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The EESC brings together representatives from all areas of organised civil society, who give their independent advice on EU policies and legislation. The EESC's326 Members are organised into three groups: Employers, Workers and Various Interests.
The EESC has six sections, specialising in concrete topics of relevance to the citizens of the European Union, ranging from social to economic affairs, energy, environment, external relations or the internal market.
Leçons tirées des premières années de mise en œuvre de la période de programmation 2021-2027
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Débat public sur le 9ème rapport de cohésion : Leçons tirées des premières années de mise en œuvre de la période de programmation 2021-2027, en marge de la réunion de la section ECO.
With this debate, the EESC wants to contribute to reflections on the foundations of a just transition framework on the agri-food sector to achieve a sustainable food system and move forward with concrete recommendations, for example, looking at the skills, capacity and mental support needed, or identifying some key policy areas and legal leverage points that could be triggered to start a just food transition for the EU.
Given the link between agriculture and rural areas and farmers with food production, the recommendations of this opinion will also have a positive impact on rural development.
The EU-Serbia Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) will hold its 17th meeting on 5 April 2024 at the EESC in Brussels, Belgium. It is a platform established within the institutional framework of the EU‑Serbia Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA), enabling representatives of both the EU and the Serbian civil society to monitor the country's accession negotiations, discuss issues of common interest and point out concerns to be tackled on the Serbian path towards the European Union.
Main topics of the 17th meeting of the EU-Serbia JCC will be:
Current state of play in EU-Serbia relations and the accession process
Elections in Serbia
Possibilities of the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans in Serbia
The 15th meeting of the EU Domestic Advisory Group under the EU-Ukraine DCFTA will take place on 22 March 2024. Click on the programme tab to consult the topics on the agenda.
L’agenda et toutes les informations concernant cette session plénière seront disponibles 8 jours avant la date de l’événement. Vous pourrez suivre les débats en web streaming. Web streaming
Le Groupe des organisations de la société civile tiendra un débat thématique sur la loi sur la restauration de la nature lors de sa réunion du 20 mars 2024, de 12h00 à 13h00. Vous pouvez suivre le débat en direct via le streaming sur cette page événement.
The 6th meeting of the EU and the Canada Domestic Advisory Groups (DAGs), "DAG-to-DAG meeting", established under the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), will take place on 18-19 March 2024. The Members will take stock of the work of their respective DAGs since the 2023 joint meeting, and discuss business and human rights, the new TSD approach and its implementation and enabling positive outcomes for climate and nature through CETA.
The meeting will be completed on 19 March with a workshop discussing TSD evolution and ways of leveraging CETA for responsible, sustainable and just resource development.
A joint statement, prepared by both sides, will be discussed and adopted.