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, evaluation 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
Neste episódio do nosso podcast, abordaremos a crise migratória que se perpetua na Europa. A recente contenda entre a Itália e a França, que não permitiram ao navio Ocean Viking acostar no seu território para desembarcar migrantes informais resgatados ao largo da costa da Líbia, trouxe de novo a questão para a ordem do dia. Em que pé se encontra a política europeia em matéria de migração? O que é feito da solidariedade europeia que foi duramente posta à prova com a crise dos refugiados sírios de 2015? Como foi possível chegar a uma situação em que migrantes vulneráveis são apanhados num vazio legal?
Para debater esta questão e procurar respostas convidámos José Antonio Moreno Díaz, membro do Grupo dos Trabalhadores do Comité Económico e Social Europeu e advogado especializado em migração e asilo, Louise Guillaumat, diretora de operações adjunta da SOS Méditerranée, a ONG que explora o navio Ocean Viking e venceu o Prémio CESE para a Sociedade Civil em 2016, e Tomas Miglierina, correspondente da Swiss Broadcasting Corporation em Bruxelas e especialista em migração.