The EESC issues between 160 and 190 opinions 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.
Here you can find news and information about the EESC'swork, including its social media accounts, the EESC Info newsletter, photo galleries and videos.
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.
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.
Conference on Professional Support for the EU Blue Deal
Belliard street 99
Brussels and online
Belgium
Join us on 7 May 2024, when the Liberal Professions Category of the EESC proudly presents the 8th edition of the Day of Liberal Professions. The conference is open to the public. You can either join the conference in person or from remote. Prior registration for both is required. Please register until 2 May 2024 on our dedicated registration page. Please register here until 2 May 2024.
Public hearing in the framework of own-initiative opinion ECO/641 - Taxation Framework for Social Economy Entities
Public hearing
Online event
Brussels
Belgium
The social economy is a vital part of the European social and economic system. It generates and maintains high-quality jobs, fosters the inclusion of marginalised groups into the labour market, promotes sustainable business practices, and provides employment for millions of people. In this way, it makes the single market more inclusive, our societies more cohesive and fosters employment models that are tailored to local and communal needs.
Meeting of the Category "Workers' Voice for more democratic participation"
Rue Belliard 99
Brussels
Belgium
The upcoming meeting of the category "Workers' Voice for more democratic participation" will focus on the role European Works Councils can play in ensuring corporate due diligence, with a focus on human rights.
Innovation is indeed a key component of Belgium’s economy and its productivity, and has been encouraged and supported by several instruments and policy measures, be it at the federal or at the regional level. By showcasing best practices in fostering synergies between the private sector, businesses and the R&D community, the conference aims to present the Belgian example and discuss the situation in different EU Member States.
EESC/CoR Building Jacques Delors -
Room Atrium 6 & 5, JDE 53 -
Rue Belliard, 99-101
1040 Brussels
Belgium
The workshop will delve into Europe's AI landscape, explore Europe's position in the global talent race for AI expertise and identify EU´s comparative edge and its most promising sectors when it comes to AI in R&D. Join us for the timely debate in view of the preparation of the next EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.
Recognizing sustainable finance as a critical element in the pursuit of sustainability, this event aims to explore the intersectionality between biodiversity conservation and climate finance, shedding light on their interdependencies, challenges, and opportunities and providing input to the EESC own-initiative opinions (A comprehensive strategy for biodiversity at COP16 and Climate finance).
GRAND PLAZA HOTEL & CONGRESS CENTER
Slovenska cesta 60
Ljubljana
Slovenia
The Western Balkans Civil Society High-Level Conference will bring together EESC members, organised civil society representatives from the Western Balkan countries, and members of organised civil society and officials from Slovenia. It will mark 20 years of the biggest EU enlargement thus far, and 20 years since Slovenia joined the Union. The conference will be organised in close cooperation with and support from our partners and will complement the EESC’s work, such as the Western Balkans Civil Society Forum, which the EESC has organised every two years since 2006. The event will provide an opportunity for participants to exchange views on the needed reforms in the Western Balkans and in the EU to maintain enlargement policy as one of the most important EU success stories. It will also be an opportunity to discuss the current situation of civil society in the region and the need for its better inclusion in the accession process. The participants will adopt conclusions addressed to national authorities and European institutions.