Programme

DRAFT AGENDA

9th Meeting of the CARIFORUM-EU Consultative Committee (CC)

12 June 2026 (2:30 pm – 6:00 pm CET / 8:30 am – 12:00 pm AST)

Virtual / EESC (Rue Belliard 99, 1040 Brussels, meeting room JDE 61)

Background

The CARIFORUM-EU Consultative Committee (CC) was established with the task of assisting the Joint Council (JC) in promoting dialogue and cooperation between representatives of civil society organisations, including the academic community, as well as social and economic partners. This dialogue covers economic, social and environmental aspects of the relations between the Parties to the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), in the context of its implementation.

The Committee is composed of forty representatives of civil society organisations: twenty-five selected by the CARIFORUM States and fifteen representing organisations located in the European Union. It also issues recommendations to the CARIFORUM-EU Trade and Development Committee and to the CARIFORUM-EU Parliamentary Committee.

Agenda – Friday, 12 June 2026

1. Welcome and opening remarks

  • Co-Chairs of the CARIFORUM-EU Consultative Committee

2. - Update on the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and the provisional application of the OACPS-EU Samoa Agreement

  • Focus on CARIFORUM, the revision of the EPA review process, and the Joint CARIFORUM-EU Council meeting of 19 June 2026
  • Paolo Garzotti, Head of Unit for Trade D.2 – Latin America and Caribbean, European Commission

3. - Building climate resilience through the EU–Caribbean energy transition

  • Kiesha Farnum, Head of Partnerships and Programmes, Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE)

4. - Discussion and adoption of the Joint Statement

  • Joint Statement adopted during the 9th meeting of the CARIFORUM-EU Consultative Committee

5. - Closing of the meeting

  • Co-Chairs of the CARIFORUM-EU Consultative Committee

 

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