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.
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The EESC issues between 160 and 190 opinions, evaluation and information reports a year.
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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.
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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.
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Alguns momentos altos do espetáculo musical «Lá, longe da vista», que prestou homenagem à luta dos ucranianos pela democracia e pela liberdade, foram registados em vídeo e podem agora ser visionados no sítio Web do CESE.
O espetáculo apresentado pela Companhia de Teatro Navpaky da Polónia homenageou o heroísmo dos ucranianos, interpretando canções que contam as suas histórias. Ao todo foram apresentadas nove canções sobre as experiências de vida de vários jovens em contextos que refletem os acontecimentos numa Ucrânia devastada pela guerra.
A ideia do espetáculo era mostrar que as pessoas que lutam heroicamente pela sua liberdade não são estátuas de bronze sumptuosas, mas pessoas comuns, de carne e osso, com as suas próprias vidas, alegrias e dilemas.
O espetáculo realizou-se por ocasião da sessão de encerramento do evento anual do CESE «A tua Europa, a tua voz», em 24 de março. As canções foram cantadas em ucraniano e legendadas em inglês.
Com esta iniciativa, o CESE pretendeu destacar a importância de ouvir os jovens e também manifestar o seu apoio e solidariedade para com o povo ucraniano nestes tempos difíceis.
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