Deadline: 20 April 2016
The Steering Committee of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) invites all interested parties to submit expressions of interest to participate in the 8th Annual Assembly of the Forum that will take place on 28-30 November 2016 in Brussels, Belgium.
The Annual Assembly of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum is the key event conducted on an annual basis since 2009. It is the highest decision making body of the EaP CSF and serves as a platform for debate on the achievements of the Forum and the EaP in general, and on civil society contribution to the reform process in the region. Every year the event brings together over 200 civil society representatives from the EaP region and the EU, as well as other stakeholders.
Objectives
The EaP CSF achieves its objectives through:
- implementing flagship projects that monitor and facilitate democratic transition in the Eastern Partnership region;
- providing direct input and submission of written opinions and recommendations in the early stages of policy making both in the Eastern partners and the EU;
- conducting advocacy campaigns at critical junctures;
- monitoring the implementation of commitments and agreements made between the EU and the Partner countries within the framework of the Eastern Partnership.
Selection Criteria
- Eligibility: Applicants must be non-governmental, non-partisan (not affiliated institutionally to a political party) organisations that respect democratic values. They should also be bona fide, independent organisations in their own right.
- Diversity of spheres of activity: To ensure the involvement of all the major components of civil society and adequate representation for each of the thematic working groups and subgroups.
- Involvement in the EaP: Applicants should be involved in activities relevant to Eastern Partnership priorities.
- Involvement in the EaP CSF: Applicants are invited who were actively involved in the activities of previous Civil Society Fora, its national platforms and working groups, as well as those who are ready to be actively contributing to the work of the CSF in 2016/2017.
- Rotation: Independent CSOs that have not participated in previous Annual Assemblies are given priority over those that have already participated.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Civil Society Forum is open to a wide range of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs): NGOs, think-tanks, non-profit foundations, trade unions, employers’ organisations, professional associations, chambers of commerce, business associations, national and international CSOs/networks and other relevant civil society actors from EaP region, but also from EU Member States and international organisations.
- Only one person per organisation can apply.
- The travel expenses of the representatives of organisations selected to attend the Annual Assembly as participants will be covered.
- The organisations that can fund their own participation or willing to attend the Annual Assembly in the capacity of an observer (without voting rights) also need to submit their application.
- Civil society organisations dealing with women’s issues/rights are encouraged to apply.
- The organisations are encouraged to delegate women as their representatives to the Annual Assembly of the Forum.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply via given website.
For more information, please visit Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum.
