The 9th meeting of the CARIFORUM–EU Consultative Committee will bring together civil society representatives from the Caribbean and the European Union to discuss key developments in CARIFORUM–EU relations. The agenda will include updates on the implementation of the CARIFORUM–EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), the provisional application of the OACPS–EU Samoa Agreement in relation to CARIFORUM, and ongoing discussions on the revision of the EPA review process.
This event will explore how sustainable food systems can advance the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in today’s geopolitical and environmental landscape. The meeting will focus on SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) and SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), both under review at the 2026 UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF).
606th plenary session, with the following debates: Driving a just, competitive and ecological transition towards a circular and climate neutral economy, linked to the adoption of opinion NAT/986 | Building resilience in Europe’s Eastern border regions, linked to the adoption of opinion ECO/697 | From the EU Blue Deal and water resilience to global water action, linked to the adoption of opinions CCMI/254 and CCMI/261 | Web streaming
Volunteering plays a central role in building resilient and inclusive societies that are better prepared for existing and future challenges. This public hearing will gather institutional actors, civil society organisations, social partners, and experts to reflect on the role that volunteering can play in the “whole-of-society” approach to preparedness (called for by the European Commission). Discussions will feed into the related EESC Opinion (SOC/864).
European Semester 2026: Driving competitiveness, sustainable growth and social resilience in a strategic budgetary framework
Location
online event
Belgium
The EESC’s European Semester Group is bringing together speakers from the EU institutions, organised civil society, the Member States and research institutes for its annual conferenceto be held on Tuesday 30 June 2026.
In the context of the work on the own-initiative opinion on the introduction of the digital euro, the ECO section decided to organise a public hearing bringing together experts from European and international institutions and various organised civil society.
The EESC annual communication event for civil society communicators, the Connecting EU Seminar, will this year delve into Europe’s ability to uphold its core values as its economic priorities shift and pressure on democratic trust and civic spaces intensifies – and on how civil society can defend them.
Room VMA 22, EESC building, rue Van Maerlant 2, 1040 Brussels and Interactio
Brussels
Belgium
This event will feature insights from EU institutions and highlight recommendations from persons with lived experience, civil society and disability organisations. #EndForcedSterilisation #DisabilityRights
Actively engaging farmers, fishers, and forest owners' organisations in the CBD negotiations
Location
Online
Belgium
This partnership event hosted by the EESC together with the European Bureau for Conservation and Development aims to explore how farmers, fishers, and forest owners’ organisations (at the EU and international level) can better coordinate, strengthen their engagement, and contribute more effectively to the CBD process ahead of COP17.
