Democracy Dialogues: The Future of Political Party Cooperation
2022-03-28 09:30 - 12:00 (Europe/Brussels)
Political parties are one of the key formats of citizens’ organising for political participation and representation, political party support as such is identified to be amongst crucial elements of Democracy Promotion in Partner Country Cooperation Programs of the EU.During the last few decades, EU institutions have developed numerous documents and guidelines on the effective promotion of human rights in third countries. Still, clear policies and guidelines for political party cooperation as part of effective democracy promotion remain underdeveloped. Although not excluded, the issue is rather minimised, due to the sensitivity and nature of the topic.
Despite this, EU engagement in political party cooperation offers ample opportunities for promoting constructive partnerships in the areas of peace and security, climate change and disaster prevention, the management of migration, as well as other thematic fields. Political parties are key channels through which future leaders develop both public policies, as well as original ideas. It is also important to mention that several EU member states (e.g. Sweden, Finland, The Netherlands, Germany) have also a long-standing tradition and experience of engaging in political party cooperation.
The European Network of Political Foundations (ENoP) serves as an umbrella network and information hub on topics related to democracy and development cooperation and provides its members a joint platform to engage into a coordinated dialogue with EU institutions, CSOs and other relevant stakeholders. Therefore, ENoP is organising the first Democracy Dialogue with Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen on the topic of Political Party Cooperation, with the following objectives:

Understanding the EU’s Vision and Strategy for engaging with political parties
Discussion on the Implications (challenges and advantages/opportunities) of a higher EU profile in political party support
How to improve EU Donor/Implementer Coordination on PP cooperation on the ground?

Working Group Democracy Meeting
2022-03-29 14:30 - 16:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Venue, Online

Capacity-Building Training | EU Project Management: General Conditions (EuropeAid Grant Projects)
2022-05-04 09:30 - 2022-05-05 12:30 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Venue, Online
The training will take place online on 04 and 05 May 2022, between 09:30-12:30 CEST, and it will be delivered by Ms Susanne Stephan who has experience in project management, capacity building and supervision of European-funded projects in development cooperation. With more than 60 projects covered, she is familiar with the EU funding guidelines and the contractual implementation of projects.
The main objective of the training is to explain the most important rules and procedures for managing EU co-funded EuropeAid grant projects. For more details on the content of the training, please see draft agenda below.
Registration deadline: 22 April 2022
When registering, please make sure you answer the questions as they will help Ms Stephan to adapt the training to your needs and expectations.
NB! Please note that we have limited number of available spaces for the training.
We encourage you to share this invitation with your colleagues who might be interested in training.
We are looking forward to your registrations!

Capacity-Building Training | EU Anti-fraud & Anti-corruption Measures
2022-05-09 09:30 - 2022-06-09 11:30 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Venue, Online
The training will take place online on 09 May 2022, between 09:30-11:30 CEST, and it will be delivered by Mr Albert Sorrosal, Director of Medcat Experts. Mr Sorrosal has an expertise on financial support to third parties (subgrants) financed by the instruments of the external actions of the European Union. He has been delivering trainings to EC officers, staff of programme and audit bodies, national authorities and project applicants and beneficiaries since 1996.
The main objective of the training is to provide practical insights on how to ensure adequate compliance with the anti-fraud and anti-corruption requirements of the European Union. Participants will learn main applicable rules and practical tips for the improvement of the measures when managing EU funds. For more details on the content of the training, please see draft agenda below.
Registration deadline: 02 May 2022
NB! Please note that we have limited number of available spaces for the training.

