The Eastern Partnership in the context of the EU Neighbourhood Policy and V4 agenda

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Created on Monday, 04 January 2010 14:51

Project Manager: David Král

Timeframe: completed (September 2009 – January 2010)

Executive Summary:

The aim of the project was to set the Eastern Partnership, as one of the Polish Presidency priorities on the EU agenda. Engagement and enhanced cooperation between NGOs and between NGOs and public administration play a dual role: informative and consultative, as well as increasing social involvement in Presidency´s events and general interest in the EU issues.

The publication was released in January 2010 and was targeted to: public opinion leaders, public administration representatives, academic researchers, media representatives, expert organizations, decision makers, students and all persons interested in the subject in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary.

Outputs:

• Publication "The Eastern Partnership in the Context of the European Neighbourhood Policy and V4 Agenda"

Partners:

 The Kosciuszko Institute (Poland) - the leader of the project

Centre for EU Enlargement Studies, Central European University (Hungary)

Donors:

International Visegrad Fund

Kosovo Debate on European Issues

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Created on Wednesday, 23 December 2009 10:58

Project Manager: David Král, Vladimír Bartovic

Timeframe: completed (January – December 2009)

Executive Summary:

The main objective of the project was to strengthen the capacity and capability of Kosovo´s NGOs engaged in three areas of public policy (law, economics and education) to participate actively in the political cycle - from identifying the most pressing problems of Kosovo in these areas, to the analysis of these issues. They also formulated their own solutions to the promotion of theirs to the politicians. The aim was to increase the level of local expertise and of the public debate on highly relevant issues of Kosovo, which are also crucial for Kosovo´s approaching to European Union and the beginning of the accession process with the assistance of experts from the Czech Republic, and proactive approach of civil society to influence policy decisions affecting the convergence Kosovo to the EU.

Outputs:

• Publication Kosovo Debate On European Issues
  

Partners:

Kosovo Civil Society Foundation (Kosovo)

Donors:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
National Endowment for Democracy

The EU New Member States as Agenda Setters in the Enlarged European Union

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Created on Tuesday, 22 December 2009 14:52

Project Manager: David Král

Timeframe: completed (September 2008 – December 2009)

Executive Summary:

The aim of this research project was to examine to what extent the new member states of the EU (that joined in 2004 and 2007 respectively) can participate as active players in the EU policy making. EUROPEUM was in charge of elaborating the research methodology and recruiting experts for five country reports (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary and Poland), three of which were elaborated by the in-house experts of EUROPEUM (Věra Řiháčková, Vladimír Bartovic, Urban Boljka).

The research has been carried out by individual researchers in each of the ten new members on the basis of specially designed methodology, developed by EUROPEUM and major input from EuPI/OSI-Sofia. The seven policy areas under research are:

I. Internal market/Lisbon Strategy;
II. Minority integration and citizenship issues;
III. Energy and climate change;
IV. Budget review and CAP Health Check;
V. EU foreign policy and enlargement;
VI. Freedom, Security and Justice;
VII. Institutional issues.

Outputs:

• Publication Not Your Grandfathers´Eastern Bloc
  
• Individual coutry reports for the 10 countries of Central and Eastern Europe - link.
  

The research was carried out primarily in the period September 2008 – December 2009, but there may be references beyond this period. Some positions and circumstances described in the reports may have changed since the information was last made available to the researchers or reached the stage of publication. The researchers’ findings are published in ten country reports on each of the New Member States: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.

The structure of the country reports includes an overview of the country’s performance as an EU member and seven chapters following the seven broad policy areas. Each chapter contains an overview of the position of this country in the area, including the top three national priorities. Then the chapters provide in-depth analyses, information and prognoses on a set of issues (defined as general and specific) within each of the seven policy areas.

A comparative report, based on the ten country reports, was produced to highlight the project’s findings. The views expressed in the reports are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Open Society Institute – Sofia.

Authors of the country reports

Partners: 

Open Society Foundation – Sofia (Bulgaria)

Donors:

Open Society Foundation – Sofia (Bulgaria)

Strategies and Tools for Public Awareness Rising about Different Aspects of European Integration

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Created on Friday, 18 December 2009 13:29

Project Manager: Vladimír Bartovic

Timeframe: completed (January –December 2009)

Executive summary:

This project was designed to provide help in developing supportive tools to Ukrainian public awareness building about European integration. The project was based on joint cooperation between Czech and Ukrainian participating organizations and was implemented in both the Czech Republic and Ukraine. The main aim of the project was to transfer know-how of Czech NGOs, mass media and public organizations on various aspects of European integration and on building public awareness on European integration.

Outputs:

• Czech-Ukrainian workshop with training elements that was about to develop tools and strategies applicable for rising public awareness about various topics of European integration in Ukraine. 
• Study trip to Prague (14-19 December 2009) for selected participants

Partners:

Donetsk Youth Debate Center (Ukraine)

Donors:

East-East: Partnership Beyond Borders Program - Open Society Foundations

Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation German Marschall Fund of the United States