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.
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The EESC is active in a wide range of areas, from social affairs to economy, energy and sustainability.
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The EESC holds nine plenary sessions per year. It also organises many conferences, public hearings and high-level debates related to its work.
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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.
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
Vsak mesec vam predstavljamo posebnega gosta. To je znana evropska osebnost, ki jo poznamo iz novic in nam predstavlja svoj pogled na svet. Nov pogled, ki bo razširil naša obzorja, nas navdihnil in nam prinesel nova spoznanja.
Tokrat je naša posebna gostja profesorica Danuta Hübner, poslanka Evropskega parlamenta. Njeno izjemno bogato kariero so zaznamovale zlasti mednarodne in evropske teme.
Na Poljskem se je je prijel vzdevek gospa Evropa, saj je bila ena najpomembnejših osebnosti v procesu pristopa Poljske k Evropski uniji. V letih 2001–2004 je bila ministrica za evropske zadeve. Leta 2004 je postala prva poljska članica Evropske komisije in je bila najprej v Komisiji pod vodstvom Romana Prodija pristojna za mednarodno trgovino nato pa v Komisiji predsednika Joséja Manuela Barrosa (2004–2009) za regionalno politiko.
Potem ko je bila leta 2009 izvoljena v Evropski parlament, je postala članica skupine Evropske ljudske stranke in je predsedovala parlamentarnemu odboru za regionalni razvoj. Po ponovni izvolitvi za evropsko poslanko v mandatu 2014–2019 je predsedovala parlamentarnemu odboru za ustavne zadeve.
Leta 2019 je bila v Evropski parlament izvoljena tretjič in je članica parlamentarnega odbora za mednarodno trgovino, parlamentarnega odbora za ekonomske in monetarne zadeve in parlamentarnega odbora za ustavne zadeve, v katerem je tudi koordinatorka Evropske ljudske stranke. Je članica usmerjevalne skupine Evropskega parlamenta za brexit in trenutno predseduje skupini za spremljanje izvajanja sporazuma o izstopu.