Comité Económico y Social Europeo
581st plenary session with the following guests: Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for Budget and Administration, and Margarida Marques, Member of the European Parliament, Vice-Chair of the Committee on Budgets, Elise Fleury, ECI organiser, Campaign Lead, Eurogroup for Animals, and Tilly Metz, Member of the European Parliament, Vice-Chair of the subcommittee on Public Health - Web streaming
The 7th meeting of the EU Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) under the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (FTA), and the first meeting of the new 2023-25 term, took place on 18 September 2023.
This event aims to follow up on the discussions and outcomes of this year's High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) and prepare for the upcoming SDG Summit of 18-19 September 2023.
El evento incluirá tres interesantes mesas redondas sobre cuestiones clave relacionadas con la protección de los consumidores y del medio ambiente. Un enlace a la retransmisión en directo estará disponible en esta página del acto.
The EESC EU-Japan & South-East Asia Follow-up Committee meets on 12 September 2023 to discuss various aspects of EU-Japan & South-East Asia relations. Main topics on the programme:
The third meeting of the EU-Armenia Civil Society Platform (CSP) was held on 12 September 2023 in Brussels.
During the meeting, a debate focused on assessing the state of play of the implementation of the EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement. The CSP also discussed the state of play of the justice sector reform.
Other items on the agenda were the impact of industrial development on climate change and promotion of circular economy, and occupational safety.
A joint declaration, prepared by both sides, was discussed and adopted.
The External Relations Section of the EESC organised a joint meeting gathering EU and partner representatives of the Civil Society Platforms (CSPs) with Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine on 11 September (10:30 to 18:00).
As we reach the midpoint in the current Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), it is crucial that we take stock of our progress and adapt our plans to the evolving challenges and opportunities we face. The ECO section organise a High level debate with the European Parliament´s rapporteur, Mr Jan Olbrycht, and Mr Eric von Breska, director, DG BUDG, European Commission.
At a time of increasing geopolitical rivalry and the steady erosion of the multilateral rules-based trading system, EU’s competitiveness has taken centre stage in the EU agenda.
The 9th EU-Korea Civil Society Forum (CSF) took place on 4-5 September 2023 in Brussels. The event started with a workshop discussing cooperation in international fora on environment and climate and the state of play of CSR in the EU and Korea.
