Application deadline: at least three months before a project is due to begin
The East East Program: Partnership Beyond Borders is one of the initiatives implemented by the Open Society Foundation in London (a registered UK charity). The program supports international exchanges that bring together civil society actors to share ideas, information, knowledge, experiences, and expertise and to support practical actions that result from that networking.
The programme provides financial and human resources that enable civil society actors to build and/or strengthen resources and expertise, share best practices/lessons learned in social transformation, collaborate on innovative solutions to common challenges, create and/or strengthen international advocacy coalitions.
The program gives priority to long-term initiatives with clear goals and realistic potential for effecting positive change, for example, by empowering marginalized and/or vulnerable sectors of society, promoting cultural, ethnic, and social diversity; managing the impact of social, economic, and political change; making information accessible and available to the public; encouraging public engagement and empowerment in civic dialogue.
In 2005 the East East Program: Partnership Beyond Borders launched a Subprogram for European Integration. This subprogram will prioritize cooperation among new EU member states, candidate and potential candidate countries, and the EU eastern neighbours. The subprogram is open to Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, and Ukraine.
Application InformationThe East East Program: Partnership Beyond Borders is implemented by the Soros foundations. Applications are received and reviewed by these foundations. For more information, please contact the appropriate East East Program coordinator in the Soros foundation in your country.
Fore more information please click here or contact Geszti Judit, Program coordinator, at geszti@soros.hu.
12.02.2005
Conference "Balkan Caucasus Programme", 18-22 December 2005, Macedonia
Community Development Institute - Tetovo starts with implementation of the Balkan Caucasus program. This initiative of collaboration and building partnership between the Balkan and Caucasus region started in November 2002 during the discussion among the participants from the Balkans and Caucasus at the DLP forum organized by the Community Development Institute (CDI) - YIC. In August 2003, at the conference "Building Balkan and Caucasus NGO network" organized by the project partners, a declaration has been signed and the principles for further collaboration were established.
The objectives of the programme are: to establish links and to forge more effective cross border collaboration between young leaders and NGOs from the Balkan and Caucasus countries; to provide training for the DLP alumnus and Balkan Caucasus NGO network Members in mediation and negotiation skills to be used in their further youth work; to create a comprehensive data base about methods, tools and case studies used in the Balkans and Caucasus countries by the youth political leaders for confidence building measures.
The participants are welcomed to propose topics of their interest within the frame of the program described. In general, the topics will cover the following issues:
Youth building peace and intercultural dialogue.
Integration processes and inter-ethnic stability.
Multiethnic society - advantages and disadvantages. Lessons learned.
Case studies.
Issues of common interest and possibilities for joint approach and collaboration.
The training component of the introductory event will cover the following topics: "Negotiation and mediation skills". Total number expected to take part at this meeting, including the participants, local staff members,speakers, translators and others is 40 people.
The target audience will be young leaders; DLP alumnus and BC network members from the Balkans and the Caucasus.
Working language of the conference is English. The travel expenses and accommodation will be covered by the organizer.
The application form is available upon request.
For more information please click here or contact the Community Development Institute Macedonia (www.mic.org.mk). Contact person: Sreten Koceski, tel. +389-70-250-286, e-mail sreten@mt.net.mk.
The objectives of the programme are: to establish links and to forge more effective cross border collaboration between young leaders and NGOs from the Balkan and Caucasus countries; to provide training for the DLP alumnus and Balkan Caucasus NGO network Members in mediation and negotiation skills to be used in their further youth work; to create a comprehensive data base about methods, tools and case studies used in the Balkans and Caucasus countries by the youth political leaders for confidence building measures.
The participants are welcomed to propose topics of their interest within the frame of the program described. In general, the topics will cover the following issues:
Youth building peace and intercultural dialogue.
Integration processes and inter-ethnic stability.
Multiethnic society - advantages and disadvantages. Lessons learned.
Case studies.
Issues of common interest and possibilities for joint approach and collaboration.
The training component of the introductory event will cover the following topics: "Negotiation and mediation skills". Total number expected to take part at this meeting, including the participants, local staff members,speakers, translators and others is 40 people.
The target audience will be young leaders; DLP alumnus and BC network members from the Balkans and the Caucasus.
Working language of the conference is English. The travel expenses and accommodation will be covered by the organizer.
The application form is available upon request.
For more information please click here or contact the Community Development Institute Macedonia (www.mic.org.mk). Contact person: Sreten Koceski, tel. +389-70-250-286, e-mail sreten@mt.net.mk.
