Comité Económico y Social Europeo
La colaboración del CESE con las organizaciones de la sociedad civil en Rusia se rige por los cinco principios rectores de las relaciones entre la UE y Rusia acordadas entre los ministros de Asuntos Exteriores de la UE y la alta representante de la Unión para Asuntos Exteriores y Política de Seguridad. Uno de estos principios rectores es el «apoyo a los contactos interpersonales».
El diálogo y el intercambio de experiencias entre los representantes de la sociedad civil de la UE y de Rusia contribuyen de forma significativa a la ejecución continua de la Asociación Estratégica UE-Rusia. El CESE ha adoptado un enfoque dual en sus relaciones con la sociedad civil rusa con el fin de colaborar con la mayor variedad posible de representantes de la sociedad civil. Por un lado, mantiene relaciones con la Cámara Cívica de la Federación de Rusia, su equivalente oficial en Rusia, y organiza, entre otras cosas, seminarios conjuntos anuales sobre cuestiones de interés para la sociedad civil de ambas partes. El otro socio del CESE es el Foro de la Sociedad Civil UE-Rusia, que reúne a otro conjunto de organizaciones de la sociedad civil.
El Comité de Seguimiento UE-Rusia es un órgano interno del CESE, que actúa como grupo director y se encarga de desarrollar y mantener relaciones y organizar reuniones y seminarios conjuntos con la sociedad civil en Rusia.
The EESC organised debates with organised civil society in all Member States between 2 September and 2 November 2016. The debates were coordinated by three EESC members ('trios') from the country concerned, often in co-operation with the European Commission (15 debates) or the national Economic and Social Council (7 debates).
On 17-18 March 2016, students from schools in all 28 EU Member States and, for the first time, from the 5 EU candidate countries (Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Turkey) met at the EESC in Brussels for Your Europe, Your Say!. They came to debate an issue that has been one of the most important topics on the European political agenda for some time: migration and integration. The key question for this year’s event was “How can we better integrate migrants and refugees in our societies?”.
The European Union: how does it work? Can you influence decisions? Do you know how the policies that affect your life are made?
What if some of the EU’s complicated procedures were turned into a game – fun to play but challenging as well – that you could download onto your smartphone, tablet or laptop?
The study was conducted with the aim of analysing feasibility of a supply chain, to capitalise on unsold seafood products for distribution to deprived people
The European Economic and Social Committee has been an ardent supporter of the Eastern Partnership from the very outset and the EESC's Employers' Group has continually emphasised the need to strengthen the partnership's economic dimension. An appropriate tool was needed to enable the representatives of employers, entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises from the EU and its partner countries to meet and openly assess the process of convergence with the European acquis and its impact on the economic situation.
Inaugural speech by President Luca JAHIER at the Seminar in Helsinki on Tuesday 7 July 2015.
Inaugural speech by President Luc JAHIER at the Seminar organised in Helsinki on Tuesday 7 July 2015.
The business sector in Europe believes a deep and comprehensive Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) can further enhance this economic relationship and ensure that everyone enjoys the benefits of trade and investment ties more fully.
The document is a summary of the discussion on the Impact of the TTIP in Malta, which took place in Valletta, Malta on 9 March 2015. The meeting was organised together with the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry.
