Utvidgningsländerna

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EESK deltar aktivt i EU:s utvidgningsprocess och har utvecklat en tvådelad – regional och bilateral – strategi för förbindelserna med civilsamhällesorganisationer i utvidgningsländerna.

När det gäller den regionala strategin är uppföljningskommittén för västra Balkan – ett permanent internt EESK-organ – det främsta instrumentet för att samordna EESK:s verksamhet i denna region. Forumet för det civila samhället på västra Balkan, som anordnas vartannat år, ingår i uppföljningskommitténs arbete.

EESK samarbetar även bilateralt med länderna på västra Balkan och Turkiet. På grundval av associeringsavtal mellan dessa länder och EU, som syftar till att involvera civilsamhällesorganisationer i föranslutnings- och anslutningsprocesserna, har EESK inrättat tre gemensamma organ med företrädare för det civila samhället – med Turkiet, Montenegro och Serbien. Varje organ består av lika många medlemmar från EESK som från partnerlandet och sammanträder två gånger om året.

EESK har regelbundna kontakter och anordnar gemensamma aktiviteter med civilsamhällesorganisationer i de utvidgningsländer med vilka inget gemensamt organ med företrädare för det civila samhället ännu inrättats.

Arbetet i de gemensamma organen kompletteras med EESK-yttranden om föranslutnings- och anslutningsprocesserna i de enskilda länderna samt om frågor av regionalt intresse.

  • Antagna on 22/01/2025 - Bureau decision date: 18/01/2024
    Dokumentreferens
    SOC/797-EESC-2024
    Workers - GR II
    France
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Germany
    Plenary session number
    593
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    The EESC denounces the deterioration of human rights, the rule of law, and democracy, and calls for further improvements of the Commission's Annual Rule of Law Reports.  Among others, it recommends that the Commission ensures meaningful involvement of civil society in both the preparation and follow-up stages of the report at the national level, and expands the Report’s section on CSOs. The Commission's assessment should be based on objective benchmarks and transparent dialogue with CSOs and the Commission needs to develop more precise and measurable country-specific recommendations with clear benchmarks, indicators and deadlines.

    • soc/797 _Record of proceedings
    • Follow-up from the Commission SOC/797
    Download — EESK:s yttrande: Evaluation of the European Commission's annual reports on the rule of law in the European Union
  • Antagna on 04/12/2024 - Bureau decision date: 15/02/2024
    Dokumentreferens
    TEN/836-EESC-2024
    Workers - GR II
    Austria
    Plenary session number
    592
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    • TEN/836 _Record of proceedings
    • Follow-up from the Commission TEN/836
    Download — EESK:s yttrande: Labour and skills shortages in transport, energy, infrastructure and the digital sector
  • Antagna on 04/12/2024 - Bureau decision date: 18/01/2024
    Dokumentreferens
    REX/585-EESC-2024
    Employers - GR I
    Bulgaria
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Greece
    Plenary session number
    592
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    This subject of this own-initiative opinion is multidimensional, requiring from the opinion to address a wide spectrum of subtopics, while having a clear and logical thread.

    • REX/585 _Record of proceedings
    Download — EESK:s yttrande: Water Politics: Empowering Youth, Women, and Indigenous and Local Communities
  • Antagna on 04/12/2024 - Bureau decision date: 18/01/2024
    Dokumentreferens
    INT/1058-EESC-2024-02187-00-00-AC-TRA
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Bulgaria
    Plenary session number
    592
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    The opinion aims to examine the economic development of candidate countries and the potential effects of enlargement on the EU Single Market. This opinion is part of a pilot project involving Enlargement Candidate Members in the preparatory work.

    • INT/1058 _Record of proceedings
    • Follow-up from the Commission INT/1058
    Download — EESK:s yttrande: Potential challenges for the European single market arising from the future enlargement of the Union
  • Antagna on 23/10/2024 - Bureau decision date: 18/01/2024
    Dokumentreferens
    NAT/928-EESC-2024
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Ireland
    Plenary session number
    591
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    In this opinion, the EESC stresses that the alignment of the circular economy and bioeconomy is crucial for sustainable development and calls for a strong, interlinked strategy to foster innovation, support rural jobs, and ensure the EU stays competitive within planetary boundaries.

    • Record of proceedings NAT/928
    Download — EESK:s yttrande: Aligning the circular economy and the bioeconomy at the EU and national level
  • Antagna on 23/10/2024 - Bureau decision date: 18/01/2024
    Dokumentreferens
    ECO/645-EESC-2024
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Slovakia
    Plenary session number
    591
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    Climate change is an existential threat for the European economy. Therefore, a comprehensive approach is needed. In this context, based on the empirical and data analyses related to the impact of climate change on the real economy, macroeconomic and financial stability is essential. As things currently stand, intensified natural disasters will lead to unprecedented costs that will have an unpredictable impact on public finance.

    The European economy is currently on a downward trend. This will lead to lower revenue and, at the same time, higher demand for spending – mainly related to the costs of climate change, higher borrowing costs and negative trends in demographic development.

    • Record of proceedings ECO/645
    Download — EESK:s yttrande: Climate change and its impact on the economy
  • Antagna on 23/10/2024 - Bureau decision date: 18/01/2024
    Dokumentreferens
    CCMI/230-EESC-2024
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Italy
    (Belgium
    Plenary session number
    591
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    This own-initiative opinion stems from the European Commission call for an "Industry 5.0" based on: human centricity, sustainability and resilience. Industry 5.0 aims thus at broadening the previous concept of Industry 4.0, providing a transformative vision for a sustainable, human-centric and resilient European industry. This opinion will reflect on how to concretely implement the concept of Industry 5.0.

    This opinion is part of the EESC pilot "Enlargement Candidate Members (ECM)" where representatives from Turkey will take part in the study groups an in the Section meeting. The Turkish representatives are: Özgür Burak Akkol (Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations (TİSK), for Group I), Cavit Demiral (Confederation of Turkish Real Trade for Group II) and Ayşe Yürekli (Women Entrepreneurs Association of Türkiye, for Group III). 

    • Record of proceedings CCMI/230
    Download — EESK:s yttrande: Industry 5.0 – how to make it happen
  • Antagna on 18/09/2024 - Bureau decision date: 18/01/2024
    Dokumentreferens
    SOC/795-EESC-2024
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Latvia
    Plenary session number
    590
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    The EESC underlines that youth participation mechanisms need to be transparent and that the interests and concerns of young people need to be considered at each stage of the policy-making cycle. It proposes that guidelines are set up to support the monitoring and dissemination of the EUYD (EU Youth Dialogue) outcomes and impact and that an online repository be set up where collected documents would be made available. It calls on the Commission and the Member States to support long-term, sustainable and well-functioning management of the EUYD, including the establishment of institutional memory and capacity building processes.

    • SOC/795 CR
    Download — EESK:s yttrande: Strengthening the EU Youth Dialogue follow-up via monitoring and transparency guidelines
  • Antagna on 10/07/2024 - Bureau decision date: 13/02/2024
    Dokumentreferens
    REX/590-EESC-2024-REX/590 Screening of foreign investments in the Union
    Workers - GR II
    Spain
    Plenary session number
    589
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    • REX/590 Record of the proceedings
    Download — EESK:s yttrande: Screening of foreign investments in the Union