EESC President

President Séamus Boland

Latest news

  • President Boland on first 100 days of mandate and priorities for 2026

    European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) President Séamus Boland reflects on the 100 days since his inauguration and outlines his goals for the year ahead.

  • President Boland meets Pope Leo XIV: A mission to Rome focused on social justice and inclusion

    European Economic and Social Committee President Séamus Boland had a substantive private audience with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican today to focus attention on the urgent need for poverty eradication, the safeguarding of democracy, and the inclusion of vulnerable groups across Europe.

  • Statement on European Commission's Affordable Housing Plan

  • Statement on the European Commission’s Democracy Shield package

The President's agenda

18/02/2026 - 19/02/2026

EESC Plenary Session

19/02/2026

Bilateral meeting with MEP Sandro GOZI, Chair of the Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly

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Speeches and Statements

Contact

Séamus BOLAND

European Economic and Social Committee 

rue Belliard/Belliardstraat 99-101 1040 Brussels Belgium

Tel (secretariat): +32 (0)2 546 97 25 - Email (secretariat)

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