06/03/2023 - Section meeting

Programme

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.    Morning session

  1. Adoption of the draft agenda
  2. Approval of the minutes of the 206th meeting, held on 31 January 2023 EESC-2023-00252-00-00-PV-TRA
  3. Mobilisation of the European Union in support of the people of Türkiye and Syria following devastating earthquake
  • Antoine Lemasson, Head of Unit of ECHO.A.1 – Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) in DG ECHO, European Commission
  • Rifat Hisarciklioğlu, Co-chair of the EU-Turkey Joint Consultative Committee
  • Mette Petersen Director - Red Cross EU Office
  1. REX/566 – opinion on The Youth Action Plan – involving young people in EU external action
  • Rapporteur: Michael McLoughlin
  • President: Dragica Martinović Džamonja
  1. Debate: Trade aspects of the EU Green Deal Industrial Plan
  • Presentation by the European Commission
  • Piotr Rydzkowski – Head of Unit, Trade Strategy at European Commission

2.30 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. Afternoon session

  1. Debate: Negotiations of an EU-India Trade Agreement – impact assessment and state of play

Presentation of the Sustainable Impact Assessment - Presentation by the European Commission

  • Denis Baresch, Senior trade expert India TRADE.C.2, DG TRADE, European Commission 

Presentation of the Sustainable Impact Assessment – for the European Commission.

  • Intro by Dan Horia Maxim, Trade Affairs Officer, South East Asia, TRADE.C.2.
  • Delivery of the SIA, led by Trade Impact.
  • Views from stakeholders:
    • Ksenija Simović – COPA/COGECA
    • Elena Suarez Sanchez – BusinessEurope
    • Elena Crasta – ETUC

  1. Mid – mandate reports

Western Balkans Follow-up Committee, Montenegro Joint Consultative Commitee and Serbia Joint Consultative Committee

  • Presentations by Ionuț Sibian, Andrej Zorko and Laurențiu Plosceanu
  • Debate

Eastern Partnership Follow-up Committee, EU-Ukraine Civil Society Platform, EU-Moldova Civil Society Platform, EU-Georgia Civil Society Platform and EU-Armenia Civil Society Platform

  • Presentations by Dumitru Fornea, Veselin Mitov, Dovilė Juodkaitė,Ionuț Sibian
  • Debate

Russia Follow-up Committee

  • Presentation by Simo Tiainen
  • Debate

European Economic Area Consultative Committee

  • Presentation by Ellen Nygren
  • Debate
  1. Update on recent and upcoming activities by the REX Section President Dimitris Dimitriadis
  • Presentation of the new study groups

Work organisation