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Contribution of civil society to the Green Agenda and sustainable development of the Western Balkans as part of the EU accession process (own-initiative opinion)

Em curso (updated on 15/05/2020)
Referência: 
REX/528-EESC
Rapporteur: 
Dragica MARTINOVIĆ DŽAMONJA (Employers - GR I / Croatia)
Co-rapporteur: 
Pierre Jean COULON (Workers - GR II/France)
Reunião plenária: 
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Sep 16, 2020 Sep 17, 2020

Administrator in charge Ana Dujmovic, Assistant Nadja Kačičnik

Composition of the study group

On 5 February 2020, the European Commission published its Communication Enhancing the accession process – A credible EU perspective for the

Western Balkans, proposing a new methodology for candidate countries of the Western Balkans with the objective to render the accession process more coherent, respond to concerns of certain Member States expressed in October 2019 and enable the enlargement process to continue. 

Sustainable supply chains and decent work in international trade (Exploratory opinion at the request of the German presidency)

Em curso (updated on 14/05/2020)
Referência: 
REX/532-EESC-2020
Rapporteur: 
Tanja BUZEK (Workers - GR II / Germany)
Reunião plenária: 
554 -
Sep 16, 2020 Sep 17, 2020

The incoming German EU Presidency has listed this file as one of their top priorities in the field. This is in line with their long-standing interest to the issue of due diligence and corporate social responsibility, which they had tabled during their Presidency of the G7 in 2015 and G20 in 2017. The German government wants an EU legislation on the issue and they would welcome the EESC opinion. They are encouraged by the launch of a Commission study on Sustainable supply chains back in January 2020. They would ideally like to present the EESC opinion during their high-level conference scheduled on 6-7 October 2020.

Nota Informativa: Sustainable supply chains and decent work in international trade (Exploratory opinion at the request of the German presidency)

Carbon markets: Emergence, structuring and challenges for European industry (own-initiative opinion)

Em curso (updated on 24/04/2020)
Referência: 
REX/531-EESC
Rapporteur: 
Emmanuelle BUTAUD-STUBBS (Employers - GR I / France)
Reunião plenária: 
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Jul 15, 2020 Jul 16, 2020

The main questions to be addressed in the opinion are: what are the components of carbon markets, what are the challenges for the future and, finally, the challenges for EU industry? The opinion is expected to make a significant contribution to the current political debate within the framework of the European Green Deal.

EU and Africa: Making an equal development partnership a reality based on sustainability and common values (own-initiative opinion)

Em curso (updated on 21/04/2020)
Referência: 
REX/527-EESC-2020
Rapporteur: 
Dimitris DIMITRIADIS (Employers - GR I/Greece), Dilyana SLAVOVA (Diversity Europe - GR III/Bulgaria), Thomas WAGNSONNER (Workers - GR II/Austria) (Employers - GR I / Greece)
Reunião plenária: 
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Sep 16, 2020 Sep 17, 2020

Nota Informativa: EU and Africa: Making an equal development partnership a reality based on sustainability and common values (own-initiative opinion)

A plan for a New Multilateral Matrix (NMM): proposed changes to ensure consistency between international trade, climate change and social rules and standards (own-initiative opinion)

Em curso (updated on 07/04/2020)
Referência: 
REX/529-EESC-2020
Rapporteur: 
Emmanuelle BUTAUD-STUBBS (Employers - GR I / France)
Reunião plenária: 
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Jul 15, 2020 Jul 16, 2020

The purpose of this opinion is twofold:

1. To make an inventory of all the concrete proposals made by EESC members during the current term of office concerning any form of coordination between the rule books of the UNCCC for climate change, the WTO for trade in goods, services and investments and subsidies, and the ILO for the main conventions, and in particular, decent work agenda;

2. To organise hearings in Brussels and Geneva of key people and consultations through an on‑line platform in order to articulate a set of practical proposals designed to bring about greater integration of economic, environmental and social rules.

Nota Informativa: A plan for a New Multilateral Matrix (NMM): proposed changes to ensure consistency between international trade, climate change and social rules and standards (own-initiative opinion)

Binding UN treaty on business and human rights (own-initiative opinion)

Adotados on 11/12/2019
Referência: 
REX/518-EESC-2019
Rapporteur: 
Thomas WAGNSONNER (Workers - GR II / Austria)
Reunião plenária: 
548 -
Dec 11, 2019 Dec 12, 2019

A system of corporate liability for human rights abuses is currently being negotiated in the UN, within the UNHRC’s open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises concerning human rights (OEIGWG), established by the UN General Assembly on 26 June 2014. The mandate of the working group is to elaborate an international legally binding instrument to regulate, in international human rights law, the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises.

Parecer do CESE: Binding UN treaty on business and human rights (own-initiative opinion)

External aid, investment and trade as instruments to reduce the reasons of economic migration, with a special focus on Africa (own-initiative opinion)

Adotados on 11/12/2019
Referência: 
REX/516-EESC-2019
Rapporteur: 
Arno METZLER (Diversity Europe - GR III / Germany)
Co-rapporteur: 
Thomas WAGNSONNER (Workers - GR II/Austria)
Reunião plenária: 
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Dec 11, 2019 Dec 12, 2019

When it comes to development and EU-Africa relations, the EESC consistently emphasised the importance of sustainable development and cooperation based on the rule of law and the respect for human rights. Initiatives focused on trade, investment and business relations with Africa could be welcomed, but not to the detriment of traditional development policies focusing on reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). EU and Africa leaders agreed in 2015 at the Valletta summit on migration on setting up the EU Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF), as the main instrument of EU external migration policy. The Fund finances the development of border protection capacities, but also long-term development policy projects so as to decrease the likelihood of further migration.

Parecer do CESE: External aid, investment and trade as instruments to reduce the reasons of economic migration, with a special focus on Africa (own-initiative opinion)

The role of the EU's trade and investment policies in enhancing the EU's economic performance (own-initiative opinion)

Adotados on 30/10/2019
Referência: 
REX/517-EESC-2019
Rapporteur: 
Tanja BUZEK (Workers - GR II/Germany), Jonathan PEEL (/United Kingdom) (Workers - GR II / Germany)
Reunião plenária: 
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Oct 30, 2019 Oct 31, 2019

Parecer do CESE: The role of the EU's trade and investment policies in enhancing the EU's economic performance (own-initiative opinion)

10 years of Eastern Partnership: reflecting on achievements and shaping the future policy of the EaP

Adotados on 26/09/2019
Referência: 
REX/520-EESC-2019
Rapporteur: 
Indrė VAREIKYTĖ (Diversity Europe - GR III / Lithuania)
Reunião plenária: 
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Sep 25, 2019 Sep 26, 2019

2019 is the year we are celebrating the ten-year anniversary of a real and living partnership – the Eastern Partnership (EaP). Over the last decade this partnership has gone through its share of difficulties. Yet, it not only endured - it developed, matured and delivered beyond what we foresaw at the beginning.

Thus after 10 years of EaP policy, it is crucial to properly evaluate the achievements and aims and reflect on the next possible steps. It is important to ensure that EaP policy connects countries and people and covers a broad area of issues, including supporting civil society, pluralism and independent media, as well as ensuring gender equality and non-discrimination. As it is likely that the policy will change its course from a one-size-fits-all to a tailor-made approach, it will be crucial to ensure that those wanting to get closer to the EU have this opportunity, adapted to their ambitions and pace.

Parecer do CESE: 10 years of Eastern Partnership: reflecting on achievements and shaping the future policy of the EaP

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