From 2 to 4 December 2025, the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) organised the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Summit in Brussels, Belgium. The Summit gathered more than 300 participants, including representatives of over 129 civil society organisations from the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries and the European Union (EU), alongside officials from EU institutions and Member States, and Brussels-based organisations working on the region.
The Summit provided a high-level platform for dialogue and coordination between civil society actors and institutional stakeholders. The event featured contributions from high-level speakers, including Marta Kos, European Commissioner for Enlargement; Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia; Dan Perciun, Minister of Education and Research of the Republic of Moldova; Radim Sršeň, Deputy Minister of Regional Development of the Czech Republic and Member of the European Committee of the Regions; and Jakub Wudarski, Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland for the Eastern Partnership.
Discussions focused on key topics affecting the Eastern Partnership region, including Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, democratic and societal resilience, enlargement and the future of the EaP post 2027, disinformation and propaganda, security and regional connectivity, youth and gender equality. Participants also discussed the current situation of civil society organisations in the region, including key challenges and best practices, and put forward recommendations for donors.
During the Summit, 108 civil society organisations adopted the 2025 Resolution, which sets out key policy priorities and recommendations for EU institutions, national authorities, and international partners. The Resolution will guide the EaP CSF’s advocacy work in the coming months, with a particular focus on democratic resilience and civil society enabling environments.
The Summit also included a formal recognition of the contributions of civil society organisations across the region. At a ceremony held at the Senate of the Kingdom of Belgium, and hosted byVincent Blondel, President of the Belgian Senate, Marta Kos, EuropeanCommissioner for Enlargement, andChristophe de Nijs, Director General for European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium presented the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Award for their courageous work to representatives of Azerbaijan’s Women’s Association for Rational Development (WARD) and Ukraine’s Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism.”
The event was made possible thanks to the support of the European Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Belgian Senate, the Permanent Representations of Poland and Austria to the European Union, as well as ForumCiv, the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS Europe), and Europe MediaLab.
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