This Working Life with Seamus Boland: 'I've spent my entire life fighting injustice and poverty. I'm not going to come up with a sexy new idea now'

"The president of the European Economic and Social Committee, tells Mary McCarthy about how much he enjoys his work - and how he still makes time to help on the farm at weekends In October, I was elected president of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), one of the five EU institutions created by the Treaty of Rome in the 1950s."

"The EESC gives voice to civil society - to workers, employers and civil society organisations. We bring balance to the debate on European Union policies and legislation and bring views from the furthermost parts of Europe."

He was elected president of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in October. The EESC is one of the five EU institutions created by the Treaty of Rome in the 1950s. The committee gives voice to civil society, representing workers, employers and civil society organisations across Europe. The committee seeks to balance debates on European Union policies and legislation by bringing perspectives from the furthermost parts of Europe. He enjoys his work and remains personally involved in farm activities, continuing to help on the farm at weekends despite his institutional responsibilities.

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