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.
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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.
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.
SUS INIMA a fost votată drept cea mai bună candidată din rândul proiectelor de sprijinire a ucrainenilor afectați de invadarea brutală a țării lor de către Rusia, iar Fundación Secretariado Gitano din Spania a câștigat premiul I pentru un proiect destinat tinerilor.
On 15 December, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will award its 2022 Civil Society Prize to six organisations, from Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Spain.
Asociația românească SUS INIMA s-a calificat printre finaliștii ediției din 2022 a Premiului CESE pentru societatea civilă. Anul acesta premiul cuprinde două categorii tematice: capacitarea tinerilor și ajutorarea victimelor războiului din Ucraina. SUS INIMA concurează la categoria Ucraina a premiului, împreună cu alte două proiecte din Polonia și Spania. Cei trei finaliști la categoria Tineri sunt din Italia, Portugalia și Spania.
Are you ready for our annual YEYS! event, where students from all over Europe have their say on their active citizenship in a participatory democracy?If yes, join us!
Your Europe, Your Say! (YEYS!) will run its 14th edition this year, returning to in-person format after three years. It is called "Youth Democracy Dialogues", and will take place between 23 and 24 March 2023.
European organised civil society and citizens have shown unprecedented solidarity with Ukrainian refugees, throwing open their homes, helping these refugees enter the labour market and quickly integrating Ukrainian children into European schools. The EU should now learn from this success story to help all refugees and migrants, the 2022 Forum said.
During its September plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted an own-initiative opinion on the EU Youth Test. For years, young people have demanded that their voices be heard in decision-making processes. With this opinion, the EESC becomes the first EU body to support their call for a mechanism to assess the impact of future legislation on youth.
Pentru a asigura un viitor mai prosper pentru cetățenii lor, guvernele din Balcanii de Vest trebuie să abordeze problemele cu care se confruntă tinerii, care dețin cheia unui astfel de viitor. Alocările bugetare suficiente și transparente pentru dezvoltarea politicii de tineret și includerea tinerilor în procesul de aderare la UE reprezintă o condiție prealabilă pentru facilitarea unor schimbări pozitive și îmbunătățirea situației tinerilor din regiune.
The EESC held a public hearing in preparation for an own-initiative opinion on The EU Youth Test. The event provided an opportunity to learn from the experiences of other Member States that have already implemented similar youth test approaches, as well as to consider youth participation in the context of Europe's future.
On 29 June, the Civil Society Organisations' Group (Group III) held a webinar entitled Youth in the post-war reconstruction process. The webinar was organised in the context of the European Year of Youth 2022and moderated by Group III Member Katrīna Leitāne, who is chairing the EESC coordination group for the European Year.