Trade and Sustainable Development: Invitation to participate in the Civil Society Dialogue Forum of the EU – Central America Association Agreement
Central America Brussels, 29 May 2015
The second EU - Central America Civil Society Dialogue Forum on trade and sustainable development will take place in Brussels on 29th May.
An internal coordination session will be followed by a presentation on the main outcomes of the Board on Trade and Sustainable Development, a government-to-government body under the Agreement, which will have concluded its meeting the previous day. The session will then cover proposals or statements from participants and questions/ discussion.
Organisations interested in EU – Central America trade and sustainable development in particular with respect to business, labour rights or environment are invited to participate in the meeting. Note that space is limited and prior registration to this event is necessary. Each participant is responsible for his or her travel costs. English-Spanish interpretation will be available.
A 'Seminar on fair trade and sustainability in agricultural value chains in the context of the EU-Central America trade agreement ' will also be held at the same location in the afternoon, for which more details will be provided in the near future.
Context The trade-related provisions of the EU - Central America Association Agreement entered into force in 2013. The trade and sustainable development chapter contains, among other, provisions on compliance with international environment and labour agreements and promotes positive synergies between trade, environment and decent work. The provisions also provide for a Civil Society Dialogue Forum to be held, with the aim of providing views on implementation of the provisions of the chapter and to facilitate cooperation. A first meeting of the Civil Society Dialogue Forum was held in Managua, Nicaragua in November 2014.
Practical details
When: 29 May 2015, between 09.00 and 13.00 (Forum); 14.30 – 17.30 (seminar) Where: Berlaymont Building, Schuman Room, Rue de la Loi 200, 1040 Brussels (metro Schuman) To register: send an email to: TRADE-SD-CIVIL-SOCIETY@ec.europa.eu with your name, organisation and nationality.
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