Civil Society Organisations' Group of the EESC

26/08/2026

Europe's ambitions demand a bolder long-term for the period 2028-2034!

We propose:
✅ A substantial increase to close investment gaps
✅ A reinforced partnership principle
❌ Cuts to cohesion funds and Common Agricultural Policy
❌ Centralisation of funds

Watch the statement by our rapporteur Luca Jahier (ACLI - Associazioni Cristiane Lavoratori Italiani) and rapporteur Dominika Biegon (EESC Workers' Group) 👇

Find all our recommendations at: link.europa.eu/VgYNbn

25/08/2026

Our spreads the voices of :
📌 Articles by members and external partners
📌 Insider Briefings on upcoming legal acts at EU level
📌 Initiative of the Month - to share best practise
📌 Reports on recent events
📌 Interviews on EESC opinions and more...

Read and share: link.europa.eu/QpJKpK
Subscribe to receive our bulletin by email: ink.europa.eu/QQjD7r

24/08/2026

🧑‍🌾 Want to know what’s at stake for the Common Agricultural Policy under the for the period 2028-2034?

Our member Joe Healy (Irish Farmers' Association) discusses three possible future scenarios and comes to the unequivocal conclusion that…

Read and share his Insider Briefing in our
👉 link.europa.eu/bBvpBg

21/08/2026

We urge the European Commission to prioritise people in its legislative and political roadmap for 2027.

📌 Address the affordable housing and energy crisis.
📌 Improve the health and wellbeing of people.
📌 Accelerate the implementation of the Democracy Shield and the Civil Society Strategy.

Read more about our recommendations for the Commission work programme: link.europa.eu/WJ4bkm
Watch the statement by our rapporteur Corina Murafa 👇

20/08/2026

🔙 Throwback Thursday: In April, our group went to Larnaca on Cyprus to discuss climate, sustainability and food security with Cypriot civil society and policymakers.
Read the conclusions and recommendations from our event with Annita Demetriou - Αννίτα Δημητρίου, Anastasis Yiapanis, Panicos Champas and others.
You can find them at 👉 link.europa.eu/HYc7MH

19/08/2026

Let's make the European Union's next long-term fundamentally better, with a:
📌 Common framework for fiscal transparency;
📌 Unified digital platform with real-time date, clear visualisations and meaningful insights on results;
📌 Real participation of civil society;
says our rapporteur Elena Calistru (Funky Citizens).

Find out more about our recommendations on Enhancing Fiscal Transparency through Participatory Budgeting in the EU 👉 europa.eu/!Yy7hHY

18/08/2026

🤔 that 2026 is the International Volunteer Year ?

How can we make it a success?
✅ Highlight transformative power of volunteering
✅ Encourage sustained investment
✅ Create supportive policy frameworks
✅ Secure commitments from stakeholders to strengthen volunteering ecosystems

Read our member Pavel Trantina (Evropské hnutí v České republice) in our 👉 link.europa.eu/H8D94D

17/08/2026

1⃣ Preparedness in EU policy - priorities, coordination, and regulation
2⃣ Preparedness in practice - prevention, continuity, and public health
3⃣ Digital preparedness - cyber, AI, and new ways of working

- these are the topics of the EESC - European Economic and Social Committee's 2026 Day on 29 September!

Find out who the guest speakers are: link.europa.eu/KVbbFy
Register for in-person participation by 24 September at: link.europa.eu/P7MG4G

14/08/2026

We want to connect local communities and their civil society organisations with the EU

Read the Southern Star report about our recent conference on sustainable development and civic engagement at University College Cork, with our president Cillian Lohan, Irish Minister of State for Biodiversity, Christopher O'Sullivan TD and others 👇

High-level sustainability event at UCC led by West Cork man

13/08/2026

❓ What is the ?
❓ What benefits can Europe expect from this?
❓ What changes does the new strategy proposed by the European Commission bring?
❓ Does the EESC - European Economic and Social Committee support this approach?

Our rapporteur Arnaud Schwartz (France Nature Environnement) answers these and other questions in an interview with Toute l'Europe.

Read and share the interview 👇
www.touteleurope.eu/environnement/bioeconomie-il-ne-faut-pas-reproduire-les-erreurs-de-l-economie-classique/