Capacity-Building Training | Advocacy Towards the EU Institutions and Decision-Makers
2022-05-17 09:00 - 2022-05-18 12:30 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Venue, Online
The training will take place online on 17 and 18 May 2022, between 09:00-12:30 CEST, and it will be delivered by Mr Piotr Kaczynski who is an experienced trainer with over 8 years of experience, dealing with European integration as a researcher in leading EU think tanks, and working inside the European institutions.
The main objective of the training is to provide participants with knowledge and set of tools for successful advocacy towards the EU institutions and decision-makers.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/2GyVs6JRPvKDH9bR7
Registration deadline: 09 May 2022
When registering, please make sure you answer the questions as they will help Mr Kaczynski to adapt the training to your expectations.
NB! Please note that we have limited number of available spaces for the training.
We encourage you to share this invitation with your colleagues who might be interested in training.
We are looking forward to your registrations!

Capacity-building Training | Risk Management (EuropeAid Grant Projects)
2022-06-28 09:30 - 2022-06-29 13:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Venue, Online
The training will take place online on 28 and 29 June 2022, between 09:30-13:00 CEST, and it will be delivered by Ms Vassiliki Chatzipetrou, Co-founder and Director of EU & International Cooperation Department at ReadLab. Ms Chatzipetrou has vast experience in national, EU and international projects design, proposal writing and submission to Calls for EU-funded projects (Erasmus+, Daphne, Justice, EASI, AMIF, Interreg, Horizon 2020) as well as the project management of EU-funded projects.
The objective of the training is to draw participants’ attention to the main financial and project risks associated with EuropeAid grant projects. For more details on the content of the training, please see draft agenda.
Registration deadline: 20 June 2022
When registering, please make sure you answer the questions as they will help Ms Chatzipetrou to adapt the training to your needs and expectations.
NB! Please note that we have limited number of available spaces for the training.
This event is organised by ENoP as part of its current EU co-funded project “Strengthening ENoP as Actor in Support of Democratic and Pluralistic Societies”.

Working Group EU Funding Meeting
2022-07-04 11:00 - 12:30 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Venue, Online
The next Working Group meeting is taking place on 4 July 2022 from 11:00-12:30 online via Zoom.

The meeting will focus on the following areas:

Discussion of the WG’s work plan until project end in August 2023
Exchange of experience: application for and implementation of EU projects – current challenges

We will also present the opportunities and topics for upcoming thematic trainings.

Deadline registrations: 27 June 2022

Working Group Sustainable Development Meeting
2022-07-05 14:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Venue, Online
The next Working Group meeting is taking place on 5 July 2022 from 14:00-16:00 online via Zoom.

The meeting will focus on the following areas:

Follow-up on priorities & activities in 2022-2023
Update on the European Development Days, 21-22 June 2022
Report from the Policy Forum for Development: briefing on EC involvement in the UN processes on the Sustainable Development Goals
Exchange on upcoming publications

Deadline registrations: 27 June 2022

Capacity-building Training | General Conditions (EuropeAid Grant Projects)
2022-07-12 09:30 - 2022-07-13 12:30 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Venue, Online
The training will take place online on 12 and 13 July 2022, between 09:30-13:00 CEST, and it will be delivered by Ms Susanne Stephan who has experience in project management, capacity building and supervision of European-funded projects in development cooperation. With more than 60 projects covered, she is familiar with the EU funding guidelines and the contractual implementation of projects.
The main objective of the training is to explain the most important rules and procedures for managing EU co-funded EuropeAid grant projects. For more details on the content of the training, please find the draft agenda below.
When registering, please make sure you answer the questions as they will help Ms Stephan to adapt the training to your needs and expectations.
NB! Please note that we have limited number of available spaces for the training.
Registration deadline: 08 July 2022

Capacity-building Training | Communication and Visibility (EuropeAid Grant Projects)
2022-08-31 09:30 - 2022-09-01 12:00 (Europe/Brussels)
The training will take place online on 31 August and 01 September 2022, between 09:30-13:00 CEST, and it will be delivered by Ms Susanne Stephan who has experience in project management, capacity building and supervision of European-funded projects in development cooperation. With more than 60 projects covered, she is familiar with the EU funding guidelines and the contractual implementation of projects.
The main objective of the training is to explain the most important communication and visibility requirements for EuropeAid grant projects. For more details on the content of the training, please see draft agenda.
Registration deadline: 25 August 2022
When registering, please make sure you answer the questions as they will help Ms Stephan to adapt the training to your needs and expectations.
NB! Please note that we have limited number of available spaces for the training.
We encourage you to share this invitation with your colleagues who might be interested in training.
This event is organised by ENoP as part of its current EU co-funded project “Strengthening ENoP as Actor in Support of Democratic and Pluralistic Societies”.

