On 5 December 2016 the Eastern Partnership Multilateral Platform 1 meeting took place in Brussels. The discussions covered the recent developments and pressing issues concerning the democratic development and good governance in the Eastern Partnership which include the implementation report and outlook towards the next Eastern Partnership Summit of 2017 and the updated on the activity of the Euronest
On 17 November 2016, the EaP CSF participated in the 8th Eastern Partnership Informal Ministerial Dialogue, represented by Hovsep Khurshudyan, the member of the Steering Committee. In his address, Hovsep Khurshudyan stated that “the civil society of the Eastern Partnership countries, has been the main driving force behind the struggle of the peoples of these countries for democracy and human rights” and
Belarusian NGO “ACT” invite everyone interested to participate in a public debate/a working meeting devoted to the topic “Foreign Assistance to NGOs – Solving Problems Together”, which is scheduled for 9 November 2016. The event is organised by NGO “ACT” jointly with the Assembly of Democratic NGOs, the Center for Legal Transformation (Lawtrend) and International Public Association “Vzaimoponimanie”. It is planned to
The Eastern Partnership Youth Conference “Youth for Rights” is organised by the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) and will be held under the patronage of the Slovak Presidency in the Council of the European Union on 26-27 October 2016 in Bratislava, Slovakia. It was initiated by the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum Working Group 4 and will bring together 145 genuine young
On 18 October 2016 Luxembourg hosted the first formal ministerial meeting dedicated to environment and climate change between the Ministers of Environment from the EU and the six EaP countries. European Commissioners Karmenu Vella (Environment, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs) and Johannes Hahn (European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations) were also present at the event along with civil society organisations and experts from the EU
On 28-29 November Brussels will host the EaP CSF Annual Assembly for the first time in 7 years since the meeting that marked the beginning of the Forum’s work. The 8th Annual Assembly will be held under the title “Building a Common Secure and Democratic Future” and will bring together around 200 representatives of CSOs, the EU Institutions and EaP governments for
The Steering Committee released a statement in which it expresses its position on the Constitutional referendum in Azerbaijan and on the parliamentary elections in Belarus and Georgia, as well as its stance on the upcoming presidential election in Moldova and the legislative elections in Armenia. The statement highlights several irregularities which occurred during the voting days in Azerbaijan and Belarus, despite some improvements regarding the electoral process in the Belarus case. With regards to the Georgian elections, the Steering Committee appreciates that the ongoing parliamentary election was judged
E-Learning Courses For Civil Society Organisations To Be Launched Soon. The E-Learning Courses Will Be Free To Access On Our Website! The overall objective of the e-learning courses development is to provide an open-access on-line resource to share skills and knowledge offered by the face-to-face trainings and seminars carried out by the “Civil Society. Dialogue for
The first and only Belarusian national hotline for domestic violence prevention celebrated its four-year anniversary in August 2016. Since 2012 it has received 8,445 phone calls. The Belarusian non-profit “Gender Perspectives” runs the hotline from Minsk. They pioneered the much-needed service, creating a point of entry for women who found themselves in dire circumstances. The number of calls reveals
