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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

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

Azerbaijani National Platform Deplores Mehman Huseynov’s Arrest

Members of the EaP CSF Azerbaijani National Platform condemn the verdict of the Surakhany District Court as of 2 March 2017 on the two-year sentence for Mehman Huseynov, Chairman of the Institute for Rapporteurs’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS Azerbaijan), and consider this judgment to be another blow to the civil society and freedom of expression

24 Major Human Rights NGOs and Civil Society Organizations Concerned Over Crackdown On Free Expression in Azerbaijan

A group of 24 major human rights NGOs and civil society organizations, including the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum, co-signed a statement to protest against the arrest of Mehman Huseynov, prominent Azerbaijani multimedia journalist and Chairman of the country’s leading freedom of expression group, Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety. On 3 February 2017, Huseynov was

Steering Committee discussed main priorities for 2017 and future strategy in Brussels

The members of the Steering Committee of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum met in Brussels on 1-2 February for their first meeting of this year to define the main priorities of the Forum and to adopt the annual plan for 2017. The meeting began addressing two major issues concerning the Eastern Partnership. The SC

Eastern Partnership: Battleground of Russia’s Disinformation War

On 31 January the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum organized a discussion at the European Parliament “Eastern Partnership: Battleground of Russia’s Disinformation War” hosted by MEP Jaromír Štětina (EPP, CZ). The Eastern Partnership media landscape and capacity of the EU Eastern neighbours to monitor and confront propaganda were in the focus of the debate. The enduring monopolization of the media market

Political parties and election campaign financing in the EaP countries

Promo-LEX Association (Moldova) along with All-Ukrainian nongovernmental organization “Committee of voters of Ukraine” (CVU) (Ukraine), International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) (Georgia) and The Civil Network “OPORA” (Ukraine) released the policy paper “Political parties and election campaign financing in the EaP countries. Comparative assessment of the potential of the legal framework to fight political

The Eastern Partnership Platform 3 meeting focuses on regional energy cooperation and energy efficiency

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

Recommendations from the 8th EaP CSF Annual Assembly

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