Working Group 1 Meeting Brussels, 14-15 May 2019
Membership update EaP CSF Statute – updated as a result of the adopted internal reform – not finalized, to be voted at AA 2019 - defines membership – permanent members, delegates, friends of the Forum, observers - right to vote and be elected to the SC – delegates - NPs electing delegates and facilitators - Publishing database of members -New delegates to be selected for the cycle 2020-2021 between November 2019 (call open) and March 2020 Code of ethical conduct – adopted at AA in Tbilisi, minimum standards to ensure the fundamental principles of integrity, transparency, and accountability, binding for the members, SC, NPs, Secretariat Arbitration Committee Re-granting to NPs
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.
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 stakeholder in the EaP Follows 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
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
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 and have clear and realistic advocacy objective General Advocacy Strategy, interlocutors and occasions is defined yearly
Why is sharing recommendations important?
When does the Working group meet ? December 2019 December 2018
What has happened since Tbilisi? PAR Panel Platform 1 2-3 April, Security, February 19, Tbilisi CSDP and Brussels Oleksandr civil protection Shahla Zaslavskyi, panel, 17 May, Ismayil, Sofia Igor Zagrekov, Brussels, Strive Ketevan Nikoloz DV-GBV Kurtskhalia Legashvili CORLEAP RoL Panel 30 Bureau April, meeting and Brussels, conference, Anastasiya Yerevan Kozlovtseva,Li 28 March, lia Carasciuc Abraham Artashesyan April 2019 December 2018
What is planned for the future? RoL Conference, EaP CSF Annual Helsinki, Assembly September 10- 4-6 December, 11 Brussels CSDP Panel, Brussels, October December 2019 September 2019
Regranting 2018 • EaP Think Tank Forum 2018 – A New Security Agenda for EaP, The Regional Approach (Expert for Security and Global Affairs Association (ESGA), Romania) • Civil Society for Combating Corruption and Promotion Open Governance in the EaP Countries (Public İnitiatives Centre (PIC), Azerbaijan) • Increasing Capacity for Implementing Efficient Gender Policy and Practices in Countries of Eastern Partnership – in Accordance to “Eastern Partnership – 20 Deliverables for 2020 (NGO “Bureau of Gender Strategy and Budgeting”, Ukraine)
Regranting 2019 • Building a common response to hybrid threats – enhancing cooperation of EaP CSOs in policy solutions building (Lead Partner: Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies) • Russian military presence in some of the EaP countries and its impact on human rights situation (Lead Partner: Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor, Armenia) • Monitoring recent developments of Russian propaganda’s messages, tools and methods (Lead Partner: Internews Ukraine) • Developing the joint advocacy plan of the EaP Forum, EaP National Platforms for the promotion of the prevention, protection and prosecution of the gender-based violence in EaP countries and the implementation/ratification of the Istanbul Convention (Lead Partner: NGO “ Vesta ”, Moldova)
Working Group Coordinators Elections Working Group Coordinators: Key Responsibilities : • drafting the agenda of the annual Working Group 2 Working Group coordinators • representing the WG in the Elected by you SC and reporting on its activities Any of you can run • initiating and drafting Steering 1 EU – 1 EaP Committee statements • identifying priorities and opportunities for theme- Supported by Vera Rihackova specific advocacy Pachta at the EaP Secretariat • identifying experts to represent the Forum at the relevant Panels meetings
How to stay in touch? • Share advocacy ideas and policy input by writing an e-mail to: • The EaP CSF Secretariat vera.rihackova@eap-csf.eu • Your WG coordinators wg1@eap-csf.eu • Share updates on your activities and initiatives and get in touch with fellow members by: eap-csf-wg1@googlegroups.com Writing a message in the Facebook group Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) Members https://www.facebook.com/groups/eapcsf
Padlet • https://padlet.com/ • Application facilitating cooperative drafting of the small group recommendations and ideas • Six padlets for small groups • Log in will be received via email provided at the registration; please log in to help your moderator draft the output from the group work
Working Group 1 Meeting Agenda Day 1: 14 May, 2019 8.00-8.30 Registration and ballot distribution 8.30-9.00 Opening Session 9.00-10.45 Introduction part 1: WG refresher 10.45-11.00 Coffee break 11.00-11.30 WG Coordinators elections 11.30-13.00 Update from the EaP countries and the EU 13.00-14.00 Lunch, WG Coordinators elections, per diems 14.00-14.45 EaP Index presentation 14.45-15.00 Pre-event briefing 15.00 Communting to the venue of the public event 16.00-19.00 Public event: EaP 10#years together
Working Group 1 Meeting Agenda Day 2: 15 May, 2019 9.00-9.30 WG Elections: announcement of results Meeting with external stakeholders – impact 9.30-11.00 assessment 11.00-11.30 Coffee break 11.30-13.00Meeting with external stakeholders – Rule of Law in focus 13.00-14.00Lunch 14.00-17.00Working in small groups and brainstorming 17.00-17.30Reporting results in plenary to the whole WG1 17.30-18.00 Feedback and conclusions
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