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
A inovação digital tem o poder de transformar as nossas indústrias, as nossas sociedades e as nossas vidas. Mas se não for devidamente regulamentada, pode também tornar-se uma ameaça. Neste episódio de «A perspetiva dos cidadãos», fazemos o balanço da transformação digital na Europa. Quão avançada está a UE em comparação com o resto do mundo? Quais são os desafios e as oportunidades que se avizinham? De que forma pode a Europa assegurar e manter a sua competitividade, salvaguardando simultaneamente os direitos e o bem-estar dos seus cidadãos?
Para analisar estas questões e procurar respostas, contámos com a ajuda dos nossos convidados Tanya O’Carroll, especialista em tecnologia e direitos humanos, Jennifer Baker, uma jornalista residente em Bruxelas especializada em tecnologia, política e legislação digital, e os membros do CESE Gonçalo Lobo Xavier (Grupo dos Empregadores), diretor-geral da Associação Portuguesa de Empresas de Distribuição (APED), Franca Salis-Madinier (Grupo dos Trabalhadores), vice-presidente do Observatório da Transição Digital e do Mercado Único, do CESE, e Giuseppe Guerini (Grupo das Organizações da Sociedade Civil), presidente da Confederação Europeia das Cooperativas Industriais e de Serviços. (tk)