The ACP-EU Follow-up Committee gathered on 12 and 13 January 2023 to discuss a number of topical issues for the ACP-EU partnership, namely the Youth Action Plan in EU external action, circular economy, civil society in the context of the EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and the latest developments around the participation of civil society in the Economic Partnership Agreements.
This public hearing is being organised as part of the preparation of the exploratory opinion ECO/630 on "Boosting long-term inclusive growth through reforms and investment" requested by the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU. It focuses on how to foster upwards social convergence and cohesion, in an economic governance framework defined around debt sustainability, productive investments and reforms. It also looks at the implications of such a framework for the European Semester and the strengthening of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
In a visionary call for transformative change, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), at its latest plenary session, adoptedan own-initiative opinion emphasising the pivotal role of young people in shaping the sustainable future of rural areas across Europe.
