EAP Think Bridge - № 2018-07 - The Assembly of Changes of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (PIC Promotion of the Intercultural Cooperation, 2018)
The new 2019 should be a year of change, both in the partner states and in the region as a whole. A series of elections can completely change the political reality. And the 10th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership is an occasion not only for celebrating , but also for defining new goals. Civil society should actively join the search for these new horizons for the Eastern Partnership beyond 2020. What new tools for participation in decision-making within? the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum received, what changed in the Forum itself and what other accents were put during the unusual it its form and content annual Assembly, analyzed Gennady Maksak. What shifts should be expected in the region after the change of power in Georgia and Armenia? What will the elections bring in Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus, where the campaigns are in full swing? The results of year 2018 are summarized in our traditional reviews of events in each of the six par tner countries. In the meantime, the joint staff working document "20 EaP deliverables until 2020" remains the main roadmap in relations with European partners. And further ambitions will largely depend on the implementation of this "homework assignment". How Ukraine fulfills the provisions of the document regarding gender equality is studied by Natalia Chermoshentseva. //// CONTENT: Armenia's new political reality // Investors leave Azerbaijan? // Belarus: The Kremlin's ultimatum // Georgia: Opposition declares a boycott // Moldova: Elections are coming // Ukraine: In the hope of new victories? // Analytica: Are they equal? How Ukraine deals with gender equality issues // The Assembly of Changes of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum