Erweiterungsländer

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Der EWSA ist aktiv am Erweiterungsprozess der EU beteiligt und hat einen zweifachen – regionalen und bilateralen – Ansatz für seine Beziehungen zu den Organisationen der Zivilgesellschaft in den Erweiterungsländern entwickelt.

Der Begleitausschuss Westbalkan – ein ständiges Arbeitsorgan des EWSA – ist das wichtigste Instrument des regionalen Ansatzes zur Koordinierung der Aktivitäten des EWSA in dieser Region. Im Rahmen seiner Tätigkeit veranstaltet der Begleitausschuss alle zwei Jahre ein Forum der Zivilgesellschaft des Westbalkans.

Der EWSA arbeitet auch auf bilateraler Basis mit den Ländern des Westbalkans und der Türkei zusammen. Auf der Grundlage der Assoziierungsabkommen zwischen der EU und der Türkei, Montenegro und Serbien hat der EWSA mit diesen drei Ländern gemeinsame Gremien mit Vertretern der Zivilgesellschaft eingerichtet, um die Organisationen der Zivilgesellschaft in die Heranführungs- und Beitrittsprozesse einzubeziehen. Jedes dieser Gremien setzt sich zu gleichen Teilen aus Mitgliedern des EWSA und des Partnerlandes zusammen und hält zweimal jährlich eine Sitzung ab.

Der EWSA steht in ständigem Kontakt mit den Organisationen der Zivilgesellschaft in den Erweiterungsländern, mit denen noch kein gemeinsames Gremium aus Vertretern der Zivilgesellschaft eingerichtet worden ist, und organisiert gemeinsame Aktivitäten mit ihnen.

Ergänzend zur Tätigkeit der gemeinsamen Gremien erarbeitet der EWSA Stellungnahmen zum Heranführungs- und Beitrittsprozess einzelner Länder sowie zu Themen von regionalem Interesse.

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  • Climate change and its impact on the economy

    verabschiedet on 23/10/2024 - Bureau decision date: 18/01/2024
    Referenz
    ECO/645-EESC-2024
    Rapporteur
    Juraj SIPKO
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Slovakia
    Plenary session number
    591
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    Climate change is an existential threat for the European economy. Therefore, a comprehensive approach is needed. In this context, based on the empirical and data analyses related to the impact of climate change on the real economy, macroeconomic and financial stability is essential. As things currently stand, intensified natural disasters will lead to unprecedented costs that will have an unpredictable impact on public finance.

    The European economy is currently on a downward trend. This will lead to lower revenue and, at the same time, higher demand for spending – mainly related to the costs of climate change, higher borrowing costs and negative trends in demographic development.

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  • How to ensure the social, environmental and economic sustainability of the EU agri-food sector with future enlargement?

    verabschiedet on 10/07/2024 - Bureau decision date: 12/12/2023
    Referenz
    NAT/924-EESC-2024
    Rapporteur
    Stoyan TCHOUKANOV
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Bulgaria
    Plenary session number
    589
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    • NAT/924 Record of the proceedings
    • Follow-up from the Commission NAT/924
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  • Communication on cybersecurity strategy

    verabschiedet on 27/04/2021 - Bureau decision date: 01/12/2020
    Referenz
    INT/930-EESC-2020
    Referral
    JOIN(2020) 18 final
    Rapporteur
    Philip VON BROCKDORFF
    Workers - GR II
    Malta

    The Communication stresses the EU's commitment to safeguarding an online environment providing the highest possible freedom and security, for the benefit of its citizens.

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  • EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

    verabschiedet on 12/03/2008
    Referenz
    REX/239-EESC-2008-01-01-505
    Rapporteur
    Barabás
    Plenary session number
    443
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    Download — EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
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  • Croatia on the road to accession

    verabschiedet on 24/10/2007
    Referenz
    REX/237-EESC-2007-1468
    Rapporteur
    SIGMUND
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Austria
    Plenary session number
    439
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  • EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR)

    verabschiedet on 21/01/2014
    Referenz
    ECO/359-EESC-2014-7379
    Rapporteur
    Dimitris DIMITRIADIS
    Employers - GR I
    Greece
    Plenary session number
    495
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    The EESC welcomes the special attention devoted to drawing up a European Union Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR), in order to support cohesion and competitiveness in the light of challenges that cannot be satisfactorily resolved by single regions or countries through the usual means. The EESC believes that EUSAIR must adopt a comprehensive programme with an action-oriented list of projects and schemes, and strongly recommends that better use be made of the private sector's potential to attract investment (both local and international) and to create business opportunities. Simultaneously, the strategy should include a stronger social dimension, in order to better support inclusive growth in the Adriatic and Ionian region.

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  • Enhancing the transparency and inclusiveness of the EU accession process

    verabschiedet on 10/07/2014
    Referenz
    REX/401-EESC-2014-1609
    Rapporteur
    Marina Škrabalo GRIII
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Plenary session number
    500
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    This own-initiative opinion will draw upon the first-hand experiences of the non-state actors (civil society, business and trade unions) engaged in the accession negotiations between Croatia and the EU over the period 2005-11, as well as experiences of EESC members who have been engaged in the work of Joint Consultative Committees (JCCs) with accession countries over the past seven years (Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey and Montenegro) as well as the Western Balkans Follow-up Committee.

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  • The role of civil society in EU-Serbia relations

    verabschiedet on 10/07/2013
    Referenz
    REX/381-EESC-2013-1176
    Rapporteur
    Mr Ionut Sibian
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Romania
    Co-rapporteur
    Mr Christoph Lechner
    Workers - GR II
    Austria
    Plenary session number
    491
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    The opinion should take stock of the current situation of civil society in Serbia (legal environment, relations with the authorities, situation of social and civil dialogues) and propose recommendations for possible EU action in this field. The opinion will provide an opportunity to get the views of Serbian civil society organisations in the course of a study visit to Serbia.

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  • Winning the hearts and minds of EU citizens on enlargement

    Reference number
    26/2026

    A week ahead of the EU-Western Balkans summit, the European Economic and Social Committee held a conference in Vienna sending a clear message: civil society is essential for building trust between institutions and citizens and between the European Union and the region.

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  • Albania demonstrates its political commitment to the EU accession path, however, reforms still need to be delivered

    Albania remains firmly committed to EU integration, advancing accession negotiations and implementing the growth plan for the Western Balkans, with reforms in the rule of law, digitalisation and the green transition. However, anti-corruption and media freedom require further robust efforts. These topics were at the centre of discussions during the 2nd meeting of the EU-Albania Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee on 21 November 2025.

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