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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)

Aviz adoptat on 18/09/2020
Referințe: 
REX/528-EESC-2020
Rapporteur: 
Dragica MARTINOVIĆ DŽAMONJA (Employers - GR I / Croatia)
Co-rapporteur: 
Pierre Jean COULON (Workers - GR II/France)

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.

Avizul CESE: 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)

Women in the Western Balkans (own-initiative opinion)

Aviz adoptat on 23/01/2019
Referințe: 
REX/502-EESC-2018
Rapporteur: 
Dilyana SLAVOVA (Bulgaria)

The Western Balkan countries have some of the lowest female labour force participation and employment rates across Europe. Almost two-thirds of working age women in the region are either inactive or unemployed. The gender gap starts early and persists across all age groups.

The report will try to find out the correlation between education, employment opportunities, family responsibilities and the nowadays status of the women in the region and to propose adequate measures for improving the situation of women in the region.

Avizul CESE: Women in the Western Balkans (own-initiative opinion)

Instrument for Pre-accession (IPA III)

Aviz adoptat on 12/12/2018
Referințe: 
REX/507-EESC-2018
Referral: 
COM(2018) 465 final 2018/0247 CODCOM(2018) 465 final 2018/0247 COD
Rapporteur: 
Dimitris DIMITRIADIS (Employers - GR I / Greece)

The Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) aims to prepare candidates and potential candidates for the rights and obligations of EU membership. First established for the 2007-2013 programming period, under the 2014–2020 MFF it is called IPA II. Its beneficiaries include the Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) and Turkey. The proposed financial envelope for IPA III for the period 2021-2027 accounts for a 13 % increase compared to current IPA II funding, or €14.5 billion in current prices. The general objective of the IPA is to support EU aspirants to adopt and implement all reforms (political, institutional, legal, administrative, social and economic) required to comply with EU’s values and to progressively align to EU rules, standards policies and practices on their path towards EU membership.

Avizul CESE: Instrument for Pre-accession (IPA III)

Economic and social cohesion and European integration of the Western Balkans – challenges and priorities (exploratory opinion at the request of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council)

Aviz adoptat on 18/04/2018
Referințe: 
REX/497-EESC-2017
Rapporteur: 
Andrej ZORKO (Workers - GR II / Slovenia)
Co-rapporteur: 
Dimitris DIMITRIADIS (Employers - GR I/Greece)

At the request of the future Bulgarian presidency of the Council of the EU (January-June 2018), the EESC was asked to prepare an exploratory opinion on the challenges and priorities countries of the Western Balkans are facing in the European integration process, as well as in the area of economic and social cohesion. Western Balkans will be one of the policy priorities of the Bulgarian presidency and a Western Balkans Summit is scheduled to take place in May 2018 in Sofia.

Avizul CESE: Economic and social cohesion and European integration of the Western Balkans – challenges and priorities (exploratory opinion at the request of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council)

Enhancing the transparency and inclusiveness of the EU accession process

Aviz adoptat on 10/07/2014
Referințe: 
REX/401-EESC-2014-1609
Rapporteur: 
Marina Škrabalo GRIII (Diversity Europe - GR III)
Sesiune plenară: 
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Jul 09, 2014 Jul 10, 2014

This own-initiative opinion will draw upon the first-hand experiences of the non-state actors (civil society, business and trade unions) engaged in the accession negotiations between Croatia and the EU over the period 2005-11, as well as experiences of EESC members who have been engaged in the work of Joint Consultative Committees (JCCs) with accession countries over the past seven years (Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey and Montenegro) as well as the Western Balkans Follow-up Committee.

Enhancing the transparency and inclusiveness of the EU accession process

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