Training Course "Adventure Education", 8 - 15 July 2006, Luxembourg
Application deadline: 10 January 2006
National Agency of the YOUTH programme from Luxembourg has published a Call for participants for the Training Course "Adventure Education", that will take place at the Youth Hostel Lultzhausen, Luxembourg, 8 - 15 July 2006.The Training Course will touch practical aspects of Youth Work through workshops, presentations, information space, exchange of experience, discussions, learning by experience, intercultural learning. The participants will have the opportunity to present their personal, professional and cultural backgrounds. They will also have the opportunity to share experiences about their work with young people and to see how to transfer their experiences of adventure education to the reality of their everyday work with young people. Working language of the TC: English.
Objectives
to provide a general introduction to theory and practice of experiential education,
to enable participants to implement outdoor projects in their organisations and within the YOUTH programme,
to help contact making between youth workers and youth leaders from the different countries involved,
to share and learn from different experiences and work realities in the different countries,
to enable participants to improve their knowledge and their future work concerning adventure education,
to put questions and find answers to adventure education,
to promote co-operation between youth workers, to initiate projects in the YOUTH programme.
Number of Participants
They are expecting around 23 participants:
7 participants from different Partner Countries of Eastern Europe and Caucasus ( Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine),
6 participants from different Partner Countries of South East Europe (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Serbia and Montenegro, including UNMIK Kosovo)
3 participants from Belgium (Flemish, French and German speaking Communities),
1 participant from France,
1 participant from Germany,
1 participant from the Netherlands and
4 participants from Luxembourg.
Profile of Participants
Priority will be given to applicants:
who come from organisations with a certain knowledge and/or interest of adventure education and want to improve them,
who have the will to set up projects with partner countries and programme countries while using adventure education,
be in a good physical condition and willing to participate in sports activities,
have an organisation commitment/support.
Costs
Board and lodging will be provided and paid by the European Commission. Travel costs will be reimbursed.
Application procedure
All applicants must apply by filling in this application form and sending it back by 10 January 2006 to the SALTO Resource Centres or the different Agencies involved. Participants from Partner Countries (South East Europe, Eastern Europe and Caucasus) must send their application form to the SALTO-Centre in charge of their region. Participants from Programme countries (Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands) must send their application to their National Agency.
For more information and contact details please consult the official Call for Participants and Programme of the TC.
National Agency of the YOUTH programme from Luxembourg has published a Call for participants for the Training Course "Adventure Education", that will take place at the Youth Hostel Lultzhausen, Luxembourg, 8 - 15 July 2006.The Training Course will touch practical aspects of Youth Work through workshops, presentations, information space, exchange of experience, discussions, learning by experience, intercultural learning. The participants will have the opportunity to present their personal, professional and cultural backgrounds. They will also have the opportunity to share experiences about their work with young people and to see how to transfer their experiences of adventure education to the reality of their everyday work with young people. Working language of the TC: English.
Objectives
to provide a general introduction to theory and practice of experiential education,
to enable participants to implement outdoor projects in their organisations and within the YOUTH programme,
to help contact making between youth workers and youth leaders from the different countries involved,
to share and learn from different experiences and work realities in the different countries,
to enable participants to improve their knowledge and their future work concerning adventure education,
to put questions and find answers to adventure education,
to promote co-operation between youth workers, to initiate projects in the YOUTH programme.
Number of Participants
They are expecting around 23 participants:
7 participants from different Partner Countries of Eastern Europe and Caucasus ( Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine),
6 participants from different Partner Countries of South East Europe (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Serbia and Montenegro, including UNMIK Kosovo)
3 participants from Belgium (Flemish, French and German speaking Communities),
1 participant from France,
1 participant from Germany,
1 participant from the Netherlands and
4 participants from Luxembourg.
Profile of Participants
Priority will be given to applicants:
who come from organisations with a certain knowledge and/or interest of adventure education and want to improve them,
who have the will to set up projects with partner countries and programme countries while using adventure education,
be in a good physical condition and willing to participate in sports activities,
have an organisation commitment/support.
Costs
Board and lodging will be provided and paid by the European Commission. Travel costs will be reimbursed.
Application procedure
All applicants must apply by filling in this application form and sending it back by 10 January 2006 to the SALTO Resource Centres or the different Agencies involved. Participants from Partner Countries (South East Europe, Eastern Europe and Caucasus) must send their application form to the SALTO-Centre in charge of their region. Participants from Programme countries (Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands) must send their application to their National Agency.
For more information and contact details please consult the official Call for Participants and Programme of the TC.
12.01.2005
New website exposes recipients of EU farm support
A Europe-wide network of investigative journalists will today (1 December) launch a website with detailed information about the end-recipients of EU farm support.Last year, the European Union spent €43.5 billion on agriculture, more than 40 percent of the whole EU budget. But in most countries information on who gets the money is kept secret.
The new website, FarmSubsidy.org is for the first time offering the public easy access to this information.
