Azija i Pacifik

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EGSO u Aziji održava odnose s organizacijama civilnog društva u Kini, Japanu, Singapuru, Južnoj Koreji i Vijetnamu.

Okrugli stol civilnog društva EU-a i Kine uspostavljen je 2007. godine nakon 9. sastanka na vrhu između EU-a i Kine i sastaje se jednom godišnje.

Odbor za praćenje EU-a i Japana osnovan je u veljači 2009. radi praćenja dimenzije civilnog društva u odnosima EU-a i Japana te promicanja suradnje između EGSO-a i poduzeća, organizacija radnika i potrošača, organizacija za zaštitu okoliša i drugih velikih organizacija civilnog društva u Japanu. U okviru Sporazuma o gospodarskom partnerstvu između EU-a i Japana, u čijem se poglavlju o trgovini i održivom razvoju civilnom društvu dodjeljuje uloga praćenja i savjetovanja, osnovana je Unutarnja savjetodavna skupina EU-a za Japan.

EU je sklopio sporazume o slobodnoj trgovini sa sljedećim azijskim zemljama: Južnom Korejom (2011.), Japanom (2019.), Singapurom (2019.) i Vijetnamom (2020.). Ti sporazumi sadrže poglavlja o trgovini i održivom razvoju te EGSO-u i drugim organizacijama civilnog društva, kao i organizacijama civilnog društva u partnerskim zemljama, u vidu unutarnjih savjetodavnih skupina daju formalnu ulogu u praćenju provedbe i savjetovanju relevantnih političkih tijela u području zaštite okoliša, socijalnih i radnih standarda i drugih pitanja od neposredne važnosti za civilno društvo. Svake se godine održavaju dva do tri sastanka unutarnjih savjetodavnih skupina EU-a, a zajednički sastanak održava se jednom godišnje.

Povrh toga, EGSO surađuje s civilnim društvom i u drugim azijskim zemljama i na pojedinačnoj osnovi sudjeluje u relevantnim međunarodnim događanjima.

  • During the meeting, the EU DAG will discuss with a representative of the European Parliament the progress in work on its report on implementation of the EU-Korea FTA. The European Commission will update participants on the state of play and the next steps in the implementation of the EU-Korea joint project related to the ILO Convention No. 111. The EU DAG will discuss moreover preparations for the next EU-Korea Civil Society Forum.

  • The EESC Employers' Group is organising a seminar on "Strengthening European Growth and Competitiveness: Proactive Trade Agenda – NOW!" taking place on 26 October in Helsinki and jointly organized with the Confederation of Finnish Industries and the International Chamber of Commerce, ICC Finland.

    Trade and Investment are hugely important for the EU: 1 in 7 EU jobs depend on exports. The EU cannot risk falling behind in the global race to build a wide and ambitious network of free trade agreements. The signing of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement (involving 12 countries and 40% of world GDP) is a timely reminder of this. This seminar, which will be attended by many of our Members together with Finnish employers and entrepreneurs, politicians and academics aims to examine how to best contribute positively to the debate as trade agreements (TTIP - TISA - CETA - EU-JAPAN) increasingly become a top political issue.

  • During the meeting, the EU DAG will discuss with a representative of the European Parliament the progress in work on its report on implementation of the EU-Korea FTA. The Group may also inquire about the outcomes of the EP's mission to the Republic of Korea, which took place in May 2016. The European Commission will update participants on the state of play and the next steps in the ex-post evaluation of the agreement as well as implementation of the EU-Korea joint project related to the ILO Convention No. 111. The Commission will also inform the Group about the preparations for the meetings with Korea under the trade and sustainable development chapter, which will be held in Brussels by the end of 2016. The EU DAG will discuss moreover preparations for the next EU-Korea Civil Society Forum.