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EU-Japan cooperation in comparative perspective: trade & migration policies

JOINT SEMINAR WITH THE EU-KANSAI INSTITUTE
EESC – Meeting room JDE 63 – rue Belliard/Belliardstraat 99 - Brussels
Belgium

The seminar is organized together with the EU-Kansai Institute. It aims to examine similarities and differences in the bilateral and bi-regional trade agreements each party is concluding with the United States, the TTIP and TPP agreements respectively, and to assess to what extent these negotiations will inform the future EU-Japan FTA/EPA.

In addition, one session will be dedicated to the topical issue of asylum and migration policies, and will look at similarities and differences between the two countries' approaches to migration.

09/03/2016

The UK in the EU: What Matters to You?

Manchester
United Kingdom

The UK's future role and membership of the EU is without doubt one of the most important political issues to be debated in the next few months at both the national and European levels. Therefore, the Various Interests' Group of the EESC, chaired by its President Luca Jahier, organised a conference in Manchester on Tuesday 8 March entitled ‘The UK in the EU: What Is In It For Us?’

 

 
 
08/03/2016

Hearing in the framework of EESC opinion on The new EU strategy on foreign and security policy

Brussels
Belgium

As part of the work done towards the drafting of opinion REX/463 The New EU Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, the EESC has organized a hearing in order to obtain input and debate on the role of civil society in the new strategy being drafted.  Participants will include representatives from the main civil society organizations in Europe as well as academics working on the subject.  A draft Opinion will be made available which may serve as a basis for discussion.

03/03/2016

The state of the Energy Union – governance and implications for civil society

Public Hearing
EESC, room VMA3 - Rue Van Maerlant2., Brussels
Belgium

The European Energy Union (EEU) is one of the key priorities of the European Commission. Launched in early 2015, the EEU programme has already resulted in various initiatives. Specifically, the public hearing will – from a stakeholder and expert perspective – be examining whether the governance process underlying the Energy Union programme is inclusive enough and how a wider set of participants may improve governance quality.

02/03/2016

5th meeting of the EU Advisory Group under the EU-Central America Association Agreement

Meeting
Brussels
Belgium

During the meeting, the representative of the European External Action Service (EEAS) presented information about the EU relations and cooperation with Central America. Based on the Second Annual Report, the Commission representative provided information about the implementation of the trade pillar of the Association Agreement, changes in trade flows and work of joint bodies established by the Agreement. The EU Advisory Group discussed also preparations for the next meeting with Central America under the Trade and Sustainable Development Title, as well as the ways to better communicate its activities to the Central American partners and other relevant stakeholders.

01/03/2016

Smart cities project: study visit in Eindhoven, Netherlands

Meeting
Eindhoven
Netherlands

On 25 February 2016, the EESC's TEN Section project delegation carried out a study visit in Eindhoven to gain first-hand knowledge of some of the extremely interesting smart city projects that have been set up in the city.

The delegation learned about the "Living Lab Stratumseind" and "Triangulum" projects.

25/02/2016

10th meeting of the EU Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) under the EU-Korea FTA

Meeting
Brussels
Belgium

During the meeting, the EEAS representative presented information about the EU relations with the Republic of Korea. The European Commission updated participants on the implementation of the EU-Korea FTA and its trade and sustainable development chapter. It also presented the state of play and the next steps in the ex-post evaluation of the agreement as well as the preparation of joint projects with Korea. The EU DAG also had the opportunity to discuss with a Member of the European Parliament the work of the civil society monitoring mechanism in the framework of the EU-Korea FTA. The EU DAG discussed moreover amendments to its rules of procedure and lessons learned from its first mandate (2012-2015) and proceeded to elect the Chair for the new term. Preparatory discussions were held in view of the next EU-Korea Civil Society Forum due to take place in Brussels, in the second semester of 2016.

24/02/2016

Future of EU's relations with ACP Group of countries - public hearing

Brussels
Belgium

The Cotonou Partnership Agreement (CPA), between the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States and the EU was signed in 2000, and it will expire in February 2020. This agreement contains trade, aid and development mechanisms that link 79 nations in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific with the EU as a whole.

The EESC is involved in this consultation through the referral sent by the Commission and has therefore been tasked with the preparation of an opinion on the Commission's Green Paper.

To prepare for the post-Cotonou framework, the Commission has launched a public consultation process by publishing in October 2015 a Green Paper on the Future of EU's relations with ACP Group of countries.

The EESC is involved in this consultation through the referral sent by the Commission and has therefore been tasked with the preparation of an opinion on the Commission's Green Paper.

22/02/2016

Integrating refugees into the labour market: turning the crisis into an opportunity

Seminar
EESC, JDE 62, Rue Belliard 99, Brussels
Belgium

The Labour Market Observatory (LMO) of the European Economic and Social Committee organised a public seminar on “Integrating refugees into the labour market: turning the crisis into an opportunity” on Monday, 22 February 2016 from 2:30 to 6 p.m. at the EESC in Brussels.

22/02/2016

European Citizens' Initiative: More Impact, Simpler Rules

Brussels
Belgium

EESC's public hearing on the European Citizens Initiative in the context of the ongoing review process. Questions to be tackled: policy areas covered by the ECI and the validation process; the current political limits to participatory democracy on a European level; the role of the EU institutions and Member States in the process and a better defined support.

22/02/2016
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