Submitted by christian on Wed, 09/17/2014 - 17:07
The Contact Group functions as a facilitator and sounding board for DG Trade. Its task is to contribute to transparency in both directions, and to help with the circulation of information to the wider group of their constituencies. For this, it reviews compliance of the civil society dialogue process with the objectives of the Civil Society Dialogue and makes suggestions in this regard. It also proposes topics for discussion, and advises on organisational matters.