On 11-12 April 2011 the Enlargement, Pre-Accession and Neighbourhood (EPAN) working group of CONCORD met in Brussels. The group discussed its strategy and positioning towards current events in the North Africa and Middle East region and the action plan concerning several upcoming policy related events, for example the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy, the consultation on the instrument for Pre-Accession countries (and specifically the Civil Society Facility).
Visibility of this particular CONCORD working group is especially important in the context of this year’s Hungarian and Polish presidency where several priorities correspond with topics covered by the group such as the Eastern Partnership policy, and with 2011 marking the break through of the voice of civil society of several North African and Middle East societies, and European response to it.
The minutes from the group meeting can be found on the TRIALOG website. Two of the planned position papers of the Subgroups are now finalised: one on IPA, and one on policies towards Eastern Neighbourhood. They are available on the website soon.
Information provided by Monika Matus, TRIALOG
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