The 3rd annual Assembly of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (28-30 November 2011)
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The 3rd annual Assembly of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum
28-30 November 2011
From 28th November till 12.00 of 29th November 2011
Poznan Congress Centre
ul. Głogowska 14
Poznań, Poland
From 12.00 of 29th November till 30th November 2011
Hotel Polonez
ul. Niepodległości 36
Poznań, Poland
(Agenda last updated: 4th November 2011)
Arrivals of participants: Sunday 27 November 2011
Monday 28 November 2011
09.00-09.15
Introduction and welcome: Co-Chairs of the CSF steering committee
Ulad Vialichka, Chairperson of International Consortium EUROBELARUS
Antonella Valmorbida, Director, Association of Local Democracy Agencies (ALDA)
09.15-11.00
Plenary I. Towards a new strategy for civil society engagement in the Eastern Partnership
Moderator: Toby Vogel, European Voice (tbc)
Mikołaj Dowgielewicz, Secretary of State for European affairs and economic policy, Poland
Štefan Füle, European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Carl Bildt, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden (tbc)
Emily Haber, State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office (tbc)
2 Civil Society representatives (to be selected during strategic concept development process - based on those contributing to the strategic concept, or to have initiated strategic critiques/strong vision concerning civil society and EaP)
11.00-11.30 Coffee break
11.00-11.30: Press conference (CSF, MFA, Wielkopolska Region Marshall Office)
Monday 28 November 2011 (continued)
11.30-12.30
Plenary II. The Eastern Partnership - Achievements and Challenges in Democratic Reforms and European integration
Moderator: tbc
Philippe Lefort, EU Special Representative for South Caucasus and crisis in Georgia
Boris Tarasyuk, MP, Ukraine, and co-President of Euronest
Marek Woźniak, Marshal of the Wielkopolska Region, Head of the Polish delegation to the Committee of the Regions, member of CORLEAP
two CSF country civil society representatives (representing multi-country projects - to be decided through consultation with CSF Working Groups)
12.30-13.30
Plenary III. Key Forum Developments since Berlin - Forum feedback and questions on work of steering committee since 2nd annual Assembly
Moderator: tbc
Q&A on work of:
- National platforms
- Working Groups
- EU Coordinators
- SC as a whole
13.30-14.30 Lunch
14.30-15.45
Working Groups and subgroups
Working Groups with translation:
- Working Group 1
- Working Group 2
- Working Group 3
- Working Group 4
Subgroups working without translation (English or Russian)
- Visa Liberalization and Facilitation as an issue at the CSF: current and future cooperation (WG1)
- Voluntary (WG4) Part ½
- Strategic Planning (WG4) Part ½
- Media (WG1)
- Public Administration (WG1)
15.45-16.15 Coffee break
16.15-17.30
Working Groups and subgroups
Working Groups with translation:
- Working Group 1
- Working Group 2
- Working Group 3
- Working Group 4
Subgroups working without translation (English or Russian)
- Voluntary (WG4) Part 2/2
- Strategic Planning (WG4) part 2/2
- Anti-Corruption (WG1)
- Human Rights (WG1)
- Judiciary Reform (WG1)
17.30-17.45 Coffee break (strategy SWG to share recommendations with other SWGs)
17.45-18.30 Working Groups addressing draft strategic concept and statutes, and recommendations to have emerged from the strategy SWG
Working Groups with translation:
- Working Group 1
- Working Group 2
- Working Group 3
- Working Group 4
20.00 Dinner
Tuesday 29 November 2011
09.00-10.00
Working Groups' plenary meetings (including election of WG Coordinators and further consideration of strategy, statutes and CSF registration, and)
10.00-10.25 Coffee break (and election of national platform facilitators)
10.25-10.45
Plenary IV. Presentation of Neighborhood Civil Society Facility
Philip Mikos, Head of Unit, Cross-Border Co-operation Team, European Neighborhood & Partnership Instrument (ENPI), Directorate General for Development and Co-operation- EuropeAid, European Commission
10.45-12.00
Plenary V. A Strategic Roadmap for the Forum
Debate on proposals on:
- Strategic Concept
- Draft statutes and registration
- Social dialogue platform
Moderator: Gevorg Ter-Gabrielyan, Country Director - Armenia, Eurasia Partnership Foundation
CSF speakers from Strategy Group (tbc)
Staffan Nilsson, President, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, MEP, and member of Euronest committee on political affairs, human rights and democracy (tbc)
Claudia Luciani, Council of Europe (tbc)
[Change of venue]
12.30-13.10 Lunch
Tuesday 29 November 2011 (continued)
13.10-14.00
Plenary VI. Inclusion and Impact. Making a Success of the Civil Society Forum - Lessons and Comparisons
Moderator: Vugar Gojayev, Director of Human Right House
Natalia Taubina, Director, Public Verdict, Moscow, and member, Steering Committee, EU-Russia Civil Society Forum
Valentin Burada, Programme Director, Black Sea NGO Forum
Nadine H. Abdalla, Research Fellow, Arab Forum for Alternatives, Egypt
14.00-15.45
Plenary VII. Summing up the discussion on a Strategic Roadmap for the Forum and voting/making decisions on the documents (EU Coordinators Voting and voting on strategic documents)
- Statements and election of EU Coordinators
- Presentation of National Platform Facilitators and Working Group Coordinators
- Conclusions and announcements
- Any other business
Moderator: SC member who is not a candidate for EU Coordinator (tbc)
15.45-16.15 Coffee break
END OF THE FIRST PART OF THE CSF
16.15 - 18.00
Side-events developed by the Working Group Coordinators, Subgroups etc.
All side events are with translation (English-Russian)
- Eastern Partnership after the Polish Presidency – which way forward (WG4)
- Liberalization and Facilitation of the EU Visa Policy: Challenges and Perspectives (WG1)
- "Anti-Corruption Strategies - presentation of the experience of Central and Eastern Europe countries (WG1)
- Execution of European Court of Human Rights Judgments (WG1)
- Assessment of EaP Flagship Initiative on Good Environmental Governance (WG3)
18.00-19.00:
Meeting of new Steering Committee (to be continued on 30 November)
20.00 Dinner
Wednesday 30 November 2011
09.00-11.00
Side-events developed by the WG Coordinators, Subgroups etc.
All side events are with translation (English-Russian)
- Voluntary Subgroup Meeting (WG4)
- Networking Experience Sharing (WG4)
- External energy policies of selected EU member states in triangle between Russia and EaP countries (WG3)
- Civil Society Tools and Strategies for Holding Governments Accountable to EaP Commitments (NDI)
- Subworking Group Media (WG1)
11.00-11.30 Coffee break
11.30-13.30
Contact Market, NGO Fair (CSF participants and other NGOs present their organizations)
11.30-12.30
Meeting of new Steering Committee (continued from 29 November)
13.30-14.30 Lunch
15.00-16.30
Side-events developed by the WG Coordinators, Subgroups etc.
All side events are with translation (English-Russian)
- Freedom of Assembly and Association/Human Rights Defenders (WG1)
- Consumer protection system in EU and EaP (WG2)
- Climate Change and Environmental Protection (WG3)
16.30-19.00
Individual meetings
19.00 Closing Dinner
Departures of participants: Thursday 1 December 2011
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