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Belarusian National Platform Considers the Recent Actions Against Independent Trade Unions Leaders Politically Motivated

The Belarusian National Platform (BNP) of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum has released a statement, condemning the criminal prosecution by Belarusian authorities of the leaders of the Belarusian independent trade unions. Two days ago, the premises of the Belarusian Trade Union of Radio Electronic Workers (REP) in Minsk and of the Belarusian Independent Trade Union in Soligorsk were searched by officers of the

04/08/2017

Call for Applications under 2017 EaP Civil Society Fellowships Supporting Young Civil Society Leaders in Eastern Partnership Countries

1. Description The European Union is committed to supporting civil society in Eastern Partnership countries. Developing leadership capacities and skills of future civil society leaders is one of the commitments made by the European Union in its policy on achieving ’20 Deliverables for 2020. Focusing on key priorities and tangible results’. Investment in leadership potential

04/08/2017

Youth share their vision for the Eastern Partnership ahead of leaders’ meeting

Increasing exchanges and enhancing mutual understanding – especially with youth – is a key priority of the EU’s Eastern Partnership programme. Sixty-two Young European Ambassadors met with senior EU officials in Brussels on 19-20 July to discuss how to strengthen the EU’s relations with the six countries of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) programme ahead of

01/08/2017

Official journal of the EU published information on the entry into force of the Association Agreement with Ukraine

The European Union (EU) has published a report on the entry into force of the Association Agreement (AA) Ukraine-EU from 1 September 2017. This is stated in the official journal of the EU. “The Association agreement between the European Union and the European atomic energy community and their member States, on the one hand, and

25/07/2017

Armenian National Platform Condemns Censorship and Discrimination at the Golden Apricot Film Festival

The Armenian National Platform of the EaP CSF released a statement to condemn the decision on withdrawing the non-competition programme “Armenians: Internal and External View” from the Golden Apricot Film Festival. The programme in question featured the screening of almost 40 films, including the documentary “Listen to Me: Untold Stories beyond Hatred”, and the fictional film “Apricot Groves”, both touching upon

20/07/2017

Young people from the EU and its Eastern Partners make their voices heard on how to shape future youth policies

300 young leaders, youth workers and youth policy makers from the EU member states and Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine worked together over two days at the Eastern Partnership Youth Forum in Warsaw from 22-23 June 2017. Commissioner Hahn and Director General Reicherts addressed both the plenary and a group of

28/06/2017

EaP CSF Steering Committee Greets the Resolution on the Case of Afgan Mukhtarli and Calls for Further Attention to Activists’ Situation

The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum Steering Committee welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament, on 15th June, of the Resolution on the case of Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli. The Steering Committee welcomes it as a sign that similar cases will not go unnoticed and hopes for similar attention to the cases of other Azerbaijani activists. Aziz Orujov, Baku

16/06/2017

EU revises the 20 key deliverables for 2020 for the Eastern Partnership

Preparations for the Eastern Partnership Summit in November in full speed as the EU revises the 20 key deliverables for 2020 for the Eastern Partnership The Eastern Partnership (EaP) is a joint policy initiative between the European Union and its six Eastern neighbours: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. EU Member States and EaP

13/06/2017

Moldova: Attacks on Civil Society Mount while the Government Tries to Push through the Electoral System Change

The EaP CSF Moldovan National Platform has issued a report presenting a mid-term evaluation on the implementation of the EU Association Agreement, as well as the results of public policies monitoring within various civil society projects, since the EaP CSF annual assembly in November 2016 in Brussels. Moldovan civil society organizations continue to monitor the measures undertaken

22/05/2017