The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is the voice of organised civil society in Europe.

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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  • In this issue:

    • Ensuring support for social economy enterprises in line with State aid rules by Guiseppe Guerini
    • EESC screening of the Belarus film "Under the Grey Sky" -  interview with director Mara Tamkovich
    • New pact on migration and asylum may put the European project to the test by Camille le Coz, MPI Europe
    • Nameless graves at Europe's outer borders by Barbara Matejčić
    • Syrian refugees:

      - EU approach to Syrian returns – a turning point for its migration policy by Alberto-Horst Neidhardt, EPC

      - EU countries must not force Syrian refugees to return amid ongoing instability by Jean-Nicolas Beuze, UNHCR

  • In this issue:

    • Andrey Gnyot: Enemy of the state – persecution of journalists in Belarus
    • EESC delegation at COPs 16 and 29: We are pulling the rug from under our feet
    • Adélaïde Charlier: Betrayed by the billions: COP29's failure to deliver for climate justice
    • Luz Haro Guanga: Fight for a healthy planet is a question of life or death
    • Mariya Mincheva: The cost of non-Schengen - high for Bulgaria and Romania, but also for EU single market