Western political leaders should speak clearly about Russia’s war against Ukraine, including Russian forces fighting in Ukraine and the Kremlin’s direction of the campaign. To do otherwise buttresses Putin’s attempt to obfuscate Russia’s direct role in the conflict. The West must also recognize that Putin has used each lull in combat, now under the cover […]

The presentation and discussion on the report “Hiding in Plain Sight: Putin’s War in Ukraine” was held on June 17th, 2015 at The Latvian War Museum. The publisher of this report is the international think-tank Atlantic Council. The event was organized by the Centre for East European Policy Studies in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the […]

The presentation and discussion on the report regarding Russia’s military presence in Ukraine: “Hiding in Plain Sight: Putin’s War in Ukraine”, will be held on June 17th, 11:30 a.m. at The Latvian War Museum. The publisher of this report is the international think-tank Atlantic Council and it is the result of Working Group launched to […]

Videos from the EU EaP Civil Society Conference available here. Photos from May 20, the first day of EU EaP Civil Society Conference available here. Photos from May 21, the second day of EU EaP Civil Society Conference available here. The EU Eastern Partnership Civil Society Conference gathered more than 300 experts and representatives of civil […]

Although the European Union’s (EU) Eastern Partnership (EaP) policy is not directly related to EU enlargement, the EU’s doors remain open for the EaP countries. This was the opinion voiced today by the Latvian Foreign Minister, Edgars Rinkēvičs, at the close of the EU’s EaP Civil Society Conference. It is important that the EaP countries […]

Creation of mechanism reducing the negative effects of propaganda, increase of NATO and EaP state cooperation in deterring new hybrid wars, and granting a visa-free regime for Georgia and Ukraine. These and other recommendations were presented, and incorporated, in the recommendation paper of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Conference. These recommendations were presented to the […]

Russia intervenes in other countries domestic processes by abusing the freedoms of democracy established by states, and gaining it`s objectives through manipulation; civil society has a crucial role in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries move towards membership in the European Union (EU); the challenge for the EaP countries today lays in securing their territorial integrity, […]

For accredited journalists the registration to the European Union’s Eastern Partnership (EaP) Civil Society Conference starts on May 19 at 14.00 p.m. at the venue of the conference – Bellevue Park Hotel Riga, 1 Slokas iela, LV-1048, Riga, Latvia. Here’s other useful information: Information and livestream available: www.eu2015.lv www.easteurope.lv www.lato.lv Twitter: #EaPCSC @APPC_LV @LIIA_LV @LATO_LV […]

On 20-21 May, the European Union’s Eastern Partnership (EaP) Civil Society Conference will be held in Riga and attended by over 300 civil society representatives and experts from the EU Member States and EaP countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. During the conference, recommendations will be drawn up for the EU institutions […]