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The message emerging from COP30 is stark: once again, global leaders have preserved UNFCCC climate governance framework but failed to deliver the urgency demanded by science, citizens and civil society. The summit closed without an agreed roadmap to phase out fossil fuels, a decision that many observers warn leaves the world dangerously off-track for limiting warming to 1.5°C.
Domestic Advisory Groups of the EU and three Andean countries – Colombia, Peru and Ecuador – held their 11th Joint Meeting and Workshop on 2-3 December 2025 in Lima. The discussions focused on future priorities for cooperation, the role of civil society in monitoring and advancing Trade and Sustainable Development commitments, and key thematic areas such as labour rights, environmental challenges, and EU supply-chain sustainability regulations.
Summary of the opinions adopted at the plenary session of 21, 22 and 23 October 2025
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS 2030 Consumer Agenda and action plan for consumers in the single market 'A new impulse for consumer...