International Democracy Day Brussels 2022: Democracy in an Era of Geopolitics
2022-09-14 16:00 - 2022-09-16 12:30 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Venue, Online
2021 was a year of further democratic backsliding in many countries worldwide. Seventy percent of the world’s population now live in either outright non-democratic regimes or democratically backsliding countries, compared to forty-six percent ten years ago.
In December 2021, one hundred countries joined President Biden’s Summit for Democracy to affirm global commitments to democracy, with the White House announcing 2022 as a ‘year of action’ to support and promote democracy worldwide. As part of the preparation for this conference, fourteen leading pro-democracy organisations and think tanks came together and identified Five Messages for the summit that are crucial to advancing democracy worldwide. In the European Union, a Team Europe Democracy Initiative was also launched to inspire coordination with EU member states on external democracy action.
Russia’s attack against Ukraine has escalated this shift in the geopolitical landscape. A watershed moment for the future of democracy, this war further advances anti-democratic trends worldwide. Yet at this same time, the last few months have seen the international community, including EU member states, come together in an unprecedented show of solidarity to protect and support democracy.
During this year’s Democracy Day discussions, a wide range of high-level speakers, international democracy advocates, and activists from both sides of the Atlantic and the Global South will address the challenges of this new world order for democracy. They will discuss the mechanisms to protect and support democracy, such as Team Europe, and the potential for greater North-South collaboration.
Programme
14 September
16.00 – 17.00 Ukrainian civil society manifesto seminar (EED) – online
15 September 2022
In-person event at the Committee of the Regions
9.00-9.30 Registration, coffee and croissants
9.30-9.35 Video message from Roberta Metsola, President of European Parliament
9.35-9.40 Welcome speech by Czech Presidency
9.40-9.55 Keynote speech on democratic backsliding by Abdalla Hamdok, former Prime Minister of Sudan
9.55-10.20 Context session: Shada Islam interviews Richard Youngs, Senior fellow, Carnegie Europe
10.20-11.30 International panel on main theme of conference: Democracy in era of geopolitics
11.30-11.45 Coffee break
11.45-13.00 EU Presidencies and the EU External Democracy Agenda: Seizing momentum for democratic change (International IDEA)
13.00 -14.00 Lunch break
14.00 -16.00 Youth Cohort for Democracy: Re-imagining Youth Political and Civic Engagement (EPD)
16 September
11.00 – 12.30 Hybrid threats to democracy (ENoP) – online
The event is organised with the support of the European Parliament, Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the European Commission.

Capacity-building Training | EU Funding Opportunities for CSO Projects in the EU
2022-09-20 09:30 - 2022-09-21 12:30 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Venue, Online
The training will take place online on 20 and 21 September 2022, between 09:30-12:30 CEST, and it will be delivered by Ms Vassiliki Chatzipetrou, Co-founder and Director of EU & International Cooperation Department at ReadLab. Ms Chatzipetrou has vast experience in national, EU and international projects design, proposal writing and submission to Calls for EU-funded projects (Erasmus+, Daphne, Justice, EASI, AMIF, Interreg, Horizon 2020) as well as the project management of EU-funded projects.
The main objective of the training is to familiarize participants with relevant EU funding instruments for political foundations and CSOs for actions within the EU. For more details on the content, please consult the agenda.
Registration deadline: 15 September 2022
When registering, please make sure you answer the questions as they will help Ms Chatzipetrou to adapt the training to your needs and expectations.
NB! Please note that we have limited number of available spaces for the training. In case there are less than 10 participants registered for the training, it will be cancelled.
This event is organised by ENoP as part of its current EU co-funded project “Strengthening ENoP as Actor in Support of Democratic and Pluralistic Societies”.

