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The 22nd meeting of the EU–Montenegro Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) will be held in Podgorica. The meeting will bring together representatives of organised civil society from the European Union and Montenegro to exchange views on recent developments in EU–Montenegro relations and on key priorities in the EU accession process.
On 26 March 2026, the EESC Employers’ Group hosted the high-level debate “Delivering Europe’s Technological Sovereignty”, with the participation of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen.
Reset and Recharge: All-island contributions to a resilient EU-UK relationship
(The audience will include representatives from worker, employer and civil society organisations across the island of Ireland, utilising the networks of the Advisory Group on the Forum*)
Reset and Recharge: All-island contributions to a resilient EU-UK relationship
Event type
Conference
Location
Europe House - 5 Balfe Street, Dublin, Ireland
Dublin
Ireland
The EU-UK Follow-Up Committee of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is pleased to announce that the Annual All-Island Stakeholder Forum will be held in Dublin on 10th June 2026. This forum is the second of its kind, the first having been held in Dundalk last year.
This year’s forum is titled: ‘Reset and Recharge: All-island contributions to a resilient EU-UK relationship’. It is organised in collaboration with an Advisory Group of representative organisations from the three ‘pillars’ of the EESC – workers, employers and civil society organisations – from both jurisdictions.*
In an opinion adopted at the March plenary, the Committee recommends sticking to the end goal of zero-emission vehicles, while still being in favour of low-emission vehicles which can play a transitional role by supporting industrial adaptation.