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Strengthening Multilateralism and core international principles for a rules-based order in a rapidly changing world – The importance of Civil Society contribution to the UN system

Ongoing (updated on 15/09/2023)
Reference: 
REX/571-EESC
Rapporteur: 
Christian MOOS (Diversity Europe - GR III / Germany)
Co-rapporteur: 
Tanja BUZEK (Workers - GR II/Germany)
Plenary session: 
583 -
Dec 13, 2023 Dec 14, 2023

The EESC is a fervent defender of multilateralism and a rules-based world order. Its External Relations Section deals with many topics relevant to the broad spectrum covered by the United Nations and its specialised agencies, while many EESC opinions refer to core international principles and regularly cite the United Nations.

EU Climate Diplomacy

Ongoing (updated on 15/09/2023)
Reference: 
REX/569-EESC
Rapporteur: 
Stefano MALLIA (Employers - GR I / Malta)
Plenary session: 
583 -
Dec 13, 2023 Dec 14, 2023

Climate diplomacy frames climate change as an external action policy topic and highlights the need to integrate climate objectives and address climate related risks at the highest diplomatic level and across all policy areas. Through this opinion we build on our previous work in this area and also explore practical aspects of the EU climate diplomacy.

Global battle of offers – from the Chinese Belt and Road initiative to the EU Global Gateway: the vision of European organised civil society

Ongoing (updated on 07/06/2023)
Reference: 
REX/572-EESC
Rapporteur: 
Stefano PALMIERI (Workers - GR II / Italy)
Plenary session: 
583 -
Dec 13, 2023 Dec 14, 2023

The main objective of this opinion is to deliver, eight years after its official launch, an EESC assessment of the state of play of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a soft-power tool through which China has assumed a new strategic geopolitical position on the world chessboard. In this context, the EESC needs to investigate what impact the BRI can have on the EU's policies such as twin transition, open strategic autonomy, access to critical technologies and critical raw materials, security and defence, TEN-T network, foreign direct investments, EU screening, etc.

 

Energy policies and strategies in the Euro-Mediterranean region

Ongoing (updated on 28/06/2023)
Reference: 
REX/555-EESC
Rapporteur: 
Ioannis VARDAKASTANIS (Diversity Europe - GR III / Greece)
Co-rapporteur: 
Helena DE FELIPE LEHTONEN (Employers - GR I/Spain)
Plenary session: 
582 -
Oct 25, 2023 Oct 26, 2023

The Mediterranean region is strongly exposed to climate change and faces fast-rising temperatures, water scarcity and coastal erosion. Energy transition plays an important role in climate change mitigation on both shores of the Mediterranean.

 

Joint communication on the update of the EU Maritime Security Strategy and its Action Plan: An enhanced EU Maritime Security Strategy for evolving maritime threats

Adopted on 20/09/2023
Reference: 
REX/576-EESC-2023
Referral: 
JOIN(2023) 8 final JOIN(2023) 8 final
Rapporteur: 
Anastasis YIAPANIS (Diversity Europe - GR III / Cyprus)
Co-rapporteur: 
Mateusz SZYMAŃSKI (Workers - GR II/Poland)
Plenary session: 
581 -
Sep 20, 2023 Sep 21, 2023

EESC opinion: Joint communication on the update of the EU Maritime Security Strategy and its Action Plan: An enhanced EU Maritime Security Strategy for evolving maritime threats

The continuation of the Union’s participation in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) under Horizon Europe

Adopted on 20/09/2023
Reference: 
REX/577-EESC-2023
Referral: 
COM(2023) 359 final 2023/0207 COD
Rapporteur: 
Manuel ATAÍDE FERREIRA (Portugal)
Plenary session: 
581 -
Sep 20, 2023 Sep 21, 2023

EESC opinion: The continuation of the Union’s participation in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) under Horizon Europe

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