European Economic
and Social Committee
Events
22 January – Polish evening at the EESC
- Location: Brussels, Belgium
- Organiser: European Economic and Social Committee
On the first day of the EESC's 593rd Plenary Session, the EESC Members, Staff, as well as representatives from other EU institutions and Poland's Permanent Representation to the EU are invited to attend the Polish evening, marking the Committee's involvement in the preparations to the Presidency. The evening will be highlighted by speeches delivered by representatives of the EESC and the Polish government, accompanied by the selection of Polish cuisine.
20 June – Polish Classical Concert in Brussels
- Location: Brussels, Belgium
- Organiser: Brussels Chamber Ensemble, Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU
The Brussels Chamber Ensemble was born in 2022 with the vision to celebrate European classical music and to promote talent, both in Belgium and across the European continent. Since its inception, BCE has performed in consistently sold-out concerts in some of Brussels’ most exquisite concert halls, always with a unique goal: to promote the music and talent of the Member State holding the Presidency of the Council of the EU. BCE’s concerts feature some of the most prominent national composers of the EU Presidency’s region as well as a world première of a contemporary composer. With about 60 orchestra members representing over 15 nationalities, 20 professions and an age range spanning from 18 to 70+ years, BCE’s is the epitome of what it means to be European. Approximately half of the orchestra consists of music students or young professionals from Belgian conservatories, while the other half is made up of semi-professional musicians (many of them having a music degree, but having decided to continue their professional careers as lawyers, engineers, translators, often working at, or closely with, the EU institutions). The Brussels Chamber Ensemble thus brings together so many different communities that are living together in Brussels, all united by their love for music-making.
The concert will feature a wide collection of works by various Polish composers, covering nearly 200 years of Polish musical history, from Chopin to the present, with sounds that are quintessentially representative of the Polish culture. Also, the concert will promote contemporary Polish talent, by inviting Polish soloists to play at the concert and by performing the world premiere of the piece that will win our orchestra's composition competition for Polish composers.
25-26 June - Annual meeting of the presidents and secretaries of the European economic and social networks and similar institutions, as well as the European Economic and Social Committee
- Location: Warsaw, Poland
- Organiser: Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy
The event will bring together the presidents and secretaries of economic and social councils and related institutions from member states (from Poland, the Council for Social Dialogue and The Council for Public Benefit Work) and representatives of the European Economic and Social Committee, including the president.
Annual meeting of the secretaries and presidents of Economic and Social Councils and institutions bringing together representatives of civil society in the member states, with the participation of representatives of the European Economic and Social Committee - including its President. The meeting will be combined with a half-day conference, the theme of which will be defined in consultation with the EESC, the Social Dialogue Council and the Public Benefit Board.
The aim of the meeting is to create a space for networking, exchanging views on cooperation and discussing issues of relevance to national councils and institutions representing civil society.
The meeting will result in conclusions to be submitted to the Presidents of the EU institutions.