9th Meeting of the EU-Brazil Civil Society Round Table

Driven by the collaboration between the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Brazilian Economic and Social Development Council (CDES), the EU-Brazil Civil Society Round Table held eight meetings between 2009 and 2014. Following the re-establishment of Brazil’s civil society advisory body in 2023 – now operating as the Sustainable Economic and Social Development Council of Brazil (CDESS) – and in accordance with the EESC-CDESS Memorandum of Understanding signed on 9 April 2024 in Brasília, as well as the Joint Statement issued by the President of the EESC and the Minister of Institutional Relations of Brazil on 10 April 2024, the EU-Brazil Civil Society Round Table has been officially reactivated.

The 9th meeting of the EU-Brazil Civil Society Round Table took place in Brasília on 29-30 July 2025. It was hosted by the CDESS and co-chaired by the President of the EESC, Mr Oliver Röpke, and the Executive Secretary of the CDESS, Mr Olavo Noleto. The debates focused on:

• Trade: EU-MERCOSUR Partnership Agreement and civil society
• Upcoming COP30 in Belém through the perspectives of civil society
• Challenges of digital transformation in the world of work
• Disinformation and democracy.

The Round Table adopted a Joint Declaration.