European Economic and Social Committee

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European Union body advisory committee consultative body

The European Economic and Social Committee is an EU consultative body that represents employers, workers, and various civil society organizations in the Union’s policymaking process.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
European Economic and Social Committee canonical	6
EESC	2
Comité économique et social européen	1
Secretariat-General of the European Economic and Social Committee	1
plenary assembly of the European Economic and Social Committee	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European Union body ⓘ advisory committee ⓘ consultative body ⓘ
abbreviation	European Economic and Social Committee self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: EESC
category	European Union advisory body ⓘ
composition	representatives of civil society organisations ⓘ representatives of employers ⓘ representatives of various interest groups ⓘ representatives of workers ⓘ
consultsOn	cohesion policy ⓘ economic policy ⓘ employment policy ⓘ environmental policy ⓘ single market legislation ⓘ social policy ⓘ
country	European Union ⓘ
foundingDate	1957 ⓘ
hasNeighbourInstitution	Committee of the Regions ⓘ surface form: European Committee of the Regions
hasOrgan	bureau ⓘ plenary assembly ⓘ sections and specialised sections ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Belgium ⓘ Brussels, Belgium ⓘ surface form: Brussels
inception	1957 ⓘ
language	all official languages of the European Union ⓘ
legalBasis	Treaty of Rome ⓘ Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ
locatedIn	European Quarter of Brussels ⓘ
memberAppointmentBy	Council of the European Union ⓘ
membersRepresent	Member States of the European Union ⓘ
mission	to ensure that EU policies and legislation reflect economic and social realities ⓘ to strengthen participatory democracy in the European Union ⓘ
nativeName	European Economic and Social Committee self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Comité économique et social européen European Economic and Social Committee self-link ⓘ
partOf	European Union institutional framework ⓘ
role	advises EU institutions on economic and social policy ⓘ facilitates dialogue between EU institutions and organised civil society ⓘ issues opinions on EU legislative proposals ⓘ represents civil society organisations in EU policymaking ⓘ represents employers in EU policymaking ⓘ represents workers in EU policymaking ⓘ
scopeOfAuthority	European Union ⓘ
shortName	European Economic and Social Committee self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: EESC
typeOfConsultativeBody	socio-economic advisory body ⓘ
website	https://www.eesc.europa.eu ⓘ
worksWith	Council of the European Union ⓘ European Commission ⓘ European Parliament ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

European Union → hasAdvisoryBody → European Economic and Social Committee ⓘ

Brussels, Belgium → isSeatOf → European Economic and Social Committee ⓘ

subject surface form: Brussels

European institutions → includes → European Economic and Social Committee ⓘ

European Economic and Social Committee → shortName → European Economic and Social Committee self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: EESC

European Economic and Social Committee → nativeName → European Economic and Social Committee self-link ⓘ

European Economic and Social Committee → nativeName → European Economic and Social Committee self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Comité économique et social européen

European Economic and Social Committee → abbreviation → European Economic and Social Committee self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: EESC

European Economic and Social Committee headquarters → occupant → European Economic and Social Committee ⓘ

bureau → partOf → European Economic and Social Committee ⓘ

subject surface form: Bureau of the European Economic and Social Committee

bureau → reportsTo → European Economic and Social Committee ⓘ

subject surface form: Bureau of the European Economic and Social Committee

this entity surface form: plenary assembly of the European Economic and Social Committee

bureau → oversees → European Economic and Social Committee ⓘ

subject surface form: Bureau of the European Economic and Social Committee

this entity surface form: Secretariat-General of the European Economic and Social Committee