Working Group 2
EaP CSF Working Group “Economic Integration & Convergence with EU Policies” deals with the main issues on the agenda of EaP Thematic Platform 2 of the same name.
It tackles one of the biggest ambitions fixed at the Prague Summit which aimed at regional economic integration between Eastern Partner countries and opening negotiations on the deep and comprehensive free trade areas between the EU and the Eastern partner countries.
About Working Group 2
The WG2 would like to add the following economic and social issues to the agenda of the EaP:
- Increase the performance of social security and social protection systems and intensify the fight against poverty
- Introduce the principles of sustainable development and adequate responses to climate change
- Facilitate labour mobility and flexicurity
- Support the efforts of those partner countries that are not yet members of WTO to become members
- Support for consumer protection organisations to become part of the new national action plans
- Put in place a programme aimed at upgrading the support of business contacts, internationalisation and market access
- Promote the role of the EaP and opportunities for economic growth, better regulations, social and health safety standards
Current projects
Latest Publications
WG2 in Platform 2 meetings
- 17 January 2020 – EaP Platform 2 meeting
- 18-19 June 2019 – Trade Panel: Economic Development and Market Opportunities
- 31 May 2019 – Structural Reforms Panel: Organic Agriculture
- 23-24 May 2019 – Trade Panel: Reform of Systems of Technical Regulations and of Related Infrastructure
- 10 April 2019 – Platform 2 meeting
All Platform 2 meetings
- 7 February 2019 – EaP CSF Addresses 4th EaP Panel on HDM – Harmonisation of Digital Markets with Recommendations on Strategy, Communication and Gender in Brussels
- 11 October 2018 – 6th EaP Panel on Agriculture and Rural Development Gives EaP CSF a Chance to Raise Points on Sustainability, Environment and Harmonisation in Chisinau
- 22 June 2018 – EaP CSF Contributes to the EU4Digital Workshop “eSkills Network” and Shares Civil Society Position on Harmonisation of Digital Markets
- 20 June 2018 – EaP Trade Helpdesk and EU-EaP Trade Facilitation at the core of EaP CSF Position at the Panel on Trade
- 19 June 2018 – EaP CSF Presents Georgian SMEs Main Challenges to Access EU Loans at the 1st Panel on Structural Reforms and SMEs
- 11-12 June 2018 – EaP CSF Contributes to the EU4Digital Workshop “eSkills Network” and Shares Civil Society Position on Harmonisation of Digital Markets
- 26 April 2018 – EaP CSF Presents Main Trends and Challenges for SMEs in Belarus and Georgia at the 18th EaP Platform 2 Meeting
Olga Chyzhova
Digital Communication Network (Estonia, EU Coordinator), Working Group 2 coordinator,
Email: wg2@eap-csf.eu
Maksym Koriavets
Foundation for International and Regional Studies (Ukraine, EaP Coordinator)
Email: wg2@eap-csf.eu