Ásia e Pacífico

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Na Ásia, o CESE mantém relações com as organizações da sociedade civil na China, no Japão, em Singapura, na Coreia do Sul e no Vitename.

Em 2007 foi criada oficialmente uma Mesa-Redonda da Sociedade Civil com a China, na sequência da 9.ª Cimeira UE-China, que reúne uma vez por ano.

Em fevereiro de 2009 foi criado um Comité de Acompanhamento UE-Japão para acompanhar as relações entre a UE e o Japão na perspetiva da sociedade civil, a fim de promover a cooperação entre o CESE e as organizações de empregadores, trabalhadores, consumidores e de defesa do ambiente, assim como outras organizações importantes da sociedade civil do Japão. Foi ainda criado um Grupo Consultivo Interno UE-Japão ao abrigo do Acordo de Parceria Económica UE-Japão, que atribui um papel de monitorização e de aconselhamento à sociedade civil no âmbito do seu capítulo sobre comércio e desenvolvimento sustentável.

A UE celebrou acordos de comércio livre com os seguintes países asiáticos: Coreia do Sul (2011), Japão (2019), Singapura (2019) e Vietname (2020). Estes acordos caracterizam-se pela inclusão de capítulos sobre o comércio e o desenvolvimento sustentável, e conferem ao CESE e a outras organizações da sociedade civil – em conjunto com as organizações da sociedade civil nos países parceiros – um papel formal no acompanhamento da sua aplicação e no aconselhamento prestado às autoridades políticas competentes em matéria de normas ambientais, sociais e laborais e demais questões que dizem diretamente respeito à sociedade civil, através dos grupos consultivos internos (GCI). Os grupos consultivos internos da UE reúnem-se duas a três vezes por ano e, uma vez por ano, realiza-se uma reunião conjunta.

Além disso, o CESE colabora com a sociedade civil em outros países asiáticos e participa pontualmente em eventos internacionais pertinentes.

  • The discussion focussed on the preparation (topics, stakeholders, organizational aspects) of the Civil Society Forum with Korea and the Workshop on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), held In February in Brussels (20-21 February 2017).

  • 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. The European Commission will update participants on the state of play and the next steps in the implementation of the EU-Korea joint project related to the ILO Convention No. 111. The EU DAG will discuss moreover preparations for the next EU-Korea Civil Society Forum.

  • The EESC Employers' Group is organising a seminar on "Strengthening European Growth and Competitiveness: Proactive Trade Agenda – NOW!" taking place on 26 October in Helsinki and jointly organized with the Confederation of Finnish Industries and the International Chamber of Commerce, ICC Finland.

    Trade and Investment are hugely important for the EU: 1 in 7 EU jobs depend on exports. The EU cannot risk falling behind in the global race to build a wide and ambitious network of free trade agreements. The signing of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement (involving 12 countries and 40% of world GDP) is a timely reminder of this. This seminar, which will be attended by many of our Members together with Finnish employers and entrepreneurs, politicians and academics aims to examine how to best contribute positively to the debate as trade agreements (TTIP - TISA - CETA - EU-JAPAN) increasingly become a top political issue.

  • 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. The Group may also inquire about the outcomes of the EP's mission to the Republic of Korea, which took place in May 2016. The European Commission will update participants on the state of play and the next steps in the ex-post evaluation of the agreement as well as implementation of the EU-Korea joint project related to the ILO Convention No. 111. The Commission will also inform the Group about the preparations for the meetings with Korea under the trade and sustainable development chapter, which will be held in Brussels by the end of 2016. The EU DAG will discuss moreover preparations for the next EU-Korea Civil Society Forum.

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