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 rubrica «Direto ao assunto» recebe Diandra Ní Bhuachalla, que representará o Comité Económico e Social Europeu (CESE) enquanto delegada do CESE para a juventude nas cimeiras da COP em 2023 e 2024.
Diandra Ní Bhuachalla é a delegada do CESE para a juventude que estará presente na COP28 e na COP29. É também embaixadora mundial das Futuras Gerações junto do Gabinete do Comissário das Futuras Gerações para o País de Gales e da «Foundations for Tomorrow», bem como membro da rede de jovens e estudantes da UNESCO para o ODS4 e membro do programa de conversas sobre futuros comuns (Common Futures) da Chatham House. Foi a delegada irlandesa da juventude nas Nações Unidas de 2021 a 2022 e trabalha agora com o Conselho Nacional da Juventude da Irlanda, coordenando o programa de delegados da juventude das Nações Unidas e o programa de delegados da juventude para o clima. Tem mais de doze anos de experiência de ativismo a nível local, nacional e internacional, centrando-se na igualdade de género, na educação de qualidade, na justiça climática e na paz e segurança. Diandra Ní Bhuachalla é licenciada em Assuntos Governamentais e em Direito, tendo igualmente um mestrado em Políticas Públicas Internacionais e Diplomacia da University College Cork.