The European Migration Forum – the dialogue platform on migration, asylum and migrant integration - will meet for the tenth time on 27-28 November 2025.
Participation in the Forum meeting is by invitation only - the call for interested organisations will be opened soon.
The sixth EESC FRRL Group's annual conference will provide a platform for debate of the annual EC rule of law report, as well as of the recent country visits carried out by the FRRL Group.
EESC Members, civil society representatives (including social partners), EU institutions and other stakeholders will discuss the main recent developments in the EU in the area of fundamental rights and the rule of law, as well as the EU response notably through the rule of law review mechanism.
Public debate on Defence-related investments in the EU budget in the context of the new geopolitical order, to contribute to the final report of the EESC´s ad hoc group on the new geopolitical order, and in the framework of the opinion ECO/679 - Defence-related investments in the EU budget.
On 25 June 2025, the EESC is hosting a high-level debate in the framework of the European Public Diplomacy Week. The debate, titled "From trade to water: civil society's soft diplomacies", is divided in three panels, tackling Trade, Enlargement, and Water respectively. Each panel will be followed by a discussion, thus contributing to highlight the role played by civil society in soft diplomacy. Join us from 11:00 to 12:30 CET!
The 2025 EU–Japan Workshop will explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the workplace and driving economic competitiveness. This hybrid event will bring together EU and Japanese stakeholders to discuss AI’s role in transforming job roles, promoting innovation, and raising ethical and policy challenges. It will also focus on how AI can support sustainable and inclusive growth in both regions.
A stronger and more inclusive European Semester that works for all: Strengthening Europe's Economic Resilience, Sustainable growth and Competitiveness
Location
Brussels
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 on "A stronger and more inclusive European Semester that works for all: Strengthening Europe's Economic Resilience, Sustainable growth and Competitiveness ", to be held from 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday 24 June 2025.
The annual Euro-Mediterranean Summit of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions provides civil society organisations (CSOs) from the UfM Member States with a platform to debate common challenges and opportunities and to exchange best practices. The event gathers around 120 participants, notably representatives of a wide range of CSOs from the Euro-Mediterranean region, youth representatives, EU and MENA government representatives, guest speakers and representatives from embassies and the media.
597th plenary session, with the following guests: Roxana Mînzatu, European Executive Vice-President for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness, Korinna Schumann, Austrian Federal Minister for Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection and Katarzyna Nowakowska, Polish Deputy Minister for Family, Labour and Social Policy; Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, leader of the Belarusian democratic forces. Web streaming