Thematic Training | Voices of Europe Vol.2
2022-09-20 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Venue, Online
The Conference on the Future of Europe: Aftermath & Operationalization
The following exchange will focus on three out of nine priority areas as identified by the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE), namely:

European democracy;
EU in the world;
Values and rights, rule of law, security.

The Joint Communication of the European Commission, the European Parliament, The European Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, published in June 2022, makes reference to revising existing EU Treaties and the option of introducing “passerelle clauses to move to qualified majority voting in certain policy fields”.
These important discussions will have direct repercussions on the EU decision-making processes and require special attention when it comes to democratic consolidation. Therefore, the following exchange will bring together EU stakeholders, CSO representatives and academia experts to share their insights from the Conference’s outcomes and envisaged follow-up actions. In the aftermath, an ENoP set of follow-up recommendations will be published in fall 2022 in order to support the Feedback Event, scheduled by the European Commission.
Programme
Opening of the thematic training
Panel discussion

Anna Asimakopoulou, Member of the European Parliament, Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) (TBC)
Tena Mišetić, Policy Coordinator, Responsible for the Conference on the Future of Europe, Cabinet of Preident Van der Leyen, European Commission (TBC)
Prof. Steven Van Hecke, KU Leuven

Q&A with ENoP members
Moderator: Panagiotis Kakolyris, Member of ENoP Steering Committee & Chair of Working Group The Future of Europe
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The current event will be held in the format of a thematic training. The event is internal to the members of the ENoP network and has an informative purpose, aimed at bringing more clarity on the aftermath of the Conference on the Future of ENoP, and providing an opportunity for ENoP members to better understand and respond to the EU policies in the pipeline.

Thematic Training | MEP Alviina Alametsä: EU & Foreign Policy
2022-09-22 16:00 - 19:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Venue, Online
ENoP’s member Educational Centre Visio organises in collaboration with the member of the European Parliament Alviina Alametsä a 2-part training on the EU foreign policy, delving into it from two different aspects: 1) EU and peacebuilding and 2) EU and feminist foreing policy.
According to the EU Treaties, the EU’s goal is to ”maintain peace, prevent conflict and strengthen international security”, making peacebuilding one of the EU’s core values. In ”the EU and Peacebuilding” –part of the training it will therefore be discussed, what does the EU do to prevent conflict and to build sustainable peace. To what kind of threats does the EU respond to, what kind of global peace actor the EU is, and what tools and instruments it has in its disposal to prevent conflict and build peace, and what priorities the EU should have in this regard in the coming years?
The second part of the training discusses feminist foreign policy. What does it mean, and why foreign policy should be feminist? How well has the EU integrated gender into the different sectors of its external relations from diplomacy to climate, peace and security, and trade? By doing what, the EU could do more feminist foreign policy? Visiting expert will also explore the EU’s measures to implement the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda.
Programme:
Session 1 | 22 September at 16–19 CEST (17-20 EEST) – EU and Peace Building

Guest experts and details on the schedule will be revealed by end of August

Session 2 | 27 September at 16:30-18:30 CEST(17.30–19.30 EEST) – EU and Feminist Foreign Policy

Introduction, MEP Alviina Alametsä
Jakob Dalunde (Swedish Green MEP): Swedish experiences on applications of feminist foreign policy
EEAS Jonna Naumanen (senior advisor): Women, Peace and Security (WPS) -agenda of the EU
Discussion

Recordings available here: EU and Peace Building | EU and Feminist Foreign Policy
This event is organised with the support of ENoP as part of its current EU co-funded project “Strengthening ENoP as Actor in Support of Democratic and Pluralistic Societies”.

