Civil Society Forum
The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum is an integral part of the Eastern Partnership program and creates a significant and institutional platform for civil society organizations to monitor and discuss the developments regarding democracy building and human rights development in the six partnership countries. Civil Society Forum (CSF). The CSF meets annually to discuss the latest developments and to set their working program. The first three meetings have been in Brussels in 2009, Berlin in 2010 and Poznan in 2011. The fourth meeting of the CSF will take place in Stockholm on 29–20 November 2012.
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