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
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
Dolgotrajen pristopni proces držav Zahodnega Balkana je zopet na dnevnem redu EU. V tej oddaji rubrike Pogled s terena obravnavamo širitev EU in Zahodni Balkan, saj vse države iz te regije niso enako napredovale na poti do članstva v EU.
Naši gosti razpravljajo o postopni in progresivni integraciji, o obetih regije za pridružitev družini EU in o tem, ali bo večja pozornost, ki jo EU namenja Ukrajini, vplivala na pogajanja z Zahodnim Balkanom.
Ionuţ Sibian, član EESO in predsednik spremljevalnega odbora za Zahodni Balkan, čigar država (Romunija) je k EU pristopila leta 2007, poroča o stališčih civilne družbe glede stanja v regiji.
Jarosław Pietras, nekdanji višji uradnik Evropske unije in poljske vlade, ki je sodeloval pri pristopnem procesu Poljske k EU, deli svoje izkušnje s pogajalske mize ter pripoveduje o podobnostih in razlikah med veliko širitvijo leta 2004 in danes.
Dafina Peci, generalna sekretarka nacionalnega mladinskega kongresa Albanije, govori o željah in prizadevanjih albanske mladine za evropsko prihodnost njihove države.
Camille-Cerise Gessant, novinarka iz Agence Europe, in Erisa Zykaj, dopisnica EU za medije Zahodnega Balkana v Bruslju, predstavljata svoja stališča o stanju na področju medijev v tej regiji in svoj pogled na idejo evropske politične skupnosti. (at)