Интересен WEB за тоа која земја колку пари добива од фондовита на ЕУ за земјоделство.
The new website, FarmSubsidy.org is for the first time offering the public easy access to this information.
Интересен WEB за тоа која земја колку пари добива од фондовита на ЕУ за земјоделство.
11.25.2005
Eight countries are waiting in the wings to join the European Union.
Bulgaria and Romania have signed accession treaties and are set to join in 2007 or 2008.
Croatia and Turkey started accession talks on 3 October 2005. Turkey could complete them in 10 years, Croatia in five.
The other four Balkan countries have been told they can join the EU one day, if they meet the criteria. These include democracy, the rule of law, a market economy and adherence to the EU's goals of political and economic union.
Candidates for EU membership
Croatia and Turkey started accession talks on 3 October 2005. Turkey could complete them in 10 years, Croatia in five.
The other four Balkan countries have been told they can join the EU one day, if they meet the criteria. These include democracy, the rule of law, a market economy and adherence to the EU's goals of political and economic union.
Candidates for EU membership
11.24.2005
Pre-register now for the International Summer University Macedonia 2006
In the summer of 2006, the Academic Training Association (ATA) togetherwith the Universities of Skopje, Bitola, Tetovo and the SEE Universitywill organise the second International Summer University in Macedonia. It is not possible yet to apply for the Summer University, but you canpre-register now by entering your name and email address on www.academictraining.org We will then inform you by email as soon as theregistration procedure opens. The ISUM 2006 will offer 20 intensive 3-week courses in Law, Economics, Business Administration, Public Administration, Education Science andTeacher Training. Courses will be taught in English and successfulparticipants will receive an official ECTS-compatible "Summer University Certificate". Next to the academic courses, cool parties, weekendexcursions, field trips, sports tournaments, and debates will be organisedfor all participants!
Don't miss your chance for a great summer - visit www.academictraining.org and pre-register for the ISUM 2006 now!
Don't miss your chance for a great summer - visit www.academictraining.org and pre-register for the ISUM 2006 now!
11.23.2005
11.21.2005
THE PROGRAMME OF CONFIDENCE-BUILDING MEASURES
The Programme of Confidence-building Measures (CBM) in civil society was established following the first Council of Europe Summit held in Vienna in 1993. The upsurge of problems concerning majority-minority relations in specific countries has revealed the need to back up legal standard-setting and intergovernmental co-operation by implementing specific initiatives in particular fields in close co-operation with the majority and minority communities concerned.
The CBM Programme is the only assistance and co-operation programme of the Council of Europe that provides subsidies to civil society projects. The Programme’s budget for projects is each year considerably increased by voluntary contributions from member States.
The CBM Programme is designed to improve tolerance and understanding between communities and to defuse possible tensions between different communities in order to break down the barriers that divide them, both within member or applicant States as well as across borders. The aim is to enable those concerned to engage in dialogue, to learn and to work together so as to share experiences and promote mutual knowledge and understanding.
To conclude, the scope of the CBM Programme’s philosophy and pilot projects goes well beyond the improvement of minority-majority relations. It represents a major contribution to the realisation of the Council of Europe’s values and standards and the Organisation’s political role in preventing the emergence of conflicts, fostering democratic stability and promoting European unity.
Secretariat contact:
Mr Max Gilbert
Fax +33 3 88 41 37 81
e-mail: confidence-building@coe.int
The CBM Programme is the only assistance and co-operation programme of the Council of Europe that provides subsidies to civil society projects. The Programme’s budget for projects is each year considerably increased by voluntary contributions from member States.
The CBM Programme is designed to improve tolerance and understanding between communities and to defuse possible tensions between different communities in order to break down the barriers that divide them, both within member or applicant States as well as across borders. The aim is to enable those concerned to engage in dialogue, to learn and to work together so as to share experiences and promote mutual knowledge and understanding.
To conclude, the scope of the CBM Programme’s philosophy and pilot projects goes well beyond the improvement of minority-majority relations. It represents a major contribution to the realisation of the Council of Europe’s values and standards and the Organisation’s political role in preventing the emergence of conflicts, fostering democratic stability and promoting European unity.
Secretariat contact:
Mr Max Gilbert
Fax +33 3 88 41 37 81
e-mail: confidence-building@coe.int
11.20.2005
Round-table meeting "Balkans and EU"
A round-table meeting entitled "The Balkans and the European Union" will take place this weekend in Bucharest with participation of 10 countries from the region, including representatives of NGOs and foundations.The meeting will focus on regional co-operation, security-related issues, EU integration process, and EU's role in Kosovo status talks.The event was organized by the Project on Ethnic Relations (PER).The PER was founded in 1991 to encourage the peaceful resolution of conflicts in the new democracies of Central and Eastern Europe and the Russian Federation.
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