The 13th meeting of the EU-Moldova Civil Society Platform took place in Chisinau, Moldova, on 16 April 2024. During the meeting, a debate focused on assessing the progresses of Moldova in the implementation of the Association Agreement and the European Commission's recommendations regarding its accession to the EU.
The Platform looked at progresses and challenges in the implementation of the commitments in the implementation of the justice sector reform, fighting corruption and de-oligarchization, as well as at the current consumer protection framework.
A joint declaration, prepared by both sides, was discussed and adopted.
The half-day high-level conference, organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in partnership with the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association (BICA), Water Europe and Veolia, will bring together European and Bulgarian stakeholders, policymakers, industry representatives, organised civil society, academia and media. The objective is to promote the need for an EU Blue Deal and a water-smart strategy at the national level., and open up opportunities to engage with local stakeholders and identify avenues for knowledge transfer.
La conférence est ouverte au public. Vous avez la possibilité d’y participer en personne ou à distance. Une inscription préalable est requise dans un cas comme dans l’autre. Veuillez vous inscrire ici jusqu'au 11 avril 2024.
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Podgorica
Montenegro
For the 18th time, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and Montenegro held the Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) in Podgorica on 16 April 2024. The JCC is a civil society platform established between the EESC and Montenegrin civil society.
Resilient and Efficient Energy for a Future-proof and Secure Economy
Location
Sofia Balkan Palace
Starting at 13:30 local time, Brussels+1
Sofia
Bulgaria
The objective of the conference was to build on the European Economic Security Strategy towards forward-looking strategic planning based on the assessment of threats, risks and vulnerabilities. In this respect, the focus was on energy supply at stable, predictable and affordable prices which comes from sustainable sources, as a cornerstone for European industrial competitiveness. The need for a sustainable energy mix and energy systems, including solutions for storage of energy from renewable sources, are amongst the main factors that will determine European competitiveness in the years to come.
Leçons tirées des premières années de mise en œuvre de la période de programmation 2021-2027
Event type
Debate
Location
Bruxelles
Belgium
Débat public sur le 9ème rapport de cohésion : Leçons tirées des premières années de mise en œuvre de la période de programmation 2021-2027, en marge de la réunion de la section ECO.
With this debate, the EESC wants to contribute to reflections on the foundations of a just transition framework on the agri-food sector to achieve a sustainable food system and move forward with concrete recommendations, for example, looking at the skills, capacity and mental support needed, or identifying some key policy areas and legal leverage points that could be triggered to start a just food transition for the EU.
Given the link between agriculture and rural areas and farmers with food production, the recommendations of this opinion will also have a positive impact on rural development.
The EU-Japan DAG hosted a workshop: "Promoting human rights and environmental due diligence together" on 9 April 2024 following a Joint Dialogue with Civil Society in Tokyo on 8 April. The workshop's objective was to foster dialogue between EU and Japan civil society representatives, focusing on best practices and a solution-oriented approach in an area of importance to the implementation of the TSD-chapter of the EU-Japan EPA. Human rights and environmental due diligence are topics of common interest, as the EU and Japan share values and want to secure resilient supply chains so as to do business in a sustainable way.
