 CEEP, and its Brussels General Secretariat, represents the interests of its members before European institutions.By means of contacts to European institutions such as the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee as well as the departments of the EU Commission, as a social partner CEEP is consulted by the Directorate-Generals of the European Commission on draft Regulations, Directives and other legislation of interest to its members.CEEP sends representatives and observers to committees and consultative bodies of the European institutions, and so is able to keep its members up to date on the latest developments at European level which are of interest to them.