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14/07/2023

RCC, EESC set to deepen civil society and youth engagement in region’s reform processes

The Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), Majlinda Bregu, and the President of the European Economic and Social Committee, Oliver Röpke, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the two organisations, in Brussels today. The purpose of the MoU is to further and streamline cooperation in strengthening the inclusion of civil society and youth in regional agendas such as South East Europe 2030 Strategy, Common Regional Market, Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, and others.

 

Following the signing ceremony, the RCC Secretary General took part in the EESC 580th plenary session and a debate dubbed “The future role of civil society in the enlargement process”, together with Mr Röpke, Oliver Várhelyi, EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Dorin Racean, Prime Minister of Moldova, and other high-level officials from the region and representatives of civil society organisations.

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Source: RCC

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