Činnosti EHSV týkající se východních sousedů zahrnují Arménii, Ázerbájdžán, Bělorusko, Gruzii, Moldavsko a Ukrajinu. Hlavním cílem EHSV ve vztahu k východním sousedům je upevňovat vztahy s organizacemi občanské společnosti v regionu a zapojit je do dialogu s jejich vnitrostátními tvůrci politik i s organizovanou občanskou společností EU.
Hlavním mechanismem spolupráce s Gruzií, Moldavskem a Ukrajinou jsou platformy občanské společnosti, jež doplňují politické orgány, které existují v rámci dohod EU o přidružení s těmito zeměmi. Platforma umožňuje organizacím občanské společnosti jak z EU, tak z partnerské země sledovat proces provádění a vypracovat svá doporučení pro příslušné orgány.
EU je v těchto platformách zastoupena členy EHSV a zástupci velkých evropských sítí občanské společnosti. Partnerskou zemi zastupuje široké spektrum organizací občanské společnosti. Členská základna platforem vychází z vyváženého zastoupení všech zájmových skupin (organizací zaměstnavatelů, odborů a různých zájmových skupin).
V EHSV byl v roce 2004 vytvořen monitorovací výbor Východoevropští sousedé jako zvláštní orgán odpovědný za vztahy s občanskou společností v zemích východního sousedství. Monitorovací výbor se obvykle schází čtyřikrát ročně a jeho členové se aktivně podílejí na činnostech Východního partnerství, jako jsou vícestranné platformy a Fóra občanské společnosti Východního partnerství.
Representatives of the two Domestic Advisory Groups (DAG) from the EU and Moldova, established under Chapter 13 on Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union, held a joint meeting in Chisinau, Moldova, on 17 October 2017.
The EESC and the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum are organising their 3rd joint seminar, on 23 November 2016, in Versailles. The objective of the seminar is to discuss topics of common interest for European and Russian civil society. On the agenda this year will be questions such as the current situation in which civil society in Russia and in the EU are operating, and questions relating to migration, specifically focusing on good practices and experiences in integrating newcomers into host societies.
Representatives of the two Domestic Advisory Groups (DAG) from the EU and Moldova, established under Chapter 13 on Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union, held the fourth joint meeting in Chisinau, Moldova, on 5 July 2019.
Representatives of the European and Georgian Domestic Advisory Groups (DAGs), set up under the Trade and Sustainable Development Chapter of the Association Agreement between the European Union and Georgia, held their first joint meeting in Tbilisi on 26 January 2016. The participants expressed their commitment to fulfil the mandate foreseen in the Trade and Sustainable Development Chapter of the Association Agreement, namely to monitor the implementation of the Chapter and to provide advice to the Parties to the Agreement.
Representatives of the European and Georgian Domestic Advisory Groups (DAGs), set up under the Trade and Sustainable Development Chapter of the Association Agreement between the European Union and Georgia, held their second joint meeting in Brussels on 30 November 2016. The participants expressed their commitment to fulfil the mandate foreseen in the Trade and Sustainable Development Chapter of the Association Agreement, namely to monitor the implementation of the Chapter and to provide advice to the Parties to the Agreement.
The Civil Society Platform complements the political bodies existing within the framework of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement, and it allows civil society organisations from both sides to monitor the implementation process and prepare their recommendations to the relevant authorities both in Georgia as well as in the European Union.
At the fifth meeting, the Members of the Platform assessed the state of play of the implementation of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement and adopted reports on 10 years of Eastern Partnership from the Georgian perspective, labour safety at workplace and on rights of migrants in Georgia.
The 2nd meeting of the EU-Georgia Civil Society Platform (CSP) will be held on 16 February 2017 at the EESC. The CSP complements the political bodies existing within the framework of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement, and it allows civil society organisations from both sides to monitor the implementation process and prepare recommendations to the relevant authorities both in Georgia as well as in the European Union.
The CSP is made up of nine members from both Parties, representing the EESC and large European civil society networks, on the one side, and civil society organisations from Georgia, on the other side.
The 7th meeting of the EU Domestic Advisory Group under the EU-Ukraine DCFTA took place on 19 September 2019 in Brussels. Please click on the programme tab to consult the topics on the agenda.
The Civil Society Platform complements the political bodies existing within the framework of the EU-Moldova Association Agreement, and it allows civil society organisations from both sides to monitor the implementation process and prepare their recommendations to the relevant authorities both in the Republic of Moldova as well as in the European Union. At this fourth meeting, participants discussed Human rights and democratic institutions in Moldova.
The CSP complements the political bodies existing within the framework of the EU-Moldova Association Agreement, and it allows civil society organisations from both sides to monitor the implementation process and prepare their recommendations to the relevant authorities both in the Republic of Moldova as well as in the European Union.
