Asien och Stillahavsområdet

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I Asien har EESK förbindelser med civilsamhällesorganisationer i Kina, Japan, Singapore, Sydkorea och Vietnam.

Det finns en rundabordskonferens med Kina: den inrättades 2007, efter det nionde toppmötet mellan EU och Kina, och sammanträder en gång om året.

En uppföljningskommitté med Japan inrättades i februari 2009 för att övervaka civilsamhällesdimensionen i förbindelserna mellan EU och Japan och främja samarbete mellan EESK och näringslivs-, arbetstagar-, miljö- och konsumentorganisationer samt andra viktiga organisationer i det civila samhället i Japan. EU:s inhemska rådgivande grupp för Japan inrättades inom ramen för avtalet om ekonomiskt partnerskap mellan EU och Japan, som ger det civila samhället en övervakande och rådgivande roll inom ramen för kapitlet om handel och hållbar utveckling.

EU har ingått frihandelsavtal med följande asiatiska länder: Sydkorea (2011), Japan (2019), Singapore (2019) och Vietnam (2020). Dessa avtal kännetecknas av att de innehåller kapitel om handel och hållbar utveckling, och ger EESK och andra civilsamhällesorganisationer – tillsammans med civilsamhällesorganisationer i partnerländerna – en formell roll när det handlar om att övervaka genomförandet och ge de berörda politiska myndigheterna råd beträffande miljönormer, sociala och arbetsrättsliga normer samt andra frågor som är av direkt betydelse för det civila samhället, genom de inhemska rådgivande grupperna. Varje år hålls två till tre möten i EU:s inhemska rådgivande grupper. Ett gemensamt möte äger rum en gång om året.

Dessutom har EESK kontakter med det civila samhället i andra asiatiska länder och i relevanta internationella evenemang på ad hoc-basis.

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  • EU-Japan and South East Asia Follow-up Committee Meeting

    Meet of the EU-Japan and South East Asia Follow-up Committee

    Location

    Brussels
    Belgium

    The EESC EU-Japan & South-East Asia Follow-up Committee meets on 12 February 2026 to discuss various aspects of EU-Japan & South-East Asia relations. Main topics on the programme:

    • Initial discussion on the priorities for the Follow-up Committee during the new term
    • EU relations with the Southeast Asian countries and follow-up on the EESC's information report on the situation of the civil society organisations in the ASEAN countries
    • EU-Japan relations 

  • 20th meeting of the EU-China Round Table

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    Event type
    Round table

    Location

    Economic and Social Council of Spain,
    c/ Huertas, 73
    Madrid
    Spain

    The 20th meeting of the EU-China Round Table took place in Madrid, Spain on 9 and 10 June 2025.

    The EU-China Civil Society Round Table was established in 2007 following a decision taken by the 9th EU-China Summit in Helsinki. The delegations from the EESC and its Chinese counterpart, the China Economic and Social Council, meet regularly to discuss topics relating to economic and social issues relevant to both parties.

    By elaborating reports, discussing them and exchanging ideas, the representatives of the European Economic and Social Committee and the China Economic and Social Council contribute to the development of the overall EU-China relationship, from a civil society perspective.

  • 19th meeting of the EU-China Round Table

    Location

    Grand Hall of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Auditorium
    23 Taipingqiao Street, Xicheng District
    Beijing
    China

    The 19th meeting of the EU-China Round Table took place in Beijing, China on 17 December 2024.

    At this occasion the delegations of the EESC and its Chinese counterpart, the CESC, discussed the following topics:

    • Strengthening EU-China cooperation in the field of circular economy
    • Promoting sustainable development in the EU-China economic relations 

  • Input of the European Economic and Social Committee to the ILO Global Coalition for Social Justice

    Published in
    15 pages

    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.

  • EU-Japan and South East Asia Follow-up Committee Meeting

    Meeting of the EU-Japan and South East Asia Follow-up Committee

    Location

    Brussels
    Belgium

    The EESC EU-Japan & South-East Asia Follow-up Committee meets on 12 September 2023 to discuss various aspects of EU-Japan & South-East Asia relations. Main topics on the programme:

    • The EU and South=East Asia
    • Global overview and civil society in South-East Asia

  • External Relations Section

    Published in
    8 pages

    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.

  • 3rd EU-Japan Joint Dialogue with Civil Society

    Location

    Virtual event
    Belgium

    The EU and the Japan Domestic Advisory Groups (DAGs), established under the Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) chapter of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), attended the 3rd EU-Japan Joint Dialogue with Civil Society, which took place in virtual format on 27 January 2022.

  • 2nd DAG-to-DAG meeting under the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement

    Location

    Brussels
    Belgium

    A DAG-to-DAG is a joint civil society body between the partner countries of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), bringing together the separate DAGs of each party. This is the 2nd joint meeting of the EU and Singapore DAGs under the EU-Singapore FTA.

  • 2nd meeting of the EU DAG under the EU-Vietnam FTA

    Event type
    Conference

    Location

    Brussels
    Belgium

    This meeting was an excellent opportunity for a timely update by DG Trade on the implementation of the Trade and Sustainable Development Chapter under the FTA, as well as for a constructive exchange with the Director of the ILO office in Hanoi on the labour situation in Vietnam and the state of play of the roadmap.

    Additionally, Ambassador Vu Anh Quang, from the Vietnamese Mission to the EU, participated in an exchange with the EU Domestic Advisory Group (EU DAG) members to share his views on ongoing topics within the context of the EU Vietnam relations.

    The members of the EU DAG, which is composed of representatives of employers' organisations, trade unions and various interest groups, also further discussed its work programme and prepared the upcoming joint meetings with its Vietnamese civil society counterparts.

    On 28 May, nevertheless, after this EU DAG meeting and following the postponement of the joint EU-Vietnam meetings due to the fact that the Vietnam DAG had not been established yet, the members of the EU DAG issued a statement on the late cancellation of the first Trade and Sustainable Development Committee and the first Joint forum between European and Vietnamese civil society, which had been planned to take place in the first week of June 2021.

    Read the full statement here: https://europa.eu/!wm77KY

  • Circular Economy and the Recycling of Batteries

    Speaker
    Ion Nae-Musetoiu
    Organisation
    consultant on EU Waste

    Circular Economy and the Recycling of Batteries

    - the legislative framework -

    • Circular Economy and the Recycling of Batteries
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