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Steering Committee Calls for Free and Fair Elections in EaP Countries

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

13/10/2016

Learn Online With “Civil Society.Dialogue For Progress”!

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

28/09/2016

Domestic Abuse In Belarus – Hotline Celebrates Its 4th Anniversary

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

12/09/2016

Become A Young European Ambassador! #YEA

The ‘Young European Ambassadors’ (YEAs) is an initiative launched within the framework of the EU OPEN Neighbourhood Programme (EU Neighbours East). It will take place in the six countries of the EU Eastern Partnership (EaP) from September 2016 onward. The YEA network will connect at least 100 young people from all over Europe! The network

08/09/2016

6th CORLEAP Annual Meeting to be Held on 30 September

On 30 September 2016 the sixth annual meeting of the Conference of the Regional and Local Authorities for the Eastern Partnership (CORLEAP) will be held in Brussels at the Committee of the Regions. This years’ meeting will focus on the topics of political reports prepared ahead of the next Eastern Partnership Summit. A report on active citizenship as a way to strengthen local

08/09/2016

EaP CSF Monitoring Mission To Armenia Releases Its Preliminary Findings & Recommendations

The Monitoring Mission of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) on the civil society, media and human rights situation in Armenia visited Armenia during the period of 9-15 August 2016. The Mission’s team was composed of leading experts in the field of human rights from Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. Its work was

25/08/2016

From Trainee To Trainer – ToT Success Story (Armenia)

“The network of like-minded friends and colleagues was another wonderful acquisition I got thanks to the ToT Programme of the Project “Civil Society.Dialogue for Progress” – Hovsep Khurshudyan, President of “Free Citizen” Civic Initiatives Support Center NGO (Armenia) Since Hovsep Khurshudyan is also a Coordinator of Working Group 4 (“WG4”) of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum

23/08/2016

Participants Selected For The 8th Annual Assembly Of The EaP CSF

The 8th Annual Assembly of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum will take place on 28-29 November 2016 in Brussels. This year there were 538 applicants for the Annual Assembly, out of which 200 organisations have been selected to take part in the Forum either in the capacity of a participant or observer in line with the eligibility guidelines (drawing on shortlists by

22/08/2016

From Trainee To Trainer – ToT Success Story (Ukraine)

“The ToT Programme inspired me to continue with my NGO’s project “The School of Young Leaders” since I received an incredible boost of energy, knowledge, and great ideas”, – Oksana Bondar, Head of NGO “Vinnytsia Regional Centre for Information “Kreativ” (Ukraine) NGO “Vinnytsia Regional Centre for Information “Kreativ” (Ukraine) encourages the development of the civil society

12/08/2016