On 5 December 2024, the ACP-EU Follow-up Committee held a regular meeting which was attended by some relevant stakeholders and guest speakers, who provided timely updates on the different, ongoing, institutional activities. Representatives of the AU ECOSOCC joined this meeting for a presentation of their mandate and functioning as well as to discuss further the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the EESC in Accra, in July 2024.
On 13 June 2024, the EESC hosted a High-Level Roundtable with major EU civil society actors on a civil society engagement mechanism in the framework of the EU-AU partnership to brainstorm on possible ways forward that would ensure that the stakeholder engagement mechanism under the Samoa Agreement is inclusive and representative, giving a strong voice to civil society within the Partnership policies and projects.
In the framework of civil society participation in the new OACPS-EU partnership agreement, the ACP-EU Follow-up Committee held, on 7 March 2024, a meeting for a timely debate on its future as well as to discuss and agree on the Work Programme for 2024.
The EESC will hold an online event on Tuesday 20 May 2025 to discuss the EU wine policy package in which the Commission proposed to amend the relevant wine regulations to introduce targeted measures to help the sector manage production potential, adapt to changing consumer preferences and exploit new market opportunities.
In a context such as the one that Europe is experiencing, characterised by multiple crises, it is appropriate to promote a reflection on European public goods and on fundamental political priorities capable of ensuring the sustainable growth of the EU and the well-being of its citizens. This reflection gets ever more important in view of the upcoming negotiations on the next European Multiannual Financial Framework for the period post 2027.
