Țări implicate în procesul de aderare

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CESE este implicat în mod activ în procesul de extindere a UE și a dezvoltat o dublă abordare – regională și bilaterală – pentru relațiile sale cu organizațiile societății civile (OSC) din țările implicate în procesul de aderare.

În ceea ce privește abordarea regională, Comitetul de monitorizare „Balcanii de Vest” – un organism intern permanent al CESE – este principalul instrument de coordonare a activităților CESE în regiune. Forumul societății civile din Balcanii de Vest, organizat din doi în doi ani, face parte din activitatea Comitetului de monitorizare.

De asemenea, CESE colaborează la nivel bilateral cu țări din Balcanii de Vest și cu Turcia. Pe baza acordurilor de asociere dintre aceste țări și UE, în vederea implicării OSC în procesele de preaderare și de aderare, CESE a creat trei organisme comune cu reprezentanții societății civile din Turcia, din Muntenegru și din Serbia. Fiecare organism este alcătuit dintr-un număr egal de membri din partea CESE și din partea țării partenere și se întrunește de două ori pe an.

CESE întreține contacte regulate și organizează activități comune cu OSC din țările implicate în procesul de aderare cu care încă nu a fost instituit niciun organism comun al reprezentanților societății civile.

Activitatea organismelor comune este completată de elaborarea avizelor CESE privind procesele de preaderare și de aderare ale fiecărei țări, precum și a unor avize pe teme de interes regional.

  • In this opinion the EESC:

    • believes that institutionalising civil and social dialogue accelerates the integration of candidate countries into the European social model, based on the representativeness and diversity of the social partners and civil society organisations, and their involvement in public decision-making;
    • notes that National Economic and Social Councils and other forms of institutionalised civil and social dialogue contribute significantly to strengthening the model of governance and participatory democracy. Hence, in states where they do not exist, the establishment of Economic and Social Councils will strengthen the role and place of social partners and civil society organisations in the consultation and partnership relationship with the governments of candidate and partner countries.
  • On 25 June 2025, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held an event in the context of European Public Diplomacy Week, launched for the first time by the European External Action Service (EEAS). The participants highlighted a fundamental dimension of European action, the contribution of civil society to public diplomacy, from international trade to water, through enlargement. When official diplomacy has limited outreach due to political or other issues, civil society can provide added value.

  • Reference number
    20/2025

    The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) launched its 10th Western Balkans Civil Society Forum today in Budva, Montenegro, gathering over 100 participants to discuss how to accelerate socio-economic convergence with the EU for improved living standards across the region. The two-day Forum, 13-14 May is taking place in Budva, Montenegro, to support Montenegro's ambition to become the next EU Member State by 2028 and to serve as a model for the rest of the region

  • Reference number
    16/2025

    The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), the European Training Foundation (ETF), and Eurofound are joining forces on 3 April in Tirana for a high-level event focused on promoting effective social dialogue and collaboration in the Western Balkans. Titled Enhancing quality of work and life through effective social dialogue in the Western Balkans, the by-invitation-only event will bring together key stakeholders to explore challenges and opportunities in the region’s labour markets and social policies.

  • Reference number
    52/2024

    The next Commission must be the enlargement Commission. It is not a question of whether or not to enlarge, but rather how to do it right. This was the focus of the Enlargement High-Level Forum held by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and attended by EESC President Oliver Röpke, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights Nicolas Schmit and ministers from EU Member States and Enlargement candidate countries alike.

  • The EESC:

    • as the first EU body to have involved representatives from candidate countries in its daily work, calls upon the other EU institutions to make the best use of the new accession methodology by involving representatives of the candidate and potential candidate countries in their work;
    • asks the input from the social partners and civil society organisations to be sought in a timely manner for the implementation of the Reform and Growth Facility Plan for the Western Balkans;
    • emphasises the need to address the social dimension of the green transition to an inclusive and just economy and society and calls for EU programmes and regional structures to be bolstered, with the aim of reaching more young people in the Western Balkan;
    • stresses the importance of systematic, meaningful and timely inclusion of the social partners and civil society organisations in the EU accession negotiations, pointing out to the important role of civil society joint consultative committees (JCCs);
    • urges the Commission to address evident attempts to suppress the civic space, and to reflect these issues more prominently in the enlargement strategy and country reports;
  • Reference number
    35/2024

    At its May plenary, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) discussed lessons learned from the 2004 EU enlargement. The current geopolitical and security situations make further enlargement an even more urgent task for Europe.

  • Reference number
    31/2024

    20 years after the accession of Slovenia to the EU, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) gathered political and civil society leaders in Ljubljana to mark this symbolic anniversary, underlining the fundamental benefits of EU membership and reaffirming that the future of the Western Balkan region lies in the European Union. Speaking at the conference, EESC President Oliver Röpke stressed the EESC's continuous support to the gradual integration of the Western Balkan region in the European Union, announcing the 'Civil Society Enlargement Summit' in Brussels on 19 September. 

  • CESE a adoptat un aviz privind noul Mecanism de reformă și creștere pentru Balcanii de Vest, la solicitarea Comisiei. Planul va sprijini Balcanii de Vest să accelereze cooperarea economică regională. Este pentru prima dată când UE s-a concentrat pe dezvoltarea economică și convergența socioeconomică în regiune.

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    21/2024

    The 18th meeting of the EU-Montenegro Joint Consultative Committee (JCC), which took place in Podgorica today, sent a clear message to the EU institutions, that Montenegro is firmly committed to becoming the 28th member by 2028. The JCC members encouraged their organisations, the national authorities and the EU institutions to spare no efforts to accomplish the rule of law interim benchmarks. Obtaining the Interim Benchmark Assessment Report (IBAR) for the rule of law by June, will be a turning point in the EU accession process, enabling provisional closing of other chapters.