Euroopa ja Vahemere piirkond

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Suhted ELi ja tema lõunapoolsete naaberriikide vahel kujutavad endast ühte meie prioriteeti. Meie töö hõlmab väga erinevaid valdkondi, nagu kodanikuühiskonna osalemine poliitilises ja kodanikühiskonna dialoogis, demokraatiale üleminek, noorte tööhõive, jätkusuutlik areng, liikuvus ja sisseränne, kaubandus, taastuvenergia ja ettevõtluse arendamine.

Euroopa Majandus- ja Sotsiaalkomitee on töötanud nende küsimustega alates 1995. aastast. Pärast 2010. aastal toimunud muutusi piirkonnas oleme oma eesmärke vastavalt kohandanud ja need on alljärgnevad.

  • Toetada kodanikuühiskonna organisatsioone üleminekuriikides. Selline toetus on eelkõige suunatud ametiühingutele ja tööandjate organisatsioonidele ning samuti naiste, noorte ja põllumajandustootjate ühendustele.
  • Hoida alal kahepoolseid suhteid Vahemere piirkonna riiklike majandus- ja sotsiaalnõukogudega ja töötada selle nimel, et luua tingimused kodanikuühiskonna kaasamiseks poliitilisse dialoogi lõunapoolsetes partnerriikides.
  • Koostada arvamusi ja ühisaruandeid peamiste poliitiliste probleemide kohta, millega piirkond silmitsi seisab.
  • Pidada korrapäraseid koosolekuid Euroopa institutsioonide ja rahvusvaheliste organisatsioonidega, et arutada poliitikasuundi, mis puudutavad kodanikuühiskonda kogu piirkonnas.
  • Korraldada majandus- ja sotsiaalnõukogude ning samalaadsete institutsioonide jaoks iga-aastane tippkohtumine, millel riikide valitsustele ning ELi poliitikakujundajatele esitatakse peamised poliitikasoovitused piirkonna põhiliste probleemide kohta.
  • Joint meeting REX and ECO Sections

    Macro-regional recovery and resilience initiatives - Joint meeting of REX and ECO Sections.

    The purpose of this meeting is to explore how macro-regional strategies contribute to the recovery and resilience of their regions. The meeting will look at how management authorities of the strategies were actually involved in the preparation of the national recovery plans, which projects have been included, how civil society organisations were part of the process. The afternoon session will be dedicated to the idea of a new macro-regional strategy for the whole Mediterranean region encompassing the countries of the Southern Neighbourhood.

  • Euromed Summit 2020

    The Euro-Mediterranean Summit of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions aims at promoting greater understanding of the main issues affecting organised civil society in the Euromed region and at discussing the common challenges they face.

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    The Euro-Mediterranean Summit of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions aims at promoting greater understanding of the main issues affecting organised civil society in the Euromed region and at discussing the common challenges they face

  • Euromed Summit 2018
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    The Euro-Mediterranean Summit of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions aims at promoting greater understanding of the main issues affecting organised civil society in the Euromed region and at discussing the common challenges they face. The Summit brings together aound 120 participants from economic and social councils, or similar institutions, representatives of employers, trade unions, other economic and social interests groups and NGOs from countries which are members of the Union for the Mediterranean (UFM). This year, the exchange will focus on the following topics:

    • Education and Training in the Euro-Mediterranean region
    • Social Economy and entrepreneurship in the Euro Mediterranean region

    The meeting will conclude with the adoption of recommendations that will be sent to the political authorities of the countries involved in the UFM Ministerial Summits and disseminated widely amongst civil society organisations in the region.

    This year's event is co-organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the European Training Foundation  (ETF). The event is co-financed by the European Commission.

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    Conference
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    The Euromed Summit brings together some 120 participants from a range of economic and social councils, or similar institutions, representatives of employers, trade unions, other economic and social interests groups and NGOs from countries which are members of the Union for the Mediterranean.

  • Published in
    Study
    72 pages

    This feasibility study to generate statistics on climate-induced migration and ways forward sought to gather and review existing data on climate-induced migration, focussing on five Member States (France, Germany, Greece, Italy and Spain) and one candidate country (Türkiye), to inform an effective EU response. There is no universally agreed definition of climate-induced migration. The majority of population movements as a result of rapid onset events takes place within a country as opposed to across borders.

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    Study
    42 pages

    This report proposes the creation of a Public EU Rating Agency focused on environmental and social sustainability and human rights, aiming to support EU sustainability efforts by setting standards, accrediting auditors, and centralizing data

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    The External Relations Section (REX) of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is responsible for dialogue between European civil society organisations and their homologues from the countries with which the European Union has formal relations (e.g. under the form of a Free Trade Agreement). Through this dialogue, made possible by a series of bilateral bodies, and through specialized opinions and information reports, the Committee is able to concretely contribute to EU foreign policy.

  • Speaker
    EESC President Oliver Röpke
    Organisation
    European Economic and Social Committee

    On 5 July President Röpke participated in the 2023 Euromed Summit organised in cooperation with the Union for the Mediterranean Secretariat, the Anna Lindh Foundation and Bibliotheca Alexandrina. This year's summit focused on water scarcity and desertification as well as on digital and energy transitions in the Euro-Mediterranean region.

    • Oliver Röpke's speech at the 2023 Euromed summit
    • Oliver Röpke's speech at the 2023 Euromed summit