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Eastern Partnership: EU and neighbouring countries review progress of the 20 Deliverables for 2020 to bring concrete benefits for citizens

Foreign Ministers from 28 EU Member States and the EU’s six Eastern partners – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine – met with Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn in a meeting chaired by EU High Representative Federica Mogherini on 15 October. The meeting, which took place

18/10/2018

EU launches consultations with Georgian civil society

On Thursday, 11 October, the Delegation of the European Union launched extensive consultations with civil society representatives in Georgia. Around 80 representatives of Georgian civil society organisations (CSOs) met in Tbilisi to discuss and jointly identify EU priorities and actions for engagement with civil society for 2018-2020. To further enhance this dialogue with the civil

16/10/2018

DataFest Tbilisi 2018: Call for Applications among Civil Society Activists in the Eastern Partnership Countries

ForSet (Georgia) and the European Union’s ‘Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility – Regional Actions’ Project invite you to join DataFest Tbilisi 2018! On 7-9 November 2018, Tbilisi will host the second international data and communications event designed to inspire its participants to explore new opportunities of engaging with and using data. DataFest brings together journalists,

17/09/2018

Eastern Partnership Youth Conference 2018: “Youth for Entrepreneurship” – deadline for applications from EU, Russia and Turkey is 1 September 2018

The Eastern Partnership Youth Conference 2018: “Youth for Entrepreneurship” will bring +130 participants – including 90 young entrepreneurs, in one place to develop new skills, ideas and solutions to shared challenges. The Conference is organised by the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) on 8-9 November in Vienna, Austria – with the support of the Austrian Presidency

28/08/2018

E-Democracy Tools: Communities Deciding on Local Budgets

More often than not citizens are barely able to find out how their local budget is being spent, let alone influence decisions on spending it. But with participatory budgets, citizens have the opportunity to allocate resources, prioritise policies, and monitor public spending. To put it simply, they can decide where the money should go and

24/07/2018

Eastern Partnership Youth Conference 2018: “Youth for Entrepreneurship” – Apply before 17 August, 2018!

The Eastern Partnership Youth Conference “Youth for Entrepreneurship” 2018 will gather around 130 participants, including 90 young people with entrepreneurial ideas in order to tackle the skills challenges. It will be organised by the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) on 8-9 November in Vienna, Austria. The idea of the conference builds on the previous work and

18/07/2018

#CivicTech4Democracy: The EU’s Global Competition to Celebrate the International Day of Democracy – apply before 31 July 2018!

CivicTech4Democracy competition for civil society organisations and grassroots activists who use digital tools to advance democracy and serve the public good! If you ever implemented projects that have successfully used digital tools to advance democracy, don’t miss a chance to apply – send the videos of your projects and vote! Submission deadline: 31 July 2018! CivicTech4Democracy

13/07/2018

European Awards for Civil Society: Rewarding excellence in civil society initiatives financed by the European Union in Moldova

The European Union Delegation to the Republic of Moldova launches the EU prize/s for the civil society in the country, to reward and encourage tangible achievements and initiatives by civil society organisations at national, regional and local levels that made a lasting and positive impact on the Republic of Moldova’s democracy, economic development and social

11/06/2018

“Being 20” Call for Expression of Interest for Production Support for TV and online video journalists

The Open Media Hub has launched a Call for Expression of Interest for Production Support, a scheme to enable TV and online video journalists in the European Neighbourhood to create content related to the European Union and their respective countries’ relations with the European Union. The scheme is now open in for Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt,

27/04/2018