Press Release: Civil Society Forum strengthens the Eastern Partnership

More than 200 Civil Society representatives from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, the EU Member States, international organizations and networks as well as third countries gathered in Brussels on 16-17 November for the first Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum. The Forum demonstrates the EU's commitment to take on board the views and ideas of people of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries. The Forum will work on recommendations to EaP ministers who will be holding their first working meeting on 8 th December, in particular on priorities for work next year in the EaP multilateral platforms.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Eastern Partnership http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-eastern-partnership/

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