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
I detta avsnitt av vår poddsändning pratar vi om den fortsatta migrationskrisen i Europa. Den senaste blockeringen mellan Italien och Frankrike, som båda vägrade att låta Ocean Viking gå i hamn vid deras kust för att lämna av irreguljära migranter som räddats utanför Libyens kust, har gjort att frågan åter hamnat i förgrunden. Vilket är läget i den europeiska migrationspolitiken just nu? Vad har hänt med den europeiska solidariteten sedan den hårda prövningen med den syriska flyktingkrisen 2015? Hur kommer det sig att utsatta migranter hamnat i ett rättsligt ingenmansland?
Vi diskuterar frågan och söker svar tillsammans med José Antonio Moreno Díaz, medlem av Arbetstagargruppen vid Europeiska ekonomiska och sociala kommittén och jurist med inriktning på migration och asyl, Louise Guillaumat, biträdande verksamhetschef vid SOS Méditerranée, den icke-statliga organisation som driver Ocean Viking och vinnare av EESK:s pris till det civila samhället 2016, samt Tomas Miglierina, som är Brysselkorrespondent för det offentliga schweiziska radio- och tv-bolaget SRG SSR och specialist på migration.