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
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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 „Predstavte si Ukrajinu“ uverejňujeme fotografie zobrazujúce vojnu na Ukrajine a jej následky. Tieto svedectvá často prinášajú novinári, pretože práve oni sa dostanú tam, kam my nemôžeme ísť, a zaznamenávajú stopy po vojne, aby neupadli do zabudnutia.
Dnešnú fotografiu vybrala a okomentovala jej autorka, poľská novinárka a spravodajkyňa pri EÚ Jowita Kiwnik Pargana, ktorá priniesla mnoho reportáží z Ukrajiny.
Zatiaľ čo sa rozhodujem, ktorú fotografiu vybrať, dopadajú v Kyjeve, Ľvove, Dnipre, Charkove a Záporoží ruské rakety. Putin sa tým mstí za Krymský most a táto fotografia sa stáva bohužiaľ znovu aktuálnou. V tú noc sa sirény rozozneli o druhej hodine ráno. Oleksij Kolomijec, biatlonista a niekdajší olympionik z obdobia ZSSR, ktorý na olympijských hrách v roku 1980 v Moskve niesol olympijskú pochodeň, zobudil svoju rodinu. Všetci utekali dolu do pivnice, kde Oleksij pripravil úkryt. Priniesol sem koberce, deky, prikrývky, spacie vaky a zásoby jedla a pod matrace ukryl zbrane. Oleksijova manželka Ljudmila a jej vnuk zaspali schúlení na pohovke. Oleksij zostal strážiť. Poplach trval hodinu. Ráno sa sirény rozozvučali znova, takže sa – ako už mnohokrát za posledné dni – naraňajkovali v pivnici. Po 24. februári sa bombové úkryty stali pre Ukrajincov každodennou realitou. Mnohé stanice metra a pivnice nemocníc, divadiel či škôl sa zmenili na úkryty. Niektorí Ukrajinci, tak ako Oleksij, sa ukrývajú v pivniciach svojich domov.
Jowita Kiwnik Pargana, poľská novinárka, spravodajkyňa Deutsche Welle v Bruseli, autorka mnohých reportáží z okupovanej Ukrajiny.