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 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
Na nossa secção «Uma pergunta a...», solicitamos a Sophie Wiegand que se pronuncie sobre um assunto que cativou o interesse da opinião pública: a COP26, em Glasgow.
«A cimeira da COP26, em Glasgow, esteve à altura das expectativas dos jovens que solicitam ativamente soluções eficazes para combater o aquecimento global?»
Sophie Wiegand foi a delegada da juventude do CESE na COP26 e é a coordenadora do Grupo de Trabalho para a Emergência Climática do Fórum dos Estudantes Europeus, que visa sensibilizar os jovens para a crise climática e capacitá-los para exercerem uma cidadania ativa que contribua para a transição ecológica. É estudante de Relações Internacionais na Universidade Técnica de Dresda (Technische Universität Dresden) e a sua tese centra-se na consolidação da paz ambiental.