What an amazing day with the U.K. DAG in London at #lancasterhouse setting for the Crown - conversations/discussions/connections proud to be associated with you all Sean McGuire Steve Turner - Join your union The ALLIANCE Professor Ian Welsh OBE Ruth Dorman Sara Redmond Tommy Whitelaw BCAh William Bain #cooperation

🔛📸Organised by EU Delegation UK & UCL with European Economic and Social Committee support, #YouthGathering happening now in London includes small group discussions on key issues affecting young people & 🇪🇺🇬🇧 relations

Our members Cillian Lohan Tanja Buzek Peter Byrne lead this Youth Dialogue with EESC

The #EESC remains committed to maintaining links with Welsh #CivilSociety .

Thank you🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Deputy Minister Hannah Blythyn, for the good meeting.

By placing common interests at the core of our cooperation, fostering youth involvement & social partnership, we can strengthen synergies.

🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 European Economic and Social Committee EU-UK Follow-up Committee Chair Cillian Lohan & Derek Vaughan CBE, Welsh Government Representative for Europe, had an exchange on relations between EU and Welsh/UK #civilsociety
Charles Whitmore WCVA | CGGC Tom Jones Tanja Buzek Wales in Europe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇦

🤝At a time when 🇪🇺🇬🇧 relations are gaining new momentum, perfect timing to reinforce trust/join forces to address mutual concerns & find shared solutions.

👏European Economic and Social Committee Member Cillian Lohan & EU DAG Chair Tanja Buzek at working lunch superbly hosted by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office & UK Mission to the EU 🇬🇧🇪🇺

🇪🇺🇬🇧📣 European Economic and Social Committee Member & Chair of EU DAG under the TCA Tanja Buzek is attending the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, making DAG role clear in monitoring the TCA & engaging with PPA Secretariat for closer cooperation in this common commitment.

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🇪🇺🇬🇧European Economic and Social Committee EU-UK Follow-up Committee Chair Cillian Lohan attending 2nd day of Parliamentary Partnership Assembly & actively contributing💡to fruitful discussions on:
👉ways to facilitate the mobility of young people
👉stronger youth engagement & connection among #CivilSociety

🇪🇺🇬🇧📢 European Economic and Social Committee Delegation at the EU-UK PPA kickoff chaired by Nathalie Loiseau & Oliver Heald MP

👉State of play within the Partnership Council by Maroš Šefčovič🇪🇺 & James Cleverly🇬🇧

This Assembly is key to building mutual trust & confidence in addressing common challenges‼️

'Our democracy is based on people electing Members of Parliament not just to enable a government to be formed and supported but to scrutinise legislation and hold the Executive to account for its actions.” committees.parliament.uk/publications/4…

#REUL bill. Civil society calls on MPs to support proposed amendments 15B and 42B in the HOC this afternoon. Compromise is essential for safeguarding Parliamentary scrutiny and environmental standards.
publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill…

Great to be hosted by Denise McQuade, Consul General of Ireland, Cardiff yesterday for a gathering of Wales and NI rural affairs groups, discussing the many shared challenges and opportunities as part of the New Common Charter for Cooperation project.

Diolch am Fawr to all who joined!

Centre for Cross Border Studies

Great to see this meeting between Oliver Röpke / EESC External Relations and Wales in Europe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇦 took place! Strg collab. betwn Wales and Europe key in WG's international strategy, in the interests of civil society in Wales & for supporting current and future future programmes like Taith!

We welcome reports today that the government will now give proper thought and consideration to REUL rather than blanket scrapping. The review is an excellent opportunity to maintain and enhance our trusted rights and standards.

Concerned about the Retained EU Law Bill? Join WCVA | CGGC Wales Governance Centre and our partners Civil Society Alliance UK Human Rights Consortium NI & Human Rights Consortium Scotland for an online voluntary sector intro and update on the bill this Wednesday 5 April from 12-1. tinyurl.com/5n6pdzny

🇮🇪🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪

Brussels seminar to mark 50 years of Ireland in EU

Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre, IACES, UACES and Welsh HE Brussels will co-host a seminar at Press Club Brussels Europe to mark 50 years of Ireland’s EU membership
cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/2712…

🇪🇺🇬🇧👏A step towards more engagement & a constructive dialogue & wide consultation with #CivilSociety !
European Economic and Social Committee & Civil Society Alliance UK have just signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the purpose of: 👉mapping areas for cooperation &
👉strengthening relations between EU & UK CSOs

EESC Information Report on the implementation of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement has just been adopted and it will be transmitted to the relevant stakeholders!
The outcome of a collective effort: Charles Whitmore IreneOldfather 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 Kevin Hanratty Tom Jones Sveto Trajkovski Jack O'Connor

Hundreds of charities and voluntary services have to close because Post Brexit replacement of EU funds came too late. Welsh and Scot ministers say they have been shortchanged after end of European Regional Development and European Social Funds? theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/d…

UK gov touts Shared Prosperity Fund as replacing EU structural funds (from which money to the UK is now ending). Unclear whether the UK gov knows abt the negative impact SPF structure and implementation delays are having on the voluntary sector in Wales. Lisa O'Carroll

🇪🇺🇬🇧 EESC External Relations highlights the importance of finding practical solutions to the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland and other post-Brexit issues.
Constructive debate today with:
Pedro Serrano
Hilary Benn
Antje Grotheer
Jonathan Portes