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
Na coluna «O convidado surpresa», apresentamos personalidades excecionais do mundo da ciência, do jornalismo, da cultura e da vida social e política.
A nossa convidada deste mês é Oleksandra Matviichuk, defensora dos direitos humanos e diretora do Centro para as Liberdades Cívicas (Ucrânia). Oleksandra Matviichuk especializou-se na criação de estruturas horizontais para a participação em massa de pessoas em atividades no domínio dos direitos humanos, donde se destaca a iniciativa Euromaidan SOS, e tem vários anos de experiência na documentação de crimes de guerra. Redigiu vários relatórios para a ONU, o Conselho da Europa, a UE, a OSCE e o Tribunal Penal Internacional. Iniciou a campanha para a libertação de Oleg Sentsov (#SaveOlegSentsov) e de outros presos políticos na Crimeia e em Dombasse. Recebeu o Prémio dos Defensores da Democracia das missões da OSCE pelo seu contributo exclusivo para a promoção da democracia e dos direitos humanos. Em 2022, Oleksandra Matviichuk foi galardoada com o Prémio Right Livelihood e reconhecida pelo Financial Times como uma das 25 mulheres mais influentes no mundo. Também em 2022, o Centro para as Liberdades Cívicas, dirigido por Oleksandra Matviichuk,, recebeu o Prémio Nobel da Paz, juntamente com Ales Bialiatski, ativista bielorrusso defensor da independência e da democracia, e a organização russa «Memorial».