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Relations between the EU and its southern neighbours constitute one of our priorities. Our work covers a wide variety of areas, such as the participation of civil society in political and civil dialogue, democratic transition, youth employment, sustainable development, mobility and immigration, trade, renewable energy and business development.

The EESC has been working on these issues since 1995. Following changes in the region in 2010, we have adjusted our objectives accordingly, aiming to:

  • Support civil society organisations in countries undergoing transition. Such support is targeted, in particular, at trade unions and employers’ organisations, as well as women’s, youth and farmers’ associations.
  • Maintain bilateral relations with national economic and social councils in the region, and work towards creating conditions for the inclusion of civil society in political dialogue in the southern partner countries.
  • Issue opinions and joint reports on the key policy challenges facing the region.
  • Hold regular meetings with European institutions and international organisations to discuss the policies concerning civil society across the region.
  • Organise an annual summit for economic and social councils and similar institutions, at which key policy recommendations on the region’s main challenges are put to policy-makers from national governments and the EU.
  • Adopted on 21/09/2011
    Reference
    REX/329-EESC-2011-01-01-1394
    Workers - GR II
    United Kingdom
    Employers - GR I
    France
    Plenary session number
    474
    -
    The central message of this exploratory opinion is the need for a coordinated approach on renewable energies in the region, one that is based on co-development.
    Renewable energy in Euromed
  • Adopted on 21/09/2011
    Reference
    REX/330-EESC-2011-425
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Spain
    Plenary session number
    474
    -

    The opinion examines what has become a key sector in the Euromed region. The uprisings in the Euromed region, besides putting the spotlight on the abuses of autocratic dictators, have also drawn attention to the urgent need for economic and social development, especially in rural areas. Food insecurity and high food prices are set to remain a problem in the region.

    Rural development and employment in the Euromed region
  • Adopted on 15/03/2011
    Reference
    /-EESC-0000-01-01
    Plenary session number
    470
    -
    "The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) expresses its solidarity with the people of the southern Mediterranean countries who are peacefully struggling for their fundamental rights and freedoms, and supports their legitimate aim of establishing stable democracies in their countries. ..."
    Resolution on The situation in the southern Mediterranean countries
  • Adopted on 16/09/2010
    Reference
    REX/294-EESC-2010-1190
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Estonia
    Plenary session number
    465
    -
    The situation of people with disabilities in the Euromed countries
  • Adopted on 15/09/2010
    Reference
    REX/303-EESC-2010-01-01-22
    Workers - GR II
    France
    Plenary session number
    465
    -
    Decent work and sustainable development in the Mediterranean region
  • Adopted on 18/02/2010
    Reference
    REX/272-EESC-2010-262
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Spain
    Plenary session number
    460
    -
    Agriculture in Euromed
  • Adopted on 17/02/2010
    Reference
    REX/295-EESC-2010-01-01-264
    Employers - GR I
    Spain
    Plenary session number
    460
    -
    EU-Morocco relations
  • Adopted on 01/10/2009
    Reference
    REX/254-EESC-2009-01-01-682
    Workers - GR II
    Italy
    Plenary session number
    456
    -
    Climate change and the Mediterranean
  • Adopted on 22/04/2008
    Reference
    REX/234-EESC-2008-01-01-772
    Workers - GR II
    Spain
    Plenary session number
    444
    -
    Freedom of association in the Euromed partner countries
  • Adopted on 12/07/2007
    Reference
    REX/233-EESC-2007-1004
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Malta
    Plenary session number
    437
    -
    Promotion of Women's Entrepreneurship in the EUROMED Region