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.
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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.
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.
The agenda and all information regarding this plenary session will be available 8 days prior to the event. You will be able to follow the debates by web streaming. Web streaming
Marble Hall, Ministry of Interior, József Attila utca 2-4, 1051
Budapest
Hungary
The EESC, under the auspices of the Hungarian Presidency of the EU Council, is organising a major conference entitled "For an EU commitment to tackle rare diseases" on 29 November 2024 from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.
Enhancing the role of civil society in implementing the Pact on Migration and Asylum
EESC | Rue Belliard 99
Brussels
Belgium
The European Migration Forum – the dialogue platform on migration, asylum and migrant integration - will meet for the nineth time on 28-29 November 2024.
Participation in the Forum meeting is by invitation only - the call for interested organisations will be opened soon.
As in the previous years, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will actively take part in the annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – COP29, which this year will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November 2024.
Green and low-carbon hydrogen are crucial components in our energy transition. Recent initiatives, such as the EU Hydrogen Bank, highlight the momentum in developing sustainable hydrogen markets.
The agenda and all information regarding this plenary session will be available 8 days prior to the event. You will be able to follow the debates by web streaming. Web streaming
This year’s Connecting EU seminar, the EESC flagship annual communication event for civil society communicators, will be talking about journalism and the crucial need to preserve its independence and accountability as essential foundations for safeguarding democracy and preventing its decline.
The European Economic and Social Committee and the European Commission (DG Research & Innovation) jointly organise the conference "Radioactive Waste Management: A Civil Society Perspective" on 17 October 2024 from 9:30 to 17:30, in Brussels. Webstreaming will also be provided.