EUROMED
Tá an caidreamh idir an tAontas Eorpach agus na comharsana ó dheas ar cheann de na tosaíochtaí atá againn. Baineann an obair a dhéanaimid le raon leathan réimsí, amhail rannpháirtíocht na sochaí sibhialta in idirphlé polaitiúil agus sibhialta, aistriú chuig an daonlathas, fostaíocht le haghaidh daoine óga, forbairt inbhuanaithe, soghluaisteacht agus inimirce, trádáil, fuinneamh in-athnuaite agus forbairt gnó.
Tá CESE ag déileáil leis na saincheisteanna sin ó 1995 i leith. I ndiaidh athruithe a theacht ar an réigiún in 2010, d'athraíomar na cuspóirí a bhí againn dá réir ionas go ndíreofaí ar na nithe seo a leanas:
- tacaíocht a thabhairt d'eagraíochtaí na sochaí sibhialta i dtíortha atá i mbun athraithe. Tá an tacaíocht sin dírithe, go háirithe, ar eagraíochtaí ceardchumainn agus ar eagraíochtaí fostóirí chomh maith le cumainn ban, óige agus feirmeoirí.
- caidreamh déthaobhach a chothú le comhairlí náisiúnta eacnamaíocha agus sóisialta sa réigiún, agus obair a dhéanamh chun na cúinsí a chothú a chuirfidh ar chumas na sochaí sibhialta páirt a ghlacadh san idirphlé polaitiúil i dtíortha comhpháirtíochta an deiscirt.
- tuairimí agus tuarascálacha comhpháirteacha a eisiúint maidir leis na dúshláin is mó ó thaobh beartas atá roimh an réigiún.
- cruinnithe rialta le hinstitiúidí Eorpacha agus le heagraíochtaí idirnáisiúnta a thionól chun na beartais a bhaineann leis an tsochaí shibhialta fud fad an réigiúin a phlé.
- cruinniú mullaigh bliantúil do chomhairlí eacnamaíocha agus sóisialta agus d'institiúidí den sórt céanna a reáchtáil, ina gcuirtear moltaí barrthábhachtacha beartais maidir le príomhdhúshláin an réigiúin faoi bhráid lucht ceaptha beartas na rialtas náisiúnta agus an Aontais Eorpaigh.
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The Covid-19 pandemic is strongly affecting the Euro-Mediterranean region, creating new challenges and exacerbating pre-existing ones. The pandemic has highlighted fundamental weaknesses in institutions, economies and health systems. Civil society plays a key role in the reconstruction and resilience of the whole region.
The Communication stresses the EU's commitment to safeguarding an online environment providing the highest possible freedom and security, for the benefit of its citizens.
At the 2018 Euromed Summit, it was agreed that the next Information Report to be presented to the 2019 Summit of ESCs and Similar institutions will deal with the topic of the impact of digitalisation on SMEs in the Mediterranean area.
The integration of millions of young graduates into the job market each year constitutes a major challenge for the countries of the Southern Mediterranean. Small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) play a decisive role in the fight against youth unemployment as they are important drivers of job creation and provide 80% of employment in the region.
The EESC regularly produces information reports to be presented at the yearly Euromed Summit of Economic and Social Councils and Similar institutions. In 2018, based on feedback from the previous summit, the Euromed Follow-Up Committee decided to focus on the topic of education and vocational training (VET) in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
The situation concerning economic, social and cultural rights is quite patchy in the Euro-Mediterranean region. Although some countries, in the wake of what has been called the Arab spring, drew up new constitutions enshrining some of these rights in legislation for the very first time, the rights have not always been respected. In certain other countries, these rights have been weakened since 2011.The aim of this information report would be to give an overview of the current situation as regards economic, social and cultural rights in the Euro-Mediterranean region, as well as pinpointing new avenues for work in the future. This report would be submitted at the Euromed Summit of Economic and Social Councils and would enable us to work together with our counterparts from the Mediterranean countries.
This report follows the conclusion of the 2015 Euro-Mediterranean Summit of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions on cooperation with third countries in promoting regular migration to the EU and will be presented at the 2016 Euromed Summit. Cooperation with countries of origin and international bodies to increase transit possibilities for regular migrants to the EU is the most effective way of combating the illicit trafficking of people and meeting the need for workers in EU countries. The aim of the information report is to define the pillars that can facilitate cooperation on regular migration and ascertain what experience has been gained from labour migration agreements with countries of origin and from the ways in which the Member States manage recruitment abroad.