The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is the voice of organised civil society in Europe.

It represents employers, workers and civil society organisations. The expertise of its 329 members helps optimise the quality of EU policies and legislation.

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  • 590th Plenary session 18-19 Sept 2024

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    592th Plenary session, with the following guests: Karine Lalieux, Belgian Minister of Pensions and Social Integration (tbc), María Rosa Martínez Rodríguez, State Secretary for Social Rights of Spain (tbc), Attila Fülöp, Minister of State for Childcare Policy of Hungary and Nadia Hadad, Board member and head of the Social Policy Committee, European Disability Forum; Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary-General of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, Jerzy Pomianowski, Executive Director of the European Endowment for Democracy and Alexandrina Najmowicz, Secretary-General of the European Civic Forum; Kurt Vandenberghe, Director-General of the DG CLIMA, a representative of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change and Teppo Säkkinen, rapporteur of the 2040 Climate target opinion. Web streaming

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  • 589th Plenary session 10-11 July 2024

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    589th Plenary session, with the following guests: Roberta Metsola, President of the EP (tbc); János Bóka, Minister of EU Affairs of Hungary;  Nicolas Schmit, EU Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, Maxime Cerutti, Director of Social Affairs at Business Europe, Tea Jarc, Confederal Secretary of the EU Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), Rareș Voicu, President of the EU Youth Forum and Nicoletta Merlo, EESC Member; with Teresa Ribera, Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge of Spain (tbc), Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (tbc); Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director, World Economic Forum

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  • Third meeting of the EU DAG and the UK DAG under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA)

  • Twelfth EU DAG meeting under the TCA

  • 3rd Civil Society Forum - EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

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EESC Members work in 3 groups representing Employers (Group I),
Workers (Group II) and Civil Society Organisations (Group III).

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  • EESC info September 2024

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    • Niet langer onzichtbaar: hoe de Olympische Spelen van Seoul en Londen een kentering teweegbrachten, door Pietro Barbieri
    • Wat ik zie op de Olympische Spelen, door Pyrros Dimas
    • Uit de dood herrezen – het allereerste digitale Olympische team van Oekraïne
    • Kinderen met een beperking: we kunnen alles, maar doen bepaalde dingen soms een beetje anders
  • EESC info July 2024

    In dit nummer: 

    • Nee tegen de uitbuiting van stagiairs - door Nicoletta Merlo 
    • EU-jongeren in de kijker: de jeugdtest, een baanbrekend EESC-initiatief, komt op stoom 
    • Hoe het Rassemblement National in Frankrijk munt slaat uit de jongerenstem - door Christophe Préault, Touteleurope.eu
    • Hoe blijven we in contact met de TikTok-generatie? - door Rieke Smit, Social News Daily/#UseTheNews