Realistic targets are needed to achieve a competitive and sustainable energy ecosystem
Ρωσία
Η σχέση της ΕΟΚΕ με τις οργανώσεις της κοινωνίας των πολιτών στη Ρωσία διέπεται από τις πέντε κατευθυντήριες αρχές για τις σχέσεις ΕΕ-Ρωσίας που συμφωνήθηκαν από τους υπουργούς Εξωτερικών της ΕΕ και την Ύπατη Εκπρόσωπο για Θέματα Εξωτερικής Πολιτικής και Πολιτικής Ασφαλείας. Μία από αυτές τις βασικές αρχές είναι η «στήριξη επαφών μεταξύ των λαών».
Ο διάλογος και η ανταλλαγή εμπειριών μεταξύ εκπροσώπων της κοινωνίας των πολιτών από την ΕΕ και τη Ρωσία συμβάλλουν σε σημαντικό βαθμό στη συνεχιζόμενη εφαρμογή της στρατηγικής εταιρικής σχέσης ΕΕ-Ρωσίας. Η ΕΟΚΕ έχει υιοθετήσει προσέγγιση δύο αξόνων στις σχέσεις της με τη ρωσική κοινωνία των πολιτών προκειμένου να συνεργαστεί με το ευρύτερο δυνατό φάσμα εκπροσώπων της κοινωνίας των πολιτών. Από τη μία πλευρά, διατηρεί σχέσεις με το Δημόσιο Επιμελητήριο της Ρωσικής Ομοσπονδίας, επίσημο ομόλογό της στη Ρωσία, και διοργανώνει ―μεταξύ άλλων― ετήσια κοινά σεμινάρια για θέματα που ενδιαφέρουν την κοινωνία των πολιτών και στις δύο πλευρές. Ο άλλος εταίρος της ΕΟΚΕ είναι το Φόρουμ της Κοινωνίας των Πολιτών «ΕΕ-Ρωσία», στο οποίο συμμετέχει ένα διαφορετικό σύνολο οργανώσεων της κοινωνίας των πολιτών.
Η επιτροπή παρακολούθησης «ΕΕ-Ρωσία» συνιστά εσωτερικό όργανο της ΕΟΚΕ, το οποίο λειτουργεί ως συντονιστική ομάδα και είναι υπεύθυνο για την ανάπτυξη και διατήρηση σχέσεων και τη διοργάνωση συναντήσεων και κοινών σεμιναρίων με την κοινωνία των πολιτών στη Ρωσία.
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On 30 and 31 March, 100 students and 39 teachers from all 28 EU Member States and the five EU candidate countries (Albania, Northern Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey) met at the EESC in Brussels for “Your Europe, Your Say!” 2017. This year's theme was “Europe @ 60: Where to next?”.
The EESC organised debates with organised civil society in all Member States between 2 September and 2 November 2016. The debates were coordinated by three EESC members ('trios') from the country concerned, often in co-operation with the European Commission (15 debates) or the national Economic and Social Council (7 debates).
On 17-18 March 2016, students from schools in all 28 EU Member States and, for the first time, from the 5 EU candidate countries (Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Turkey) met at the EESC in Brussels for Your Europe, Your Say!. They came to debate an issue that has been one of the most important topics on the European political agenda for some time: migration and integration. The key question for this year’s event was “How can we better integrate migrants and refugees in our societies?”.
The European Union: how does it work? Can you influence decisions? Do you know how the policies that affect your life are made?
What if some of the EU’s complicated procedures were turned into a game – fun to play but challenging as well – that you could download onto your smartphone, tablet or laptop?
The study was conducted with the aim of analysing feasibility of a supply chain, to capitalise on unsold seafood products for distribution to deprived people
The European Economic and Social Committee has been an ardent supporter of the Eastern Partnership from the very outset and the EESC's Employers' Group has continually emphasised the need to strengthen the partnership's economic dimension. An appropriate tool was needed to enable the representatives of employers, entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises from the EU and its partner countries to meet and openly assess the process of convergence with the European acquis and its impact on the economic situation.
The business sector in Europe believes a deep and comprehensive Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) can further enhance this economic relationship and ensure that everyone enjoys the benefits of trade and investment ties more fully.
The document is a summary of the discussion on the Impact of the TTIP in Malta, which took place in Valletta, Malta on 9 March 2015. The meeting was organised together with the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry.
The EU is highly dependent on energy resources. More than a half of EU energy consumption is linked to imports. Increasing instability in the Middle East together with the deterioration of EU-Russia relations mean that energy security will remain at the top of the EU's agenda in the coming years. How can we achieve a true energy union? How can interconnectivity be increased between Member States? What should the ideal energy mix look like and how can energy efficiency be increased within the EU? The publication summarises the debate that seeks answers to these questions.
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is the biggest and most ambitious free trade agreement currently being negotiated by the European Union. Economists believe that an agreement with the USA will be advantageous for both the European Union and the USA, and the negative effects of trade liberalisation will be insignificant. This publication is a summary of the debate on "What development opportunities does the TTIP bring to Europe?" that was held in Sopot on 2 October 2014 as part of the European Forum for New Ideas.