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
V rubrike Mimoriadny hosť predstavujeme výnimočné osobnosti zo sveta kultúry, politiky, vedy a médií, ako aj zo sféry verejného života, ktorých práca, nasadenie a vytrvalosť môžu inšpirovať ostatných cez príbehy a svedectvá.
Naším decembrovým hosťom je Willem Vriesendorp, zakladateľ a generálny riaditeľ konzultačnej spoločnosti #SustainablePublicAffairs. Delí sa o svoje názory na konferenciu COP 28 v Dubaji, ktorá sa koná od 30. novembra do 12. decembra 2023 a venuje sa otázkam zmeny klímy. Môžu takéto konferencie prispieť k zmene postoja verejnosti k zmene klímy, dokážu zvýšiť našu citlivosť a pozornosť voči zmene klímy a jej dôsledkom pre planétu? COP 28 je 28. výročné stretnutie Organizácie Spojených národov venované klíme, na ktorom budú vlády diskutovať o tom, ako obmedziť zmenu klímy a ako sa pripraviť na zmenu klímy v budúcnosti.
Best in Brussels a Mace Magazine zvolili Willema za jedného z najlepších konzultantov pre verejné záležitosti. Portál Politico ho tento rok vyhlásil za jednu zo 40 najvplyvnejších osobností v Bruseli.