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The EESC's engagement with civil society organisations in Russia is governed by the five guiding principles for EU-Russia relations agreed between EU foreign ministers and the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. One of these guiding principles is "support for people-to-people contacts".

Dialogue and the exchange of experiences between civil society representatives from the EU and Russia contribute in a significant way to the continued implementation of the EU-Russia Strategic Partnership. The EESC has adopted a two-stranded approach to its relations with Russian civil society in order to engage with as wide a range of civil society representatives as possible. On the one hand, it maintains relations with the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, its official Russian counterpart, and organises – amongst other things – annual joint seminars on topics of interest to civil society on both sides. The EESC's other partner is the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum, which brings together a different set of civil society organisations.

The EU-Russia Follow-up Committee is an internal EESC body, which acts as a steering group, and is responsible for developing and maintaining relations and organising meetings and joint seminars with civil society in Russia.

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Opinion
Adopted on 26/10/2022
Reference: 
REX/564-EESC-2022
Plenary session: 
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Oct 26, 2022 Oct 27, 2022

EESC opinion: Specific provisions for the 2014-2020 cooperation programmes supported by the European Neighbourhood Instrument and under the European territorial cooperation goal, following programme implementation disruption

Opinion
Adopted on 08/09/2015
Reference: 
REX/439-EESC-2015
Plenary session: 
510 -
Sep 16, 2015 Sep 17, 2015

EESC opinion: Agriculture, Rural Areas and Sustainable Development in the Eastern Partnership Countries

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Assessment of the Agriculture and Rural Development Sectors in the Eastern Partnership countries The Republic of Armenia

Assessment of the Agriculture and Rural Development Sectors in the Eastern Partnership countries The Republic of Azerbaijan

Assessment of the Agriculture and Rural Development Sectors in the Eastern Partnership countries Georgia

Assessment of the Agriculture and Rural Development Sectors in the Eastern Partnership countries The Republic of Moldova

Assessment of the Agriculture and Rural Development Sectors in the Eastern Partnership countries Ukraine

Towards good environmental governance in the eastern partnership countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine

Brochure EaP GREEN Project

ENPARD Georgia

Assessment of the Agriculture and Rural Development Sectors in the Eastern Partnership countries Regional report

CoR opinion: OPINION EU SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE CHANGE IN TRANSITION SOCIETIES

Opinion of the Committee of the Regions: EU support for sustainable change in transition societies

Opinion
Adopted on 23/06/2015
Reference: 
REX/447-EESC-2015
Plenary session: 
509 -
Jul 01, 2015 Jul 02, 2015

The Neighbourhood policy is high on the agenda of the EESC's external relations priorities. This opinion will provide the contribution of the Committee to this consultation process as a first step, to be followed by a reaction to the Commission document that will be issued in the 2nd semester of 2015.

 

EESC opinion: Towards a new European neighbourhood policy

Opinion
Adopted on 10/12/2014
Reference: 
REX/400-EESC-0000-3060
Plenary session: 
503 -
Dec 10, 2014 Dec 11, 2014

The objective of the own-initiative opinion is to analyse the state of affairs of civil society in Russia and to elaborate recommendations on how the EU and EU civil society organization can contribute for improving the working conditions for civil society organizations in Russia and for the strengthening of genuine civil and social dialogue.

Civil Society in Russia

Opinion
Adopted on 19/02/2013
Reference: 
REX/371-EESC-0000-1813
Plenary session: 
489 -
Apr 17, 2013 Apr 18, 2013

L'avis se penchera sur les questions relatives aux dimensions économique, sociale, environnementale et humaine du caractère croissant de l'utilisation des richesses de l'Arctique, et sur le rôle potentiel de la société civile pour exprimer les intérêts des groupes concernés ainsi que pour soutenir la position de l'UE dans le cadre du dialogue avec les partenaires internationaux concernés.

La politique arctique de l'UE pour aborder les nouveaux enjeux mondiaux dans la région – point de vue de la société civile

Opinion
Adopted on 18/02/2013
Reference: 
REX/371-EESC-0000
Plenary session: 
489 -
Apr 17, 2013 Apr 18, 2013

The opinion will look at the issues related to economic, social, environmental and human dimensions of the growing use of the Arctic wealth, potential role of the civil society in voicing the interests of the groups involved as well as in supporting the position of the EU in the dialogue with international partners concerned.

EU Arctic Policy to address globally emerging interests in the region – a view of civil society

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