19. - 20. Oktober 2009

Ort: Wien (A)

This event is part of a process that launched a debate at EU and national levels about how to create sustainable partnership relations between civil society actors, EU and national authorities. Four international conferences were organised in the framework of this campaign: the Brussels conference, which was held in October 2007, the Ljubljana conference which took place in April 2008 and during which a crucial policy document in this process was adopted by the CSOs: the Ljubljana declaration, the Zadar conference in September 2008 and the Congress in Ljubljana which was held in April 2009. 

This time we want to evaluate the progress made on establishing structures and the legal framework for the establishment of sustainable tripartite civil dialogue in the countries of the region, but also tackle issues which are determining CSO development in wider Europe.

1. The Impact of the financial crisis and the economic downturn on civil society organisations; 
2. Institutional answers to financial and structural challenges facing CSO development and 
3. EC programmes in the region focusing on CSO development, namely the programme "Capacity building of Civil Society in IPA countries".

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