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.
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.
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.
9 October 2024, 11:30 - 13:00 - Rue Belliard, 99 - Meeting room: JDE 63
Brussels
Belgium
Convergence and competitiveness are key for the next EC mandate. Convergence via cohesion policy is developing constantly. Europe must become highly competitive compared to its counterparts and cohesion policy can help towards this direction. Civil society can be a catalyst in these twin challenges. Chambers, SMEs, businesses, universities, unions and NGOs need to make the transition and become more competitive, effective and productive. They will help the European economy and help eliminate economic and social disparities.
Strengthening the European Semester to support reforms and investment in Member States in order to enhance competitive sustainability and growth
Online event
Brussels
Belgium
With the revision of the EU economic governance framework, which is built around the European Semester, the latter has also been adapted and strengthened in its coordination of the economic, budgetary, employment and social policies of the Member States. From 2024, national medium-term fiscal structural plans will replace the former national reform programmes and stability/convergence programmes. These plans, which have to be submitted by 20 September, should detail the reforms and investment that countries intend to adopt in order to strengthen sustainable growth, and should address the main challenges (digital, green and social) identified in the context of the European Semester (and in particular the country-specific recommendations (CSRs). The EESC sees a number of opportunities in this review and calls in particular for greater transparency in the Semester, for appropriate involvement of organised civil society and for proper monitoring of the implementation of medium-term fiscal structural plans.
Climate migration is still seen as internal displacement rather than crossing borders. However, we can predict with some confidence that people arriving to the EU because of climate change or climate-induced disasters could become more and more frequent. How can the EU prepare for or anticipate this phenomenon?