European Economic and Social Committee

NAT Section Meeting | Shaping better European policies At our latest NAT Section meeting, we adopted three important opinions on the Sustainable Livestock Strategy, Integrated Wildfire Risk Managem...

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At its June 2026 plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee discussed the EU Budget expenditure tracking and performance framework. In this Reporting from Plenary video, rapporteu...

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On World Refugee Day, the European Economic and Social Committee reaffirms its commitment to a fair, humane and comprehensive European approach to migration, asylum and refugees. In this video mes...

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At its June plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted its Contribution to the European Commission’s 2027 work programme, highlighting competitiveness, resilience an...

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At its June plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted its Contribution to the European Commission’s 2027 work programme, highlighting competitiveness, resilience an...

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At its June plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted its Contribution to the European Commission’s 2027 work programme, highlighting competitiveness, resilience an...

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EESC President Séamus Boland and Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, leader of the Belarusian democratic forces, call for the release of the more than 800 political prisoners still detained in Belarus today....

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Meet Stoyan Tchoukanov, President of the EESC NAT Section and member of the Civil Society Organisations’ Group. He shares his commitment to making farmers part of the solution in building a more s...

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During its 606th plenary session, held on Wednesday 17 June 2026, the European Economic and Social Committee focused on two key debates: the transition towards a circular and climate-neutral econom...

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On 18 June 2026, the EESC plenary session focused on water resilience, from the EU Blue Deal to global water action. The debate, with European Commissioner Jessika Roswall, MEP Hildegard Bentele a...

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At its June 2026 plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee discussed how the EU can strengthen its economic security in a context of growing geopolitical tensions, economic coerci...

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In this #ReportingFromPlenary video-message, EESC member Rudolf Kolbe explains how the housing crisis can be addressed through the principles of the New European Bauhaus and by promoting investment...

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Meet Stoyan Tchoukanov, President of the EESC NAT Section and member of the Civil Society Organisations’ Group. Originally from Bulgaria, Stoyan Tchoukanov is a farmer and beef breeder. He is a me...

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On 11 June 2026, the European Economic and Social Committee’s Consultative Commission on Industrial Change, CCMI, held a high-level debate on the future of the European battery industry. The discu...

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On 10 June 2026, the EESC held its Extraordinary Bureau meeting at Dublin Castle, launching its joint work with the Irish Government ahead of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU. Civil s...

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Meet Milena Angelova, member of the EESC Employers’ Group. She shares how the EESC brings employers, workers and civil society together to shape evidence-based policies that reflect the needs of b...

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At the ECO section meeting on 4 June 2026, we tabled our opinions on the Strategy for Eastern border regions, EU budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and the information report as ...

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Meet Milena Angelova, member of the EESC Employers’ Group. Originally from Bulgaria, Milena Angelova has been a member of the European Economic and Social Committee since 2007. Within the Employer...

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Our public hearing discussed on how to increase the capacity of promotional and development banks to build an investment ecosystem that supports innovation, SMEs, EU's strategic objectives and supp...

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Meet Alena Mastantuono, Vice-President of the European Economic and Social Committee. She shares her commitment to a barrier-free single market, affordable energy and smarter law-making to help Eu...

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