Working Group 2&5 Meeting Brussels June 4-5, 2019
Agenda WG 2& 5 Day 1: June 4, 2019 09.00-09.30 Opening Session 09.30-11.00 Introduction: WG refresher 11.00-11.15 Coffee break 11.15-12.45 Update from the EU and EaP countries 13.15-14.00 Lunch (+ per diem distribution) 14.00-15.35 Meeting with EC stakeholders 15.45-16.00 Coffee Break 16.00-16.30 Index Presentation 16.30-17.30 WG Coordinators elections
Agenda WG 2& 5 Day 2: June 5, 2019 08.30 Meeting in the Lobby of Thon Hotel City Centre 08.30-09.00 Commute to the Finnish PermRep 09.00-09.30 Registration of the participants 09.45-10.00 Kick-off input 10.00-11.30 World Cafe debate 11.30-12.00 Commute to Thon Hotel City Centre 12.15-13.15 Lunch 13.15-13.30 Announcement of the results of the WG elections 13.30-16.30 Brainstorming in small groups 16.30-17.15 Reporting 17.15-17.30 Feedback round and conclusions
WG refresher
The EaP CSF – the voice of civil society in EU decision making • The Forum is Civil Society’s telephone to policy makers: but the phone is one and we need to decide first what to say, whom to call and when to call. • The WG meetings are the occasion to decide all the above together.
What to say? Speaking with one voice
Whom and when to call? Advocacy through the EaP CSF Follows the EaP Architecture EaP Architecture Advocacy Delivered at EaP Architecture meetings Recommendations developed at WG meetings On any matter we want to raise General Advocacy Strategy, Interlocutors and occasions to be identified
Whom and when to call? Advocacy through the EaP CSF The EaP CSF is the only civil society Follows the EaP stakeholder in the EaP architecture Architecture EaP Architecture Advocacy Delivered at EaP Architecture meetings Recommendations developed at WG meetings On any matter we want to raise General Advocacy Interlocutors and occasions to be identified
Whom and when to call? EaP architecture advocacy We deliver a speech at Ministerial meetings We deliver a speech at SOM We attend platform meetings and deliver recommendations
Whom and when to call? EaP architecture advocacy We participate in ECOSOC meetings We participate in CORLEAP meetings We participate in Euronest PA We send EU EaP CSF members to represent the Forum
How does a EU EaP meeting look like? The EaP CSF is the only civil society stakeholder in the EaP architecture EU officials EU member states representatives Eastern Partnership state representatives
EaP architecture advocacy Your role Produce Represent Share 1 3 2
When does the Working group meet ? December 2019 December 2018
Success stories of past Platform and Panel Meetings and description of upcoming meetings
What has happened since Tbilisi? May 2019 February 2019, April 2019, Brussels Brussels Brussels Fourth Panel on Trade Panel on the Reform EaP Platform 2 Harmonisation of of Systems of Technical Meeting: Economic Digital Markets (4th Regulations and of Related Development and HDM Panel) Infrastructure Market Opportunities February 2019, April 2019 Bucharest Tartu 3 rd EaP Ministerial EAP Panel on "Structural Meeting on Digital Reforms, Financial sector Economy architecture, Agriculture and SMEs", Organic Agriculture
What is planned next? June 18-19, Brussels June 26-27, Tbilisi Eastern Partnership 8th Meeting of the Expert Panel on Trade- Eastern Partnership's Related Regulatory Expert Working Group on Cooperation Statistics on Population Census
How can you or your organisation participate? 3 steps 1/ Sign up to the database of experts – check the form here 2/ Choose the area of your expertise and follow the calls for experts shared with you: 14 area of expertise to choose from (i.e. Trade, HDM, Gender, etc.) 3/ Apply
How to apply? 1/ Follow the call for experts shared by the Secretariat with experts and your respective WG 2/ Apply by replying to the calls for experts and submit: - A short outline of your expertise relevant in the Platform or Panel meeting - A suggestion for input to be presented on behalf of the Forum
EaP Architecture Advocacy – what is your role? Produce Represent Share
Why is sharing recommendations important?
