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.
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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.
Speech by Ms Anne-Marie Sigmund, President of the European Economic and Social Committee, at the Euro-Mediterranean summit of Economic and Social Councils and similar institutions, Amman
Speech by Ms Anne-Marie Sigmund, President of the European Economic and Social Committee, at the Euro-Mediterranean summit of Economic and Social Councils and similar institutions, Amman
Speech by Ms Anne-Marie Sigmund, President of the EESC, at the Seminar on the contribution of the organised civil society to the work of WTO: "In search of a better governance", Brussels
Speech by Ms Anne-Marie Sigmund, President of the EESC, at the Seminar on the contribution of the organised civil society to the work of WTO: "In search of a better governance", Brussels
Speech by Ms Anne-Marie Sigmund, President of the EESC, to the 2nd National Convention of Economic and Social Councils, Economic and Social Council of France, Paris
Speech by Ms Anne-Marie Sigmund, President of the EESC, to the 2nd National Convention of Economic and Social Councils, Economic and Social Council of France, Paris