7th Western Balkans civil society forum, Tirana - Main contents
| date | April 16, 2019 - April 17, 2019 |
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| city | Tirana, Albania |
| location | Tirana, Albania  |
| attending | J. (Johannes) Hahn i, F. (Federica) Mogherini i et al. |
| organisation | European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) i |
European Economic and Social Committee,
Employment and social rights, Enlargement, external relations and trade,
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) organises the 7th Western Balkans civil society forum.
The main topics on the agenda will be the role of civil society organisations in promoting regional cooperation (trade and investment, connectivity, and people-to-people relations), the state of social dialogue, as well as enabling civic space in the Western Balkans.
It will bring together approximately 100 participants, including a broad range of civil society representatives from the EU and the Western Balkans, as well as representatives of EU institutions, international organisations, and governments of the region.
EESC President Luca Jahier, Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for foreign affairs and security policy and Vice-President of the Commission, Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for enlargement and neighbourhood policy, and Majlinda Bregu, Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council, have been invited to take part in this major event.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is an EU advisory body comprising representatives of workers' and employers' organisations and other interest groups. It issues opinions on EU issues to the European Commission, the Council of the EU and the European Parliament, thus acting as a bridge between the EU's decision-making institutions and EU citizens.
What does the EESC do?
It gives the interest groups a formal say on EU legislative proposals. Its 3 key tasks are to:
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-ensure that EU policy and law are geared to economic and social conditions, by seeking a consensus that serves the common good