Why is sharing recommendations important?
Regranting project outputs 2018 and plans for 2019 Working Group 2: Economic Integration & Convergence with EU Policies 2018 1. Facilitation of Regional Professional Education in Agriculture and Rural Development in EaP countries (Center for Cross-border cooperation, Ukraine) 2. Convergence Business Climate in the Eastern Partnership Countries with the Business Climate in the EU (Entrepreneurship Development Foundation (EDF), Azerbaijan) 2019 1. Contributing to the formation of the agenda and institutional preconditions for enhancing digital competencies in Belarus, Ukraine and Georgia (Lead Partner: Polissya Foundational for International and Regional Studies, Ukraine) 2. Development of SME strategies and its impact on regional SMEs (Lead Partner: Social Strategic Researchers and Analytical Investigations Public Union, Azerbaijan)
Regranting project outputs 2018 and plans for 2019 Working Group 5: Social & Labour Policies and Social Dialogue 2018 1. Social Partnership for Equality (NGO “Bureau of Social and Political Developments”, Ukraine) 2. Social Security Regulation between EU countries, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine (CASE Belarus, Poland) 2019 1. Partnership for social inclusive and gender equal employment policy (Lead Partner: Armavir Development Centre, Armenia) 2. Study – Labour rights of migrant workers from EaP countries, working at the informal sector in European Union (Lead Partner: Georgian Trade Union Confederation)
Statutory updates 1. Membership definition, rights and obligations 2. Overview of regulations and procedures being developed
Membership update EaP CSF Statute – updated as a result of the adopted internal reform – not finalized yet, to be voted at AA 2019 It presents: • The mission value and functions of the EaP CSF • The membership (delegates of the Forum, Friends of the Forum, Observers) • The composition of the Steering Committee • The Working Groups (general provisions, meetings, responsibilities) • The general provisions of the National Platforms • The delegates’ selection process (160 delegates) *** New delegates to be selected for the cycle 2020-2021 between November 2019 (call open) and March 2020. (2 – year mandate) Code of Ethical Conduct – adopted at the AA in Tbilisi Minimum standards to ensure the fundamental principles of integrity, transparency and accountability Binding for Members, Delegates, SC members, NPs and the EaP CSF Secretariat
Updates on the Arbitration Committee
10-year anniversary of EaP 10-year campaign – what’s in a name?
10 years of EaP in a Communication Campaign Special edition of the Newsletter *4 issues New policy paper – “Advancing Eastern Partnership: 23 Civil Society Ideas for the Policy Beyond 2020” Series of Public Events and World Café Style debates on various topics
Stay engaged via Social Media! Tweet, Post, Share, Like and Comment, Tag! #strongertogether #EaP10 #10YearsTogether @eapcsf
Country updates Updates from the EU following the EP elections EU – Goda Neverauskaite Updates from the EaP countries Armenia – Karen Chilingaryan; Arzuman Harutyunian Azerbaijan – Ilqar Huseynli; Mirvari Gahramanli Belarus – Vladimir Kariagin Georgia – Nino Elizbarashvili; Raisa Liparteliani Moldova – Viorel Chivriga; Tatiana Marian Ukraine – Maksym Koriavets; Valerii Riepin Q&A with WG2 & 5 members
How to stay in touch? • Share advocacy ideas and policy input by writing an e-mail to: • The EaP CSF Secretariat: alexandra.sabou@eap-csf.eu • Your WG coordinators: wg2@eap-csf.eu; wg5@eap-csf.eu • Share updates on your activities and initiatives and get in touch with fellow members by: Google Groups: eapwg2@googlegroups.com and eap-csf-wg5@googlegroups.com • Be in touch via your respective Facebook groups
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