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.
Here you can find news and information about the EESC'swork, including its social media accounts, the EESC Info newsletter, photo galleries and videos.
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.
The 11th meeting of the EU Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) under the EU-Vietnam FTA took place on 4 December 2024. The objective of the meeting was to follow up on the Joint Forum and plan the work of the DAG forward.
The 16th meeting of the EU Domestic Advisory Group under the EU-Ukraine DCFTA took place on 2 December 2024. Click on the programme tab to consult the topics on the agenda.
In support of the European Gender Equality Week, an initiative of the European Parliament taking place from 9 to 15 December, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has actively joined this effort by dedicating the month of November to thematic debates across its sections. These discussions highlight gender equality as a cornerstone of social justice, economic progress, and the well-being of society, aligning with the shared goals of this important initiative.
The EU-Serbia Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) held its 18th meeting on 29 November 2024 at the EESC in Belgrade, Serbia. It is a platform established within the institutional framework of the EU‑Serbia Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA), enabling representatives of both the EU and the Serbian civil society to monitor the country's accession negotiations, discuss issues of common interest and point out concerns to be tackled on the Serbian path towards the European Union.
The 11th meeting of the EU Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) under the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) took place on 25 November, 2024 at the EESC.
For the 19th time, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and Montenegro held the Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) in at the EESC in Brussels on 27 November 2024. The JCC is a civil society platform established between the EESC and Montenegrin civil society. It complements with a civil society point of view the EU institutional framework related to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the EU and Montenegro. This joint institution allows civil society organisations on both sides to monitor the country's accession negotiations. It is also a platform to discuss issues of common interest and to inform the public at large on the challenges ahead during the accession period.
Main topics of the 19th meeting of the EU-Montenegro JCC were:
Current state of play in EU-Montenegro relations: 2024 Enlargement Package and Montenegro Report, overview of the developments within the Berlin process
Reform Agenda (RA) for Montenegro and the implementation of the New growth plan for the Western Balkans
Montenegrin roadmap for fulfillment of the negotiation chapters’ closing benchmarks after the IBAR
Overview of the civil society situation in Montenegro, including social dialogue
Press Center of the Secretariat General for Communication and Media, Frangoudi 11 & Alexandrou Pantou | Athens, Greece
This conference in Athens is the third event on disinformation being hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) as part of its ongoing project aiming to fight disinformation with the help of civil society.