America Latină și zona Caraibilor

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Încă din anii 1990, CESE colaborează cu organizații omoloage din America Latină și zona Caraibilor. Mai multe avize ale CESE s-au axat pe relațiile cu această regiune, la nivel regional, subregional și național. Printre prioritățile CESE se numără dezvoltarea organizațiilor societății civile, dezvoltarea economică și socială, integrarea regională și cooperarea în sfera multilaterală.

La nivel regional, CESE organizează reuniuni bienale între reprezentanții organizațiilor societății civile din Europa, America Latină și zona Caraibilor, care fac parte dintre evenimentele pregătitoare ce precedă Summitul UE-CELAC. 

La nivel subregional și național, au fost înființate mai multe structuri permanente. În 2009, CESE a instituit o masă rotundă a societății civile cu Consiliul economic și social din Brazilia, punând astfel la dispoziție un forum pentru dialog și cooperare continuă între reprezentanții societății civile braziliene și ai celei europene. Acordul de asociere UE-Chile a acordat Comitetului mandatul de a înființa un comitet consultativ mixt cu omologul său chilian de la nivelul societății civile, în vederea monitorizării acordului, comitet care a fost înființat, în cele din urmă, în 2016. În ceea ce privește țările din Comunitatea Andină, CESE participă la grupul consultativ intern care monitorizează acordul de liber schimb UE-Columbia/Peru/Ecuador. De asemenea, el participă la Comitetul consultativ CARIFORUM UE, care monitorizează Acordul de parteneriat economic CARIFORUM-UE. S-au stabilit relații permanente cu instituțiile omoloage ale CESE din cadrul Mercosur (Forumul consultativ economic și social) și din America Centrală (Comitetul Consultativ al Sistemului de Integrare Central-Americană).

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    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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    During the meeting, the EU DAG had an opportunity to discuss with Mr. Helmut Scholz, Member of the European Parliament, implementation of the Trade and Sustainable Development Title and work of the civil society monitoring mechanism in the framework of the EU-Colombia and Peru Trade Agreement. Moreover, the representatives of the European External Action Service (EEAS) presented information about the EU relations and cooperation with Colombia and Peru. Based on the Second Annual Report, the Commission representative provided information about the implementation of the Trade Agreement, changes in trade flows and work of joint bodies. He also informed about the procedures and timeline related to Ecuador's accession to the Agreement. The EU DAG discussed also with the Commission preparations for the next meeting with Colombia and Peru under the Trade and Sustainable Development Title, as well as the ways to better communicate its activities to the partners and other relevant stakeholders.

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    The Consultative Committee (CC) is one of the 5 institutions foreseen in the EU-CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement. The CC is composed of 40 (25 from the CARIFORM side and 15 from  the EU side)  standing representatives of organisations of the civil society  representing employers' organisations, trade unions, other economic, social and non-governmental organisations, including development and environmental organisations; and the academic community.

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    During the meeting, the representative of the European External Action Service (EEAS) presented information about the EU relations and cooperation with Central America. Based on the Second Annual Report, the Commission representative provided information about the implementation of the trade pillar of the Association Agreement, changes in trade flows and work of joint bodies established by the Agreement. The EU Advisory Group discussed also preparations for the next meeting with Central America under the Trade and Sustainable Development Title, as well as the ways to better communicate its activities to the Central American partners and other relevant stakeholders.

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    This document seeks to provide input to the Global Coalition for Social Justice. It highlights key messages from EESC opinions on the six priority areas identified by the International Labour Organization (ILO) for immediate action.

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    The External Relations Section (REX) of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is responsible for dialogue between European civil society organisations and their homologues from the countries with which the European Union has formal relations (e.g. under the form of a Free Trade Agreement). Through this dialogue, made possible by a series of bilateral bodies, and through specialized opinions and information reports, the Committee is able to concretely contribute to EU foreign policy.

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