It is with great responsibility and enthusiasm that I will take office at the forthcoming Plenary Session of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), on 21, 22 and 23 October, as a Member of the European Economic and Social Committee. I will propose my affiliation to Group III – Civil Society Organisations – with a particular focus on the liberal professions, upon nomination by the Portuguese Association of Liberal Professionals, for the 2025–2030 mandate.
The composition of the 12 Portuguese members is structured in accordance with the three groups: I – Employers, II – Workers, and III – Civil Society Organisations. The appointment of the Portuguese members falls under the direct responsibility of the Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, upon proposal by the Minister for Labour, Solidarity and Social Security, Rosário Palma Ramalho.
The European Economic and Social Committee is a consultative body established by the Treaty of Rome in 1957 to allow, through its opinions, the voices of economic and social actors to be heard by the European institutions, and thus participate in the European Union’s decision-making process.
The Civil Society Organisations’ Group is one of the three groups that make up the EESC. Group III is made up of representatives and stakeholders of civil society, particularly in the economic, civic, professional and cultural field.
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Orlando Monteiro da Silva 