Introduction
EaP CSF Working Group “Democracy, Human Rights, Good Governance and Stability” deals with the main issues on the agenda of EaP Thematic Platform 1 on Democracy, Good Governance and Stability. The group took the decision to add “human rights” to its title and suggested that the title of the Thematic Platform 1 also be changed. The WG1 is the largest group in terms of members.
Coordinators
Mikayel Hovhannisyan, Eurasia Partnership Foundation (Armenia, EaP Coordinator) | wg1@eap-csf.eu
Sofia Strive, Forum Syd, (Sweden, EU Coordinator) | wg1@eap-csf.eu
Goals of the Working Group
The WG1 believes that the EaP provides an opportunity for the partner countries to integrate with the European Union by developing stable democratic structures and by enabling stronger participation of civil society, in areas such as:
- human rights
- electoral standards
- media freedom
- combating corruption
- training
- local administration
DOWNLOAD – Thematic Evaluation: EU Support for Rule of Law in Neighbourhood Countries (2010-2017)
Projects 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)
See all the Working Group 1 Projects of the Re-Granting 2018
Projects 2017
- Adopting Experience on Bilateral EU-Moldova and EU-Georgia CS Platforms to Armenia (Eurasia Partnership Foundation, Armenia)
- Eastern Partnership Think Tank Forum 2017 (Institute for European Policies and Reforms, Moldova)
- Cooperation between civil society and governments in Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia: challenges and way forward (Prague Security Studies Institute, Czech Republic)
- Inclusion in Action (Union of Organizations of People with Limited Abilities, Moldova)
- Capacity development for gender subgroups of National Platforms in Armenia, Georgia, Belarus and Ukraine (Women’s Resource Centre, Armenia)