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Civil society dialogue

The European Commission aims to have a transparent and accountable trade policy based on consultations with all parts of European civil society. More information on the European Commission framework for dialogue with civil society is available on the European Transparency Initiative website.

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The European Commission maintains a Civil Society Dialogue consisting of regular meetings between civil society and European Commission officials to discuss aspects of Europe's trade policy.

Trade SIA in support for a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement between the EU and respectively Georgia and Moldova, Draft Inception Report New address, 16 February 2012
EU-Ukraine Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement: State of Play, 16 February 2012
Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs): State of Play, 28 February 2012
EU-China investment relations, 07 March 2012
Bilateral Trade Negotiations: State of Play, 08 March 2012
Civil Society Dialogue meeting on Public consultation on EU-US High Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth, 20 March 2012

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Taking part in the Trade Civil Society Dialogue

If you represent a not-for-profit civil society organisation and wish to attend a meeting, you must register your organisation. When you receive your login and password, you can sign up for the meetings of your choice.

Contact group

Contact groups act as facilitators and sounding boards for DG Trade. They contribute to transparency in both directions and help to circulate information to a wider group of constituencies. These groups also propose topics for discussion and advise on organisational matters.

Seminars

In follow-up to seminars in Prague (2010), Brussels (2009), Sophia (2007) and Budapest (2006), the Directorate-General for Trade is hosting the Civil Society Trade Seminar in Warsaw (Poland) on Monday 03 October 2011.