The Civil Society Forum of the Eastern Partnership four years on: Progress, challenges and prospects

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Series Details January 2014
Publication Date January 2014
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Established in 2009, during the Eastern Partnership Summit in Prague, the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum supports the development of civil society organisations from the EU-28 and the six Partnership countries, namely Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. After four years of operation, the Secretariat of the Forum’s Steering Committee commissioned CEPS to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of its programme. This report singles out the institutionalisation and socialisation inculcated among its members as the Forum’s greatest accomplishment. In contrast to its internal developments, it argues that the external policy successes of the Forum remain modest. This report is the first attempt to conduct an in-depth assessment of the Forum's Annual Assembly, the Steering Committee and its Secretariat, the Working Groups and National Platforms. Ten actionable recommendations are put forward aimed at improving the Civil Society Forum’s standing and performance.

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Blog: Judy Dempsey's Strategic Europe, 08.06.15: Bringing Eastern Europeans Closer Together http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/?fa=60328&
Website: Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) http://eap-csf.eu/

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