGs?

    Debate on the Agenda 2030 on sustainable development: where do we stand and what is the role of sustainable food systems in the implementation of the SDGs?

  • Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies while ensuring European competitiveness, mitigating the cost-of-living crisis, and promoting a just transition

    On Friday, 24 January 2025, from 09:30 to 11:30 (CET), the European Economic and Social Committee will host a public hearing on the topic of Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies while ensuring European competitiveness, mitigating the cost-of-living crisis, and promoting a just transition.

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    Event type
    Plenary Session
  • Public hearing | 10:00 - 13:00

    Public hearing | Civil society's vision for a European Oceans Pact | Online event

  • Public hearing with Polish civil society and policy makers
    Event type
    Public hearing

    In the context of the ongoing exploratory opinion, requested by the Polish Presidency, to examine how civil society actors can make use of a results-orientation approach in cohesion policy in the next programming period, the EESC is organizing a hearing in Warsaw on 17 January 2025. The hearing will be important as the EESC will explore how civil society and local actors understand the concept of a results-orientation approach to cohesion policy, to which degree they are prepared and if they have the administrative capacity to implement it. 

    The hearing is co-organized with the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU and it has the patronage of the Polish Presidency. The venue is the premises of the Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy of Poland.