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Dear Reader ,

Time flies and we are almost at the end of the year, but before you start your Christmas preparations, have a look at the past month of our activities. In November, we have finalised our preparations for the 11th Annual Assembly, which will take place already this week December 4 to 6. We are looking forward to welcoming our guests and we will keep you updated via our Social Media hashtag #AA2019. This will be the last Annual Assembly for the current delegates. Next year, we will welcome a new composition of delegates. If you wish to become a delegate for the new cycle of 2020-2021, apply here. We’ve launched a new Call for delegates a week ago.

In November, EaP CSF representatives kept on amplifying civil society’s messages during platform and panel meetings in Brussels, and in the EaP region. We also have some updates on the projects implemented this year through our Re-Granting (FSTP) Scheme and launched a new call for Project Proposals for 2020. 

We wish you a pleasant read.

Yours,

EaP CSF Secretariat
News from EaP CSF
AA2019

One day remain until we kick off our 11th Annual Assembly of the EaP CSF in Brussels. Make sure to be optimally prepared: check who is talking, when and where? Be in the know about what is going on during the assembly – follow our hashtag: #AA2019.

Call for EaP CSF Delegates

The call for delegates for the 2020 – 2021 cycle of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) is now open for applications. Selected delegates can attend two yearly working group meetings and two annual assemblies, jointly advocate, develop regional projects, have a say in the official events of the EaP architecture and participate in other activities of the Forum. Find more information on the call here. The deadline for application is January 10, 2020, 23h59 CET (Brussels time)!
EaP CSF for advocacy
CSDP Panel on civil protection

Elena Mârzac (Information and Documentation Center on NATO in Moldova) and Hennadiy Maksak (“Ukrainian PRISM”, Ukraine) amplified the civil-society perspective at the CSDP and civil protection Panel. Read more here.
Platform meeting Mobility and people to people contacts

Sintija Bernava (Domus Animus, Latvia), Iryna Fedets (Institute for Economic research and Policy Consulting, Ukraine) advocated for speedy visa liberalization with the EU and support for youth training opportunities to tackle brain drain in the EaP. Read their recommendations here.
Panel on Public Administration Reform

Naira Arakelyan (Armavir Development Center, Armenia) and Lesya Shevchenko (Open Society Foundation, Ukraine) represented the Forum at the EaP Panel on PAR. It focused on practical use of e-solutions in local administration and on lessons learned from territorial reforms and decentralization process. Learn more about this project.
2nd EaP E-democracy Conference

Iuliia Serbina (Ukrainian Prism, Ukraine) and Levon Harutyunyan (Community Finance Officers Association, Armenia) attended the e-Democracy for democratic reform conference. Our representatives stressed that effective e-democracy presupposes functioning and resilient democracy in the EaP. Read more here.

Platform 3 meeting: Green New Deal for EaP?

Ina Coșeru (National Environmental Center, Moldova) and Ana Otilia Nuțu (Expert Forum, Romania) discussed preliminary results of the EU Structured Consultation on the post 2020 Eastern Partnership policy for the areas of connectivity, energy efficiency, environment and climate change at the Platform 3 meeting. Read more here.

Supporting projects of civil society

The EaP CSF Re-granting scheme (Financial Support to third parties – FSTP) supports projects of civil society organisations from EaP countries and the EU member states, which have a regional dimension and facilitate the work of one of the five thematic Working Groups of the Forum. In the course of 2019, EaP CSF is providing support to 13 projects. Scroll down to see the progress of each project and find out more about Re-granting on our renewed web page.
Impact of Russian military presence on human-rights situation in Armenia, Moldova, Ukraine

Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor (Armenia), and their partner organisations East European Security Research Initiative Foundation (Ukraine) and Promo LEX Association (Moldova), analyzed the implications of Russian military presence for the human right situations in the three EaP countries. Read here which challenges they highlight and what recommendations they suggest on how to tackle this issue.
Building a common response to hybrid threats

Four non-governmental organisations from Georgia, Moldova, Armenia and Ukraine conducted a joint study assessing hybrid threats that the EaP countries are currently facing. The project aimed to study the hybrid threats, which affect Eastern Partnership states, and to elaborate recommendations to engage civil society in countering them.
Socially inclusive and gender-equal employment policy

Armavir Development Center (Armenia) conducted a study on women’s discrimination on the labour markets of Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine. The study finds that the manifestations and reasons of women’s discrimination are remarkably similar all across the three countries. Read here which conclusions the research report draws for achieving women’s socially inclusive and gender-equal employment in the EaP.

Supporting Economic Participation of Excluded Youth

This Re-Granting project aimed at encouraging the economic integration of vulnerable youth in Armenia, Georgia and Moldova. During the “Employment Lab”, six young women from the Moldovan North Region found stable employment in their cities. Read more about this project here.


Opportunities

6th Call for Project Proposals under the EaP CSF 2020 Re-granting to WGs (FSTP) is now open! Deadline for Submission is January 31, 2020.

Following the success of the past five years, the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) Secretariat has launched the 6th Call for Proposals in order to support projects of the EaP CSF members with a regional dimension that contribute to achieving the mission and objectives of the EaP CSF.  This call aims to support the work of the five thematic Working Groups of the EaP CSF. The priorities for each Working Group and the application process are described in the Guidelines for Applicants. Check the Criteria for Apllicants and download forms here. 
Must-read of the Month

This month EaP CSF recommends you to have a look at our Members’ input to the EU Commission’s process of Structured Consultations on the Future of the Eastern Partnership post-2020. Read the civil society’s position on the future of EaP-EU relations here.

Events and Planned Meetings

November

  • 30 October – 1 November: EU4Climate workshop on climate change adaptation (Chisinau, Moldova)
  • 7 November: CSDP Panel on civil protection (Brussels, Belgium)
  • 12 November: Platform meeting Mobility and people-to-people contacts (Brussels, Belgium)
  • 12-15 November: PAR panel seminar on e-governance (Prague, Czechia)
  • 20-21 November: Transport Panel (Vilnius, Lithuania)
  • 21-22 November: 2nd EaP E-democracy Conference (Lviv, Ukraine)
  • 26 November: Platform 3 (Brussels, Belgium)
  • 27 – 28 November: Conference on strengthening of potential for youth (Tbilisi, Georgia)
  • 28 November: DG EMPLOY Conference on Youth and Employability (Kyiv, Ukraine)
  • 28 November: PAR workshop – Unified Electronic System of Human Resource Management in Government Authorities – an Important Step towards Effective State Governance (Kyiv, Ukraine)

December

  • 3-4 December: PAR Panel (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • 4-6 December: 11th Annual Assembly of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) (Brussels, Belgium)
  • 5-6 December: PAR workshop – Application of Competency Model for Improved Assessments in Public Administration
  • 9-13 December: EaP Panel - CSDP Orientation Course (Timișoara, Romania)
  • 13 December: 7th Meeting of the Eastern Partnership Panel on Research and Innovation (Brussels, Belgium)
  • 11-12 December: Stronger Together – Eastern Partnership Media event for young specialists (Helsinki, Finland) 
  • 17 December: Platform 1 Strengthening institutions and good governance’ Meeting (Brussels, Belgium)
  • 17 December: 4th and final Eastern Partnership regional sub-sectoral networking group on LNG markets (Świnoujście, Poland)

November
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