European Economic and Social Committee
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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.
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Abbreviation | EESC |
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Formation | 1958; 66 years ago (1958) |
Type | Advisory body to the European Union |
Purpose | Represent employers, employees and various interest groups |
Headquarters | Jacques Delors building, Belliard 99, B-1040 Brussels Belgium |
Coordinates | 50.8405°N 4.3772°E / 50.8405; 4.3772 |
Membership | 329 |
Secretary General | Isabelle Le Galo Flores France Spain |
President | Oliver Röpke Austria |
Website | eesc |
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Once known by the acronym "EcoSoc", the body is now referred to as the "EESC", to avoid confusions with the United Nations ECOSOC.