ByCorina MURAFA, Member of the Civil Society Organisations’ Group and representative of the Romanian Energy Poverty Observatory (ORSE) of the Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD)
Between 26 and 29 March 2026, EESC members joined the EU delegation at the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Yaoundé.
The delegation attended the daily debriefings for civil society hosted by DG Trade, and had informal meetings with the African Union ECOSOCC, the WTO, the French business association AFEP and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). A short impromptu meeting was also organized with MEP Warborn (INTA).
Today, progressive leaders and trade union representatives joined forces to reaffirm their commitment to the defence of democracy across Europe. This commitment was expressed during a joint meeting between the Socialists and Democrats Group (S&D Group) in the European Parliament and the Workers’ Group of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), held in Brussels on 25 March 2026.
