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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.
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.
Le CESE trouve les conclusions de la Commission relatives aux effets de la directive sur les services et au fonctionnement du secteur des services prématurées. La directive n'est en vigueur que depuis quelques années. Le fait que tous les États membres ne sont pas également satisfaits de la directive et qu'ils doivent la mettre en œuvre différemment dans leur propre législation sont des facteurs complexes qui ne sont pas repris dans la Communication. Le secteur des services est vaste et compliqué et se compose de plusieurs branches. Il faudra du temps pour rationaliser le marché intérieur des services au moyen de la réglementation européenne.
Download — EESC opinion: Single Market for services
Tematem konferencji była kondycja psychiczna i fizyczna młodych Europejczyków oraz rola NGO w jej wspieraniu. Wydarzenie zorganizowano w ramach polskiej prezydencji w Radzie UE z inicjatywy Ministry ds. Społeczeństwa Obywatelskiego Adriany Porowskiej i Grupy Organizacji Społeczeństwa Obywatelskiego EKES.
Healthcare professionals and civil society representatives called on policy-makers to introduce a ‘Health check’ for all future policies. Their demand just before the elections to the European Parliament: the ‘Right to Health’ must remain at the top of the EU and national agendas, as citizens demanded at the Conference on the Future of Europe.
Conference on 'The State of Health in the EU', organised by the EESC Civil Society Organisations' Group, in partnership with the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège and the Hôpital de la Citadelle, in the framework of the Belgian presidency of the Council of the EU, 4 June, Liège (Belgium)
Wspólna Konferencja Ministry Społeczeństwa Obywatelskiego Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej i Grupy Organizacji Społeczeństwa Obywatelskiego Europejskiego Komitetu Ekonomiczno-Społecznego
Event type
Conference
Location
Chancellery of the Prime Minister
Warsaw
Poland
Konferencja odbędzie się 15 maja 2025 w Kancelarii Prezesa Rady Ministrów w Warszawie, Al. Ujazdowskie 1/3 w ramach prezydencji Polski w Radzie UE.
Conference in the framework of the Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union
Event type
Conference
Location
16 Place du 20-Août
Liège
Belgium
The Civil Society Organisations' Group will organise this conference in partnership with the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège and the Hôpital de la Citadelle. This event is an in-person conference that will be live streamed. Registration closed on 30 May.
On 8 June 2022 the Consultative Commission on Industrial Change (CCMI) celebrated its 20th anniversary with a conference focused on the challenges of today and the prospects for tomorrow. This publication is a record of the occasion and a commemoration of what CCMI has achieved since joining the EESC.
On 20 February 2024 in Brussels, the EESC organised a conference on the Housing Crisis in Europe. This publication sets out the participants' assessment of the current state of affairs and their recommendations on how to tackle the current housing crisis.