Latin-Amerika és a karib-tengeri térség

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Az EGSZB az 1990-es évek óta működik együtt a latin-amerikai és karibi társszervezetekkel. Számos EGSZB-vélemény foglalkozott az e régióval fenntartott regionális, szubregionális és nemzetközi szintű kapcsolatokkal. Az EGSZB prioritásai közé tartozik a civil társadalmi szervezetek fejlesztése, a gazdasági és társadalmi fejlődés, a regionális integráció és a többoldalú együttműködés.

Regionális szinten az EU–CELAC csúcstalálkozót megelőző előkészítő rendezvények sorában az EGSZB kétévente találkozót szervez az európai, latin-amerikai és a karibi civil társadalmi szervezetek képviselőinek. 

Szubregionális és nemzeti szinten több állandó struktúra is kialakult: 2009-ben az EGSZB létrehozott egy civil társadalmi kerekasztalt a Brazil Gazdasági és Szociális Tanáccsal abból a célból, hogy fórumot biztosítson a brazil és az európai civil társadalom képviselői közötti párbeszédhez és együttműködéshez. Az EU–Chile társulási megállapodása felhatalmazást adott az EGSZB-nek, hogy a megállapodás nyomon követése érdekében chilei civil társadalmi társszervezetével létrehozzon egy konzultatív vegyes bizottságot, amelyre végül 2016-ban került sor. Az Andok Közösség országait illetően az EGSZB részt vesz az EU Kolumbiával, Peruval és Ecuadorral kötött szabadkereskedelmi megállapodásait nyomon követő belső tanácsadó csoportban. Részt vesz továbbá a CARIFORUM–EU konzultatív bizottságban, amely a CARIFORUM és az EU közötti gazdasági partnerségi megállapodást követi nyomon. Állandó kapcsolatokat hoztunk létre az EGSZB Mercosur-beli, illetve közép-amerikai társintézményeivel (a Mercosur Gazdasági és Szociális Konzultatív Fórumával, illetve a Közép-amerikai Integrációs Rendszer konzultatív bizottságával).

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During the meeting, the Commission representative provided information about the implementation of the project on labour standards delivered in cooperation with the ILO in El Salvador and Guatemala. The Commission also informed about preparations for meetings with Central America planned for 15-17 June in Honduras, in particular meeting of the intergovernmental Board on Trade and Sustainable Development. The EU Advisory Group then discussed preparations for the civil society meetings with Central America, which this year will include a workshop on market access, a joint meeting of the Advisory Groups and an open Civil Society Dialogue Forum. In the afternoon, a video-conference with Central American partners took place to discuss preparations for joint meetings.

24/05/2016
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During the meeting, the EU DAG had an opportunity to discuss with Mr. Helmut Scholz, Member of the European Parliament, implementation of the Trade and Sustainable Development Title and work of the civil society monitoring mechanism in the framework of the EU-Colombia and Peru Trade Agreement. Moreover, the representatives of the European External Action Service (EEAS) presented information about the EU relations and cooperation with Colombia and Peru. Based on the Second Annual Report, the Commission representative provided information about the implementation of the Trade Agreement, changes in trade flows and work of joint bodies. He also informed about the procedures and timeline related to Ecuador's accession to the Agreement.

07/04/2016
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The Consultative Committee (CC) is one of the 5 institutions foreseen in the EU-CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement. The CC is composed of 40 (25 from the CARIFORM side and 15 from  the EU side)  standing representatives of organisations of the civil society  representing employers' organisations, trade unions, other economic, social and non-governmental organisations, including development and environmental organisations; and the academic community.

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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
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The External Relations Section (REX) of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is responsible for dialogue between European civil society organisations and their homologues from the countries with which the European Union has formal relations (e.g. under the form of a Free Trade Agreement). Through this dialogue, made possible by a series of bilateral bodies, and through specialized opinions and information reports, the Committee is able to concretely contribute to EU foreign policy.

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Ex-post evaluation of the EPA between the EU and its Member States and the CARIFORUM Member States

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Ex-post evaluation CARIFORUM-EU EPA January 2020

22/11/2019
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The main conclusion of the paper is that the incorporation of environmental provisions within the EPAs may present some benefits to ACP countries. These include increased enforcement of environmental laws and the raising of domestic environmental standards. However, developing countries will have to seek ways to mitigate some risks and challenges associated with internal and regional coordination in negotiations, legal burdens of the negotiating process itself and the implementation of obligations as well as the establishment and maintenance of appropriate levels of environmental protection and institution building. ACP countries will need appropriate packages of technical assistance, capacity building, and environmental cooperation to meet this new environmental agenda in their trade agreements.

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Environmental issues in economic partnership agreements: Implications for developing countries

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