When: Thursday, 11 May 2017, 9:00-11:00
Where: Thon Hotel EU, Rue de la Loi 75, 1040 Brussels
Registration: We kindly request you to confirm your attendance by 9 May sending a short email to [email protected]
The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) organizes a debate in the framework of the EaP CSF Working Group 1 (Democracy, Human Rights, Good Governance and Stability) Annual Meeting. The discussion is aimed at analysing the level of civil society engagement in the six EaP countries, in light of the recent developments in the region that seem to have substantially impaired its role.
How can CSOs be actively involved in the implementation of the EU-Armenia Partnership Agreement? Similarly, how to ensure their contribution throughout the talks on the new framework agreement between the EU and Azerbaijan? What is the impact of the amendments to the Ukrainian e-declaration law on civil society? How should the EU respond to the recent crackdown on civil society in Belarus? What improvements in civil society participation can be envisaged in Georgia and Moldova?
In such a challenging environment, the importance of a coherent approach towards a meaningful participation of the civil society is becoming even more evident than before. Against this background, the panel will explore opportunities and solutions for a more effective engagement of civil society actors.
Programme
Opening remarks
- Maria Golubeva, PASOS, EaP CSF Working Group 1 Coordinator
- Haykuhi Harutyunyan, Protection of rights without borders, EaP CSF Working Group 1 Coordinator
- Nils Jansons, Deputy Head of Division, Eastern Partnership, Regional cooperation and OSCE, EEAS
Panel discussion
Speakers:
- MEP Rebecca Harms, Co-President, Euronest
- Dirk Schuebel, Head of Division, EaP Bilateral, EEAS
- Anar Mammadli, Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center, Azerbaijan
- Olga Smolianko, Centre of Legal Transformation, Belarus
- Lilia Carasciuc, Executive Director, Transparency International Moldova
- Yulia Tyshchenko, Ukrainian Center for Independent Political Research, Ukraine
Moderator: Maria Golubeva, PASOS
