Deadline: 4 June 2021
We are looking for a consultant to provide EaP CSF Working Group 4 with research, operational and strategic support throughout its yearly activities. The duration of the contract is July – December 2021, with a potential extension for 2022 and 2023. The consultant supports Working Group 4 with technical expertise on several thematic areas (i.e. youth, culture, education, research and innovation) and follows the relevant policy/political processes at the EU institutions level. Find more terms of reference here.

Deadline: 11 June 2021
EaP CSF is looking for a Finance and Grants Manager who will be responsible for the financial and grants management of the new EU-funded project of the EaP CSF, which includes a Financial Support to Third Parties component. The manager will assist the Project Director with the operational project management activities and will be responsible for the financial management of the project, including accounting, audit, budgetary controls, procurement, monitoring of project and financial performance, contracting and disbursing funds to local partners. Find more information here.

The meeting of WG1 focused on discussing the difficult situation and security challenges in the region, as well as the impact of these developments on human security and human rights and how the EaP policy can help address them. Members shared their views and recommendations for future policy with EU stakeholders - Mathieu Bousquet (DG NEAR), Anna Westerholm (Swedish MFA), Petra Gombalova (EEAS) and Henrik Norberg (Swedish MFA). They mentioned that the EU will continue to support EaP countries to build a resilient, post-COVID agenda for the benefit of the citizens and will keep supporting civil society as one of the key actors within the reform processes.

During their meeting, members of WG3 highlighted a mix of progress and stalling in various areas related to the environment, with progress often being recorded in terms of the adoption of legislation that is not often matched by effective implementation. The EU stakeholders, Anna Rapullo Grau (EEAS), Angela Bularga (DG NEAR) and Andrzej Januszewski (DG ENV), mentioned that the EU will continue to support civil society in bringing about massive change in climate policy, forcing governments to take notice and act accordingly.

On May 23, the Belarusian authoritarian regime forced down a commercial airliner with the aim of detaining dissident journalist Raman Pratasevich and his companion Sofia Sapega. The Steering Committee of the EaP CSF calls on the EU Council, European Commission and HRVP to put in place the fourth package of sanctions against the leading figures of the regime and impose further sanctions on the perpetrators of the kidnapping of Raman Pratasevich and Sofia Sapega. Read the full statement here.

The Steering Committee of the EaP CSF endorses and supports the “EU Statement on captives from the recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan''. The Steering Committee strongly advocates for both sides to refrain from hostile and offensive rhetoric, for all remaining prisoners of war and detained persons to be allowed to return to their homes and for joint efforts, increased cooperation and transparency to identify and safely remove landmines and other explosive devices from the conflict area. Read the full statement here.

Deadline: 5 June 2021

EU4Youth invites young people (18 – 29 years old) from Ninotsminda, Gori and Akhmeta municipalities in Georgia to apply their green ideas to the Caucasus Social Innovation Grant Competition. The projects should develop and foster social innovative and entrepreneurial ideas in areas of Circular Economy, Climate Smart Decisions, Sustainable Resource Management, Tourism, Green Cities and Transport and others. Find more information here.

14 - 18 June 2021
The 5 days event is packed with workshops, panel debates, hands-on and deep thinking sessions about ways of civil society involvement in climate policy. The event connects civil society organisations, think tanks and project implementers to develop strategies that secure civil society’s participation in more ambitious climate policies. Read the detailed programme and register here.

Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility invites civil society organisations from the Eastern Partnership countries to engage with the self-taught version of the Online Course on Leadership for Civil Society Organisations, developed and delivered with the Office for European Expertise and Communications. The course is available both in English and Russian. Find more details here.