European Economic and Social Committee

European Economic and Social Committee
AbbreviationEESC
Formation1958 (1958)
TypeAdvisory body to the European Union
PurposeRepresent employers, employees and various interest groups
HeadquartersJacques Delors building, Belliard 99, B-1040 Brussels  Belgium
Coordinates50°50′26″N 4°22′38″E / 50.8405°N 4.3772°E / 50.8405; 4.3772
Membership
329
Secretary General
Isabelle Le Galo Flores  France  Spain
President
Oliver Röpke  Austria
Websiteeesc.europa.eu

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is a consultative body of the European Union (EU) established in 1958. It is an advisory assembly composed of representatives from employers' associations, workers' unions (trade unions) and civil society organisations. Its seat, which it shares with the Committee of the Regions, is the Jacques Delors building on Belliardstraat / Rue Belliard 99 in Brussels.

Once known by the acronym "EcoSoc", the body is now referred to as the "EESC", to avoid confusions with the United Nations ECOSOC.


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