November 28-29, the Executive director of Centre for East European Policy Studies Andis Kudors participates in the Civil Society conference „Eastern Partnership Reality Check: Political challenges and Future Agenda for civil society” which is taking place in Vilnius, Lithuania. It is an official event by the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and takes place during the 3rd Eastern Partnership Summit.
The event brings together civil society leaders from the Eastern Partnership countries and the European Union, key experts from regional and transatlantic non-governmental organisations, think-tanks, international aid agencies and political foundations, as well as distinguished political figures and public activists. The conference participants focus on the main challenges faced by civil society in the Eastern Partnership countries, and ways to support it through increasing its operational capacity and enhancing civil society’s participation in the decision making processes.