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 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
Când pandemia de COVID-19 a lovit Europa, nu numai că a adus spitalele în pragul colapsului, ci a condus și la dezastre pe diferite fronturi: PIB-ul european a scăzut brusc, producția industrială s-a prăbușit și mii de oameni și-au pierdut locul de muncă. Nici viitorul nu arată promițător. În episodul 8, „Când lumea muncii se prăbușește”, analizăm ce ar putea face UE în domeniul ocupării forței de muncă, în care are competențe limitate. Am stat de vorbă cu Caroline de la Porte, profesoară la Copenhagen Business School, care ne-a făcut o scurtă prezentare generală a orientărilor privind ocuparea forței de muncă, un instrument care permite UE să contribuie la coordonarea politicilor de ocupare a forței de muncă ale statelor membre. Membra CESE Ellen Nygren ne-a prezentat propunerea CESE de revizuire a orientărilor privind ocuparea forței de muncă în contextul crizei provocate de pandemia de COVID-19, pentru a garanta că statele membre, printre alte măsuri, acordă ajutor lucrătorilor independenți din Europa, cum este muzicianul portughez Tiago Rodrigues, care ne-a împărtășit povestea sa și a formației sale 5EX Band, descriindu-ne cum au devenit șomeri peste noapte.