L-Asja u l-Paċifiku

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Fl-Asja, il-KESE għandu relazzjonijiet ma’ organizzazzjonijiet tas-soċjetà ċivili fiċ-Ċina, il-Ġappun, Singapore, il-Korea t’Isfel u l-Vjetnam.

Maċ-Ċina hemm Round Table tas-Soċjetà Ċivilili ġiet stabbilita fl-2007 wara d-9 Summit bejn l-UE u ċ-Ċina u tiltaqa’ darba fis-sena.

Fi Frar  2009, ġie stabbilit Kumitat ta’ Segwitu mal-Ġappun biex jimmonitorja d-dimensjoni tas-soċjetà ċivili fir-relazzjonijiet bejn l-UE u l-Ġappun u jippromovi kooperazzjoni bejn il-KESE u l-organizzazzjonijiet tan-negozju, tal-ħaddiema, tal-konsumatur u dawk ambjentali u organizzazzjonijiet ewlenin oħra tas-soċjetà ċivili fil-Ġappun. Twaqqaf Grupp Konsultattiv Domestiku UE-Ġappun fi ħdan il-Ftehim ta’ Sħubija Ekonomika bejn l-UE u l-Ġappun, li jagħti rwol ta’ monitoraġġ u konsulenza lis-soċjetà ċivili fil-kapitolu tiegħu dwar il-kummerċ u l-iżvilupp sostenibbli.L-UE kkonkludiet ftehimiet ta’ kummerċ ħieles mal-pajjiżi Asjatiċi li ġejjin: il-Korea t'Isfel (2011), il-Ġappun (2019) u l-Vjetnam (2020). Dawn il-ftehimiet huma karatterizzati mill-inklużjoni ta’ kapitoli dwar il-kummerċ u l-iżvilupp sostenibbli, u jagħtu lill-KESE u lil organizzazzjonijiet oħra tas-soċjetà ċivili – flimkien mal-organizzazzjonijiet tas-soċjetà ċivili fil-pajjiżi msieħba – rwol formali fil-monitoraġġ tal-implimentazzjoni tagħhom u l-għoti ta’ konsulenza lill-awtoritajiet politiċi rilevanti fl-oqsma tal-istandards ambjentali, soċjali u tax-xogħol u kwistjonijiet oħra ta’ rilevanza diretta għas-soċjetà ċivili permezz tal-Gruppi Konsultattivi Domestiċi. Il-Gruppi Konsultattivi Domestiċi tal-UE jiltaqgħu darbtejn jew tliet darbiet fis-sena u darba fis-sena tiġi organizzata laqgħa konġunta.

Barra minn hekk, il-KESE jidħol f'kuntatt mas-soċjetà ċivili f’pajjiżi oħrajn tal-Asja u f’avvenimenti internazzjonali rilevanti fuq bażi ad hoc.

  • "Pendant la réunion, les deux délégations ont mené des discussions approfondies sur "Le développement durable et l'eau" et "Les droits de l'enfant"..."
    • Joint declaration 7th EU-China Round Table
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  • Adottati on 26/04/2017 - Bureau decision date: 13/12/2016
    Referenza
    REX/484-EESC-2017
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Romania
    (Romania

    The 2030 Agenda, the new global framework for sustainable development agreed by the UN in 2015, needs to be reflected in EU's development policy, the major orientations of which are set out in the 2005 European Consensus on Development ("the Consensus").

    To this end, the Commission issued Communication COM(2016) 740, "Proposal for a New European Consensus on Development: Our World, Our Dignity, Our Future" in November 2016.  Interinstitutional negotiations are expected to result in its endorsement in the form of a Joint Statement by the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission, in May 2017.

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    Download — Opinjoni tal-KESE: Proposal for a new European Consensus on Development: "Our World, our Dignity, our Future” (Communication)
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    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. 

  • Adottati on 13/07/2016 - Bureau decision date: 19/01/2016
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    CCMI/144-EESC-2016
    Employers - GR I
    Spain
    (Austria

    The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) warns against granting China market economy status (MES) and  calls on the European institutions to promote fair international competition and actively defend European jobs and European values with efficient trade defence instruments (TDIs). In its opinion, adopted at its 514th plenary session on 14th July, the EESC points to the disastrous impact a possible granting of MES to China would have on Europe's industry and consequently on Europe's labour market. The EESC insists on China's fulfilment of the five EU criteria for achieving the MES.

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    Download — Opinjoni tal-KESE: The impact on key industrial sectors (and on jobs and growth) of the possible granting of market economy treatment to China (for the purpose of trade defence instruments) (own-initiative opinion)