meeting of the Eastern Partnership Civil
Society Forum (Berlin 18-19 November 2010).
The Eastern Partnership Summit in Prague on 7 May confirmed the European Commission proposal from December 2008 to establish the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) “to promote contacts among Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and facilitate their dialogue with public authorities” in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. The summit invited the European Commission “to develop and propose modalities for the establishment of a Civil Society Forum of the Eastern Partnership”.
In the course of 2009 the European Commission consulted the modalities of the Forum with all interested stakeholders. The consulted parties favoured a comprehensive approach allowing for the participation of a wide range of CSOs: trade unions, employers’ organisations, professional associations, NGOs, think-tanks, nonprofit
foundations, national and international CSOs/networks and other relevant Civil Society actors from EaP Partner Countries, but also from EU Member States and international organisations/networks.
The first EaP CSF took place on 16-17 November 2009 and gathered more than 200 CSOs. During the Forum participants elected the CSF Steering Committee and tasked it with the responsibility of developing a procedure for selection of the participants for the next Forum. The CSF Steering Committee elaborated the procedure which can be found below. The procedure will be applied in the process of selection of the participants to the second meeting of the EaP CSF which will be held on 18-19 November in Berlin.
Although the Forum will be organized by the European Commission and co-hosted by the German Ministry for Foreign Affairs, all decisions regarding the aims of the meeting and its agenda will be taken on the basis of proposals worked out by the CSF Steering Committee.
Hence, the European Commission is now inviting all interested parties to submit expressions of interest to participate in the second meeting of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum. The submission of the expressions of interest is a necessary step in the selection process to participate in the EaP CSF meeting on 18-19 November 2010.
The Eastern Partnership Summit in Prague on 7 May confirmed the EuropeanCommission proposal from December 2008 to establish the Eastern Partnership CivilSociety Forum (EaP CSF) “to promote contacts among Civil Society Organisations(CSOs) and facilitate their dialogue with public authorities” in Armenia, Azerbaijan,Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. The summit invited the EuropeanCommission “to develop and propose modalities for the establishment of a Civil SocietyForum of the Eastern Partnership”.In the course of 2009 the European Commission consulted the modalities of the Forumwith all interested stakeholders. The consulted parties favoured a comprehensiveapproach allowing for the participation of a wide range of CSOs: trade unions,employers’ organisations, professional associations, NGOs, think-tanks, nonprofitfoundations, national and international CSOs/networks and other relevant Civil Societyactors from EaP Partner Countries, but also from EU Member States and internationalorganisations/networks.The first EaP CSF took place on 16-17 November 2009 and gathered more than 200CSOs. During the Forum participants elected the CSF Steering Committee and tasked itwith the responsibility of developing a procedure for selection of the participants for thenext Forum. The CSF Steering Committee elaborated the procedure which can be foundbelow. The procedure will be applied in the process of selection of the participants to thesecond meeting of the EaP CSF which will be held on 18-19 November in Berlin.Although the Forum will be organized by the European Commission and co-hosted bythe German Ministry for Foreign Affairs, all decisions regarding the aims of the meetingand its agenda will be taken on the basis of proposals worked out by the CSF SteeringCommittee.Hence, the European Commission is now inviting all interested parties to submitexpressions of interest to participate in the second meeting of the EasternPartnership Civil Society Forum. The submission of the expressions of interest is anecessary step in the selection process to participate in the EaP CSF meeting on 18-19 November 2010.
