Upcoming events

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  • Calendar of the EESC meetings 2026

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  • Advancing SDG 7 and SDG 11 through Sustainable Food Systems

    Location

    Online
    Brussels
    Belgium

    This event will explore how sustainable food systems can advance the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in today’s geopolitical and environmental landscape. The meeting will focus on SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) and SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), both under review at the 2026 UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). 

  • 606th Plenary Session - 17-18 June 2026

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    Event type
    Plenary Session

    Location

    Brussels
    Belgium

    606th plenary session, with the following debates: Driving a just, competitive and ecological transition towards a circular and climate neutral economy, linked to the adoption of opinion NAT/986  |  Building resilience in Europe’s Eastern border regions, linked to the adoption of opinion ECO/697  |  From the EU Blue Deal and water resilience to global water action, linked to the adoption of opinions CCMI/254 and CCMI/261  |  Web streaming

  • The role of volunteering for European Population Preparedness

    Public hearing

    Location

    EESC, Rue Van Maerlant 2, 1040 Brussels

    Brussels & online
    Belgium

    Volunteering plays a central role in building resilient and inclusive societies that are better prepared for existing and future challenges. This public hearing will gather institutional actors, civil society organisations, social partners, and experts to reflect on the role that volunteering can play in the “whole-of-society” approach to preparedness (called for by the European Commission). Discussions will feed into the related EESC Opinion (SOC/864).

  • Annual European Semester Group Conference 2026

    European Semester 2026: Driving competitiveness, sustainable growth and social resilience in a strategic budgetary framework

    Location

    online event
    Belgium

    The EESC’s European Semester Group is bringing together speakers from the EU institutions, organised civil society, the Member States and research institutes for its annual conference to be held on Tuesday 30 June 2026.

  • The Path to the Digital Euro – Shaping Policy Choices for Successful Implementation

    Location

    Online

    In the context of the work on the own-initiative opinion on the introduction of the digital euro, the ECO section decided to organise a public hearing bringing together experts from European and international institutions and various organised civil society. 

  • In defence of European values: The power of civil society

    Connecting EU 2026
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    Location

    Sofia University ‘St. Kliment Ohridski’
    Sofia
    Bulgaria

    The EESC annual communication event for civil society communicators, the Connecting EU Seminar, will this year delve into Europe’s ability to uphold its core values as its economic priorities shift and pressure on democratic trust and civic spaces intensifies – and on how civil society can defend them.

  • Ending Forced Sterilisation: Advancing the Rights of Women with Disabilities

    Location

    Room VMA 22, EESC building, rue Van Maerlant 2, 1040 Brussels and Interactio
    Brussels
    Belgium

    This event will feature insights from EU institutions and highlight recommendations from persons with lived experience, civil society and disability organisations.  #EndForcedSterilisation  #DisabilityRights

  • Info session on the UN Convention on Biological Diversity process

    Actively engaging farmers, fishers, and forest owners' organisations in the CBD negotiations

    Location

    Online
    Belgium

    This partnership event hosted by the EESC together with the European Bureau for Conservation and Development aims to explore how farmers, fishers, and forest owners’ organisations (at the EU and international level) can better coordinate, strengthen their engagement, and contribute more effectively to the CBD process ahead of COP17. 

  • 607th Plenary Session - 15-16 July 2026

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    Location

    Brussels
    Belgium

    The agenda and all information regarding this plenary session will be available 8 days prior to the event. You will be able to follow the debates by web streaming. Web streaming

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