With a unanimous vote, the EESC's section for External Relations adopted the own initiative opinion on the Youth Action Plan (YAP) in EU external action at its section meeting on 6 March 2023. This is the first-ever policy framework for a strategic partnership with young people around the world put forward by the Commission and the High Representative. The EESC fully supports the YAP, but it also points out that there may be challenges in the roll-out and delivery, which will need monitoring and oversight and therefore it is asking to be actively involved in the implementation of the YAP.
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Approach and priority areas of the Civil Society Organisations' Group for 2023
The EESC’s Civil Society Prize rewards innovative and creative initiatives that promote and have a lasting impact on European identity and integration. This year’s prize is being awarded in two categories – empowerment of young people in the context of the European Year of Youth, and actions in support of the Ukrainian people following the invasion by Russia.
Presentation by Panagiotis Chatzimichail, Member of the Board, European Youth Forum
Presentation by Neža Repanšek
Presentation by Helena Ripollés, Equipo Europa
Presentation by Radost Zaharieva, Policy coordinator, European Public Health Alliance
The present catalogue of good practices is a collection of numerous successful initiatives implemented by civil society organisations in Europe in response to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The information set out in this catalogue was brought together in the framework of the study "The response of civil society organisations to face the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent restrictive measures adopted in Europe", commissioned by the European Economic and Social Committee at the request of the Diversity Europe Group.
As the COVID-19 pandemic hits societies and economies, bringing a global and unprecedented public health and social crisis, civil society organisations (CSOs) are responding by providing frontline help and defending the rights of people across the world. At the same time, CSOs have faced themselves profound impacts that may harm their capacities to continue playing their central roles in delivering services, advocating for rights and protecting the most fragile, while safeguarding participatory democracy and civic debate in the near future.