EPAN and CONCORD react to the events in North Africa

As a response to the current events in North Africa and the Middle East, the working group on Enlargement, Pre-Accession and Neighbourhood (EPAN) of the CONCORD federation issued a statement “The role of EU and its Neighbourhood Policy in changing societies in North Africa”. The statement is underlining the importance of CSOs in changing the political landscape of the region and is calling on EU to review its policies sin the region. See the document.

Following, the CONCORD confederation is preparing a document focussing on lessons learnt in EU policies, especially concerning the involvement of CSO in policy making processes and active civil society as a stability and peace building factor in the Northern African and Middle East region. The document will be available soon at the CONCORD website.

Information provided by Monika Matus, TRIALOG