The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will actively participate in the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31), to be held in Antalya, Turkiye, from 9 to 20 November 2026.
The 9th meeting of the EU-Armenia Civil Society Platform will take place on10 November 2026 at the EESC in Brussels.
The Platform brings together representatives of EU and Armenian civil society and plays an important role in monitoring CEPA implementation and providing recommendations to the relevant authorities.
The following topics will be discussed:
Panel I Rule-of-law reforms under CEPA: implementation, results and remaining challenges
Panel II Labour in a transforming world: decent work, social dialogue and rights
Panel III Promoting the transition from the informal to the formal economy
Consideration and adoption of the joint declaration of the EU–Armenia Civil Society Platform
European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), JDE Building, Rue Belliard 99–101
1040 Brussels
Belgium
The Consultative Commission on Industrial Change (CCMI) of the European Economic and Social Committee will convene a debate and hearing to advance policy discussions on reinforcing EU defence industrial capacity and EU-Ukraine defence industry cooperation. The debate will directly inform the forthcoming CCMI opinion on the topic, requested as exploratory opinion by the Lithuanian Presidency.
Europe’s housing crisis is one of the EU’s most urgent social and economic challenges. By bringing together actors from across the housing and homelessness ecosystem together with EU institutions, Member States, organised civil society, local and regional authorities the conference aims to identify effective measures and practical solutions to increase the supply of affordable and sustainable housing, improve access to housing, and reinforce a coherent European response that fully respects Member States’ competences.
Mind the gaps: productivity and quality jobs in Europe
Event type
Conference
Location
Rue Belliard 99, 1040
Brussels
Belgium
Ahead of the ongoing academic and political debate on competitiveness, the welfare state, the gap and the possible paths for Europe's future, the event is bringing together experts and representatives from trade unions across Europe to discuss different aspects of this debate. One of the key topics will be the question of competitiveness. How is measured, how is diagnosed, its implications for the world of work, and how it is now conditioning policy options and legislation at EU and national levels.
Improving collective bargaining in Europe – Collective bargaining in a changing world of work
Location
Rue Belliard 99, 1040
Brussels
Belgium
The Workers' Group is holding its Category meeting which will develop into two sessions.
The first session "How to improve collective bargaining in the European Union" and the second session "Facing the future of work-making the most of collective bargaining".
Room JDE63, JDE building, Rue Belliard 99-101, 1040 Brussels
Brussels
Belgium
This public hearing will contribute to the preparation of the EESC opinion on the European Commission’s new Communication on the European Pillar of Social Rights, which renews the EU’s commitment to Social Europe in the face of profound economic, technological and societal change. The Communication focuses on affordability, reducing inequalities and the future of work, while highlighting the role of strong social rights, quality jobs, effective social protection and equal opportunities in supporting Europe’s resilience and competitiveness. The event will bring together EU institutions, social partners, civil society organisations and other stakeholders to assess the ambitions and challenges ahead and discuss priorities for the further implementation of the Pillar.
Disability Funding in the EU Multiannual Financial Framework 2028–2034
Location
Room VMA 22, EESC building, rue Van Maerlant 2, 1040 Brussels and Interactio
Brussels
Belgium
The EESC's Permanent Group on disability Rights is organising a hybrid public hearing on " Investing in Inclusion: Disability Funding in the EU Multiannual Financial Framework 2028–2034 " on 20 November 2026 from 10 am to 1 pm.
This event will feature insights from EU institutions and highlight recommendations from persons with lived experience, civil society and disability organisations.
