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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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  • 596th Plenary session — Tu 29 - We 30 Apr 2025

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    596th plenary session, with the followinfg debates: Mid-term review of cohesion policy, with Raffaele Fitto, European Commission Executive-Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms, at 15:00 on Tuesday 29 April 2025; EU foreign policy in a new geopolitical reality, at 16:00 on Tuesday 29 April 2025; Democracy and digitalisation , at 17:15 on Tuesday 29 April 2025; The road to the next multiannual financial framework, at 9:30 on Wednesday 30 April 2025. –  Web streaming

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  • 10th Western Balkans Civil Society Forum "Accelerating Socio-Economic Convergence with the EU for a Better Life"

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  • The role of civil society organisations in ensuring the health security of children and young people within the EU

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EESC Members work in 3 groups representing Employers (Group I),
Workers (Group II) and Civil Society Organisations (Group III).

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  • EESC Info April 2025

    U ovom broju:

    • Članica EGSO-a Emilie Prouzet o krizi troškova života: Previsoka cijena rascjepkanog jedinstvenog tržišta
    • Ukrajinska novinarka Tetjana Ogarkova: Utrka s vremenom za snažnu obranu u Europi
    • Tjedan civilnog društva:
      • Dijagnoza Europe: neizvjesnost i nesigurnost kao novo normalno (piše: Albena Azmanova)
      • Europska građanska inicijativa „My Voice, My Choice”: više od 1,2 milijuna potpisa za pravo na pobačaj
      • 15. Nagrada EGSO-a za civilno društvo: saznajte tko su dobitnici
  • EESC info March 2025

    U ovom broju:

    • Izdvajanja za europsku obranu moraju biti razborita i učinkovita – Marcin Nowacki, član EGSO-a
    • Plan „ReArm Europe” – Nicolas Gros-Verheyde

    • YEYS u fokusu:

      – Uključivanje mladih trebalo bi biti više od puke formalnosti – Bruno António

      – Ohrabrimo mlade da bismo ih osnažili – Kristýna Bulvasová

      – Mladi iz Moldavije na YEYS-u: stvaranje generacije koja ne vidi ograničenja – razgovor s Mădălinom-Mihaelom Antoci