On Tuesday, 20 December 2016, the 16th Eastern Partnership (EaP) Platform meeting on Energy Security took place in Brussels. The Eastern Partnership Platform on Energy Security brings together representatives from the EU, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to discuss ways to promote energy security, renewable energy, energy efficiency and nuclear safety. It also
On 13 December 2016, GLOBSEC of Slovakia with the EaP CSF and Information Center on NATO and EU organized the expert workshop “EU’s Eastern Partnership Review”. The event was held in Brussels and covered the progress in Georgia’s Association Agreement implementation, challenges and recommendations in regards to the Georgia’s DCFTA Implementation and public diplomacy aspects
On 28-29 November Brussels hosted the 8th EaP CSF Annual Assembly that brought together around 250 representatives of CSOs, the EU Institutions and EaP governments for vibrant discussions at over 15 sessions. The debates with policy makers and among civil society representatives on the most pressing issues of the Eastern Partnership, showcasing the EaP CSF results of 2016 and planning for 2017 have
As major developments are expected in the EU’s relations with the Eastern Partnership countries by next year’s Eastern Partnership Summit, the European Commission and the European External Action Service released a joint working document which aims to identify 20 key deliverables for 2020 in the framework of the priorities agreed at the Riga Summit. Each deliverable contains milestones to be
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
