Public debate organised by the EESC's Associational Life Category in cooperation with Civil Society Europe
Event type
Debate
Location
Rue Belliard 99
Brussels
Belgium
The debate will be a hybrid event. For in-person and online participation prior registration is required. The registration period has ended. You can still follow the event live via webstreaming on our website in English.
This second part of the EU DAG meeting focused on the human rights situation. The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development, reported on his recent visit to the country and presented his report, and the ILO made a presentation englobing the labour rights situation. The EEAS gave an update on general EU-Vietnam relations including the outcome of the annual joint meeting under the partnership and cooperation agreement (PCA). In the light of the above, the EU DAG members further discussed the implementation of the TSD chapter in the presence of the European Commission.
During the meeting, the EU DAG received an update from the European Commission's DG TRADE on EU-Vietnam trade relations in general and on the implementation of the TSD chapter of the EU-Vietnam FTA in particular, as well as information from DG INTPA on EU international cooperation and projects in Vietnam. EU DAG members reported back from various events, including EuroCham's Green Economy Forum & Exhibition (GEFE) 2024 and the EU-ASEAN Business Council's visit to Hanoi.
On 24 th October, the EESC will welcome some 100 Enlargement Candidate Members (ECMs) in the Enlargement High-Level Forum "Towards successful EU Enlargement" jointly organised with the European Commission back-to-back to Plenary.
This year’s Connecting EU seminar, the EESC flagship annual communication event for civil society communicators, will be talking about journalism and the crucial need to preserve its independence and accountability as essential foundations for safeguarding democracy and preventing its decline.
Der Europäische Wirtschafts- und Sozialausschuss und die Europäische Kommission (GD Forschung und Innovation) veranstalten am 17. Oktober 2024 von 9.30 bis 17.30 Uhr in Brüssel gemeinsam eine Konferenz zum Thema „Entsorgung radioaktiver Abfälle – Perspektive der Zivilgesellschaft“.
