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
Europeiska ekonomiska och sociala kommittén (EESK) är stolt över att tillkännage finalisterna, per kategori, för EU:s första ekopris, som anordnas i samarbete med kommissionen och andra partner för att belöna framstående insatser i den europeiska ekologiska värdekedjan. Vinnarna i respektive kategori kommer att tillkännages den 23 september, EU:s ekodag, vid en särskild ceremoni med EU:s jordbrukskommissionär Janusz Wojciechowski.
Inspirerande lokala initiativ visar att den ekologiska omställningen redan pågår i hela Europa. Det första steget i utvärderingsprocessen har nu slutförts, och efter en grundlig bedömning av alla ansökningar är finalisterna i nedanstående tre kategorier de följande:
Gino Girolomoni Cooperativa Agricola – Isola del Piano, provinsen Pesaro e Urbino, Italien
Goodvenience.bio GmbH – Magdala, Thüringen, Tyskland
Labonca Biohof GmbH – Burgau, Steiermark, Österrike
Ecoveritas SA – Barcelona, Spanien
La ferme à l’arbre de Liège – Lantin, Liège, Belgien
BIO MERCATO, seiVital GmbH – Kempten, Bayern, Tyskland
Trattino – Lyon, Frankrike
Lilla Bjers HB – Visby, Gotland, Sverige
Luftburg – Kolarik im Prater – Wien, Österrike
Mer information om kandidaterna, urvalskriterierna och priset i allmänhet finns på webbplatsen för EU:s ekopris och på EESK:s webbplats.