In support of the European Gender Equality Week, an initiative of the European Parliament taking place from 9 to 15 December, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has actively joined this effort by dedicating the month of November to thematic debates across its sections. These discussions highlight gender equality as a cornerstone of social justice, economic progress, and the well-being of society, aligning with the shared goals of this important initiative.
Az Európai Gazdasági és Szociális Bizottság (EGSZB) 2024. november 29-én 9:00 és 16:00 óra között, Budapesten nagyszabású konferenciát tart „EU kötelezettségvállalás a ritka betegségek elleni küzdelem mellett” címmel.
The EU-Serbia Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) held its 18th meeting on 29 November 2024 at the EESC in Belgrade, Serbia. It is a platform established within the institutional framework of the EU‑Serbia Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA), enabling representatives of both the EU and the Serbian civil society to monitor the country's accession negotiations, discuss issues of common interest and point out concerns to be tackled on the Serbian path towards the European Union.
The 11th meeting of the EU Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) under the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) took place on 25 November, 2024 at the EESC.
For the 19th time, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and Montenegro held the Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) in at the EESC in Brussels on 27 November 2024. The JCC is a civil society platform established between the EESC and Montenegrin civil society. It complements with a civil society point of view the EU institutional framework related to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the EU and Montenegro. This joint institution allows civil society organisations on both sides to monitor the country's accession negotiations. It is also a platform to discuss issues of common interest and to inform the public at large on the challenges ahead during the accession period.
Main topics of the 19th meeting of the EU-Montenegro JCC were:
Current state of play in EU-Montenegro relations: 2024 Enlargement Package and Montenegro Report, overview of the developments within the Berlin process
Reform Agenda (RA) for Montenegro and the implementation of the New growth plan for the Western Balkans
Montenegrin roadmap for fulfillment of the negotiation chapters’ closing benchmarks after the IBAR
Overview of the civil society situation in Montenegro, including social dialogue
Press Center of the Secretariat General for Communication and Media, Frangoudi 11 & Alexandrou Pantou | Athens, Greece
This conference in Athens is the third event on disinformation being hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) as part of its ongoing project aiming to fight disinformation with the help of civil society.
The aim of the meeting is to gather key experts to discuss what needs to be done to alleviate the societal burden of the extraordinary rise of the cost of living.
