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I Europa opretholder EØSU forbindelserne med arbejdsmarkedets parter og civilsamfundets organisationer på Vestbalkan, i de østlige nabolande, i EØS-EFTA-landene Island, Liechtenstein og Norge samt i Storbritannien.

Opfølgningsudvalget for det vestlige Balkan, som er et permanent, internt EØSU-organ, er det vigtigste instrument til koordinering af EØSU's aktiviteter i regionen. Civilsamfundsforummet for det vestlige Balkan, der afholdes hvert andet år, er en del af opfølgningsudvalgets arbejde.

EØSU har også et bilateralt samarbejde med de lande på Vestbalkan, der har indledt tiltrædelsesforhandlinger, samt med Tyrkiet, gennem særlige organer oprettet på basis af associeringsaftaler mellem de pågældende lande og EU. Formålet med disse blandede rådgivende udvalg er at inddrage arbejdsmarkedets parter og civilsamfundsorganisationerne i overvågningen af førtiltrædelses- og reformprocessen hen imod et eventuelt EU-medlemskab. Hvert enkelt organ består af lige mange medlemmer fra EØSU og partnerlandene, og de mødes normalt to gange om året.

EØSU har også nedsat et opfølgningsudvalg for de østlige nabolande, som er et internt organ med ansvar for at styrke forbindelserne med civilsamfundet i landene i denne region, dvs. Armenien, Aserbajdsjan, Belarus, Georgien, Moldova og Ukraine.

De vigtigste samarbejdsmekanismer med Armenien, Georgien, Moldova og Ukraine er civilsamfundsplatformene, som giver civilsamfundsorganisationer fra både EU og partnerlandene mulighed for at overvåge gennemførelsen af aftaler mellem EU og de pågældende lande og udarbejde henstillinger til de relevante myndigheder. Desuden blev Ukraine og Moldova kandidatlande i 2022.

Men hensyn til Belarus og Rusland udvikles der forbindelser med de civilsamfundsorganisationer, der stadig opererer frit, hvoraf de fleste befinder sig på EU's territorium. EØSU mener, at det er vigtigt at holde dialogen i live i afventning af bedre vilkår i fremtiden.

Det Europæiske Økonomiske Samarbejdsområde (EØS) omfatter EU-medlemsstaterne og de tre EØS-EFTA-stater (Island, Liechtenstein og Norge), der danner et indre marked, hvor varer, tjenesteydelser og personer kan bevæge sig frit. EØSU er medlem af det rådgivende udvalg for Det Europæiske Økonomiske Samarbejdsområde, hvor spørgsmål af fælles interesse drøftes med repræsentanter for arbejdsmarkedets parter fra EØS-EFTA-landene.

Endelig har EØSU nedsat opfølgningsudvalget EU/UK, der er ansvarligt for at overvåge forbindelserne mellem EU og Det Forenede Kongerige Storbritannien og Nordirland fra civilsamfundets synsvinkel. Opfølgningsudvalgets arbejde har navnlig fokus på gennemførelsen af udtrædelsesaftalen mellem EU og UK og protokollen om Irland og Nordirland, som det har en igangværende samtale om med civilsamfundsorganisationer fra UK. Det har ligeledes fokus på gennemførelsen af handels- og samarbejdsaftalen mellem EU og UK, som opfølgningsudvalget EU/UK samarbejder om med EU's interne rådgivende gruppe under handels- og samarbejdsaftalen mellem EU og UK.

  • The EU Domestic Advisory Groups (DAGs), set up under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) to advise on the implementation of the agreement, held their first meeting on 3 October 2022, in Brussels. 

     

     

  • The 5th meeting of the EU DAG set up under the EU-UK TCA was dedicated to the assessment of the first year of DAG work -including the recent EU-UK Civil Society Forum, to an update on the Trade Specialised Committees and to a structured discussion of selected issues and recommendations with a DG TRADE representative.

  • Representatives of the European and Ukrainian Domestic Advisory Groups (DAGs), set up under the Association Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine, held their sixth joint meeting on 26 January 2023. The objective of the meeting was to prepare a set of recommendations for the EU-Ukraine Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee and the Civil Society Forum, which will take place in March 2023.

  • The 13th meeting of the EU Domestic Advisory Group under the EU-Ukraine DCFTA took place via a videoconference on 17 January 2023. Please click on the programme tab to consult the topics on the agenda.

  • The 10th meeting of the EU-Georgia Civil Society Platform (CSP) was convened on 16 December 2022. During the meeting, a debate focused on assessing the implementation of the 12 priorities identified by the EU and the state of play of the implementation of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement/DCFTA. The Platform also discussed the implementation of the Chapter 16 on Education, training and youth. 

    A joint declaration, prepared by both sides, was discussed and adopted.

  • The upcoming meeting of the Section for External Relations, which will take place on 20 December 2022, will be dedicated to EU-UK relations. The EU-UK Follow-up Committee was set up in March 2021 primarily to maintain and strengthen relations between UK and EU civil society organisations, and to monitor implementation of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement.

     

  • The 12th meeting of the EU-Ukraine Civil Society Platform took place on 1 December 2022. During the meeting, a debate was held on the enhancement of Ukraine's integration into the EU, as well as the needs and challenges for Ukraine today and in the post-war reconstruction, with special focus on energy, social aspects and critical infrastructure. A joint declaration, prepared by both sides, was discussed and adopted.

  • 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 seventh joint meeting on 29 November 2022 in Brussels. The objective of the meeting was to prepare a set of recommendations for the EU-Georgia Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee and the Civil Society Forum, which took place in December 2022.

  • The 10th meeting of the EU-Moldova Civil Society Platform took place in Chisinau, Moldova, on 10 November 2022. During the meeting, a debate focused on assessing the progresses of Moldova in the implementation of the European Commission recommendations regarding its accession to the EU, as well as the state of play of the implementation of the EU-Moldova Association Agreement.

    The Platform also discussed the 2022 developments in the anti-corruption field, the impact of regional and global crises on the social-economic situation in Moldova, and participation of the Trade Unions and Employers' Associations in EU-funded projects.

    A joint declaration, prepared by both sides, was discussed and adopted.

  • At this 4th meeting of the EU DAG set up under the TCA, the discussion focused on practical aspects as well as the preparations for the 1st DAG-to-DAG meeting (joint meeting of the EU and UK DAGs) and the 1st Civil Society Forum, that took place on October 3rd and 4th respectively.