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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  • 595th Plenary session — 26-27 March 2025

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    595th Plenary Session, with the following guests: Michael McGrath, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection;  Christophe Hansen, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food,; Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, and for Implementation and Simplification, and Kim Jørgensen, Director General and European Investment Bank Permanent Representative to the EU Institutions in Brussels. You will be able to follow the debates by web streaming

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EESC Members work in 3 groups representing Employers (Group I),
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  • EESC info February 2025

    U ovom broju:

    • EGSO-ovo viđenje izvješćâ Marija Draghija i Enrica Lette (Matteo Carlo Borsani, Giuseppe Guerini i Stefano Palmieri)
    • Opsjednutost konkurentnošću (Karel Lannoo, CEPS)
    • Kompas konkurentnosti ne uspijeva uskladiti potrebe poduzeća s pravima radnika (Esther Lynch, ETUC)
    • Future 500: jačanje europskih poduzeća za globalni uspjeh (Stjepan Orešković, Atlantsko vijeće)
    • Europska koalicija za korporativnu pravdu protiv Skupnog paketa mjera: politike EU-a ne bi se smjele voditi korporativnim interesima (Andriana Loredan, Europska koalicija za korporativnu pravdu)
  • EESC Info January 2025

    U ovom broju:

    • Pravedna financijska potpora za subjekte socijalne ekonomije u okviru pravila EU-a o državnim potporama, piše Giuseppe Guerini
    • Prikazivanje bjeloruskog filma „Pod sivim nebom” u prostorijama EGSO-a – intervju s redateljicom Marom Tamkovič
    • Novi pakt o migracijama i azilu mogao bi europski projekt dovesti na kušnju, piše Camille le Coz, MPI Europe
    • Neoznačeni grobovi na vanjskim granicama Europe, piše Barbara Matejčić

    • Sirijske izbjeglice:

      – Pristup EU-a vraćanju u Siriju – prekretnica u migracijskoj politici, piše Alberto-Horst Neidhardt, EPC

      – Dok se situacija ne stabilizira, države EU-a ne smiju prisiljavati sirijske izbjeglice da se vrate, piše Jean-Nicolas Beuze, UNHCR