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
Evropski ekonomsko-socialni odbor (EESO) z zadovoljstvom naznanja finaliste v posameznih kategorijah prvega natečaja za ekološke nagrade EU, ki ga organizira skupaj z Evropsko komisijo in drugimi partnerji, njegov namen pa je nagraditi odličnost v evropski vrednostni verigi. Nagrajenci v posameznih kategorijah bodo razglašeni 23. septembra, na ekološki dan EU, na posebni slovesnosti, ki se je bo udeležil komisar EU za kmetijstvo Janusz Wojciechowski.
Navdihujoče pobude na terenu kažejo, da ekološki prehod že poteka po vsej Evropi. Prva faza ocenjevanja je zdaj zaključena in po temeljitem pregledu vseh prijav objavljamo finaliste v naslednjih treh kategorijah:
Gino Girolomoni Cooperativa Agricola – Isola del Piano, pokrajina Pesaro in Urbino, Italija;
Goodvenience.bio GmbH – Magdala, Turingija, Nemčija;
Labonca Biohof GmbH – Burgau, Štajerska, Avstrija;
Ecoveritas SA – Barcelona, Španija;
La ferme à l’arbre de Liège – Lantin, Liège, Belgija;
BIO MERCATO, seiVital GmbH – Kempten, Bavarska, Nemčija;
Trattino – Lyon, Francija;
Lilla Bjers HB – Visby, otok Gotland, Švedska;
Luftburg – Kolarik im Prater – Dunaj, Avstrija.
Več informacij o kandidatih, merilih za izbor in nagradah na splošno je na voljo na spletišču o ekoloških nagradah EU in na spletišču EESO.