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International trade is governed by a complex mixture of global rules agreed under World Trade Organization and bilateral and multilateral agreements. The free trade agreements are having a growing impact on citizens' rights. Under the Lisbon Treaty, EU trade policy must be conducted within the framework of the principles and objectives of the Union’s external action, including promotion of the rule of law, human rights and sustainable development.

We believe that this trend should be a guiding principle in EU trade negotiations and in trade relations. The fact that we at the EESC reconcile the positions and views of business, workers, professionals, farmers, consumers and other important stakeholders contributes real added value. We are in a position to efficiently relay the opinions of civil society and interest groups to international policy-makers both during negotiations and in the implementation of trade agreements. We have set up a Follow-up Committee on International trade to ensure that civil society has a say in the shaping of EU trade policy. We are also managing the Domestic Advisory groups set up under the trade and sustainable development chapters of the EU "new generation" trade agreements. These groups, composed of civil society representatives (from inside and outside the EESC) are responsible for identifying trade and sustainable development-related problems in the implementation of a trade agreement.

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  • 5th meeting of the EU-Korea Civil Society Forum under the EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement

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    Event type
    Meeting

    Location

    Brussels
    Belgium

  • 13th meeting of the EU DAG under the EU-Korea FTA

    Event type
    Meeting

    Location

    Brussels
    Belgium

  • 8th meeting of the EU Advisory Group for the EU-Central America Association Agreement

    Event type
    Meeting

    Location

    Brussels
    Belgium

  • 2nd joint meeting of the EU, Colombia and Peru Domestic Advisory Groups and open session

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    Event type
    Joint meeting

    Location

    Brussels
    Belgium

  • 12th meeting of the EU DAG under the EU-Korea FTA

    Event type
    Meeting

    Location

    Brussels
    Belgium

  • 4th meeting of the Domestic Advisory Group for the EU-Colombia and Peru FTA

    Event type
    Meeting

    Location

    Brussels
    Belgium

    During the meeting, the representatives of the European External Action Service (EEAS) will present information about the EU relations and cooperation with Colombia and Peru. The EU DAG Chair will inform the Group about the outcomes of the civil society meeting organized in Bogota on 6 October 2016 with a view of establishing the Colombian DAG. Moreover, the Commission representative will provide information about the Ecuador's accession to the Agreement, as well as about preparations for the next meeting with Colombia and Peru under the Trade and Sustainable Development Title planned for 7-8 December in Brussels. The Group will hold then an internal debate to choose topics for the meeting with Colombia and Peru and to organize cooperation with civil society in both countries
     

  • 7th meeting of the EU Advisory Group for the EU-Central America Association Agreement

    Event type
    Meeting

    Location

    Brussels
    Belgium

  • 11th meeting of the EU Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) under the EU-Korea FTA

    Event type
    Meeting

    Location

    Brussels
    Belgium

    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. 

  • 3rd EU-Central America joint meeting of civil society Advisory Groups and Civil Society Dialogue Forum

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    Event type
    Joint meeting

    Location

    Tegucigalpa
    Honduras

  • 6th meeting of the EU Advisory Group for the EU-Central America Association Agreement

    Event type
    Meeting

    Location

    Brussels
    Belgium

    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.

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