Thematic Training | Peacebuilding and the Role of Civil Society Organisations
2022-10-13 09:30 - 11:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Venue, Online
The thematic training will discuss the EU’s approach and support to peacebuilding efforts in partner countries. It will further explore the notion of EU funding in support of local civil society organisations-led peacebuilding actions and inclusion of diverse societal groups in peacebuilding (women, youth).
Guest speaker at the thematic training will be Ben Moore, Assistant Director at European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO), in charge of Civil Society Dialogue Network, EPLO membership, Funding for peacebuilding Working Group.
The event will be followed by a Working Group EU Funding meeting that will provide a debrief of the thematic training and discuss the WG’s activities and policy objectives.
Registration deadline: 30 September
This event is organised by ENoP as part of its current EU co-funded project “Strengthening ENoP as Actor in Support of Democratic and Pluralistic Societies”.

Thematic Training | Underlying Patterns of Global and Local Sustainability Challenges
2022-10-17 10:00 - 11:30 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Venue, Online
Guest speaker at the thematic training will be Mr. Martin Fielko, Managing Partner & Head of Educational Programmes and Marketing at the Collective Leadership Institute gGmbH: Building Competence for Sustainability.
The thematic training will discuss the following local sustainability challenges:

The status of the world – a brief look at the current crises and what they have in common;
Zooming in – what kind of local crises have occurred already and will occur in the future if we keep on doing things like we are used to;
Partnerships and collaboration are of paramount importance to overcome sustainability challenges, globally and locally – how to strengthen them;
The Collective Leadership Compass – presentation of a systemic methodology to identify patterns of sustainability challenges and opportunities;
Turning challenges into opportunities – from knowledge to action.

Registration deadline: 5 October
The thematic training will be followed by a Working Group Sustainable Development meeting, which will take place from 11:30 – 13:00 CET.
This event is organised by ENoP as part of its current EU co-funded project “Strengthening ENoP as Actor in Support of Democratic and Pluralistic Societies”.

Thematic Training | The New European Media Act
2022-10-25 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Venue, Online
The exchange will bring clarity on the new Regulation, aimed at proposing a “new set of rules to protect media pluralism and independence in the EU”, and contributing to the overall EU initiative on “A new push for European Democracy”.
Launched on 16 September 2022, the New Media Act has sparked controversy among CSOs and democracy actors and triggered a discussion on the transparency of the process and the ambition of the regulation to really bring reforms in the sector.
During the thematic training, we will discuss the structure of the proposal, its shortcomings, and recommendations on the way forward. Guest speakers and input delivery by:

Carolin Johnson, Policy and Research Coordinator, European Partnership for Democracy (EPD)
Fernando Hortal Foronda, Digital Policy Officer, European Partnership for Democracy (EPD)

You can download the New European Media Act Regulation and recommendations HERE.
Deadline for registrations: Friday, 21 October 2022
This event is organised by ENoP as part of its current EU co-funded project “Strengthening ENoP as Actor in Support of Democratic and Pluralistic Societies”.

Hybrid Conference | Protecting Journalists at Risk in Mexico and Central America
2022-10-25 16:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Brussels) | European Parliament, Room ASP 5E1, rue Wiertz 60, 1047 Brussels, Belgium, and on Zoom, European Parliament, Room ASP 5E1, rue Wiertz 60, 1047, Brussels, Belgium
The first eight months of 2022 have seen a shocking increase in lethal violence against journalists in Mexico, resulting in the murder of at least 13 journalists. According to a group of organisations that is monitoring and documenting these murders (Article19, the Committee to Protect Journalists – CPJ, Women’s Communication and Information – CIMAC, Reporters Without Borders and PEN International), the vast majority of these murders could be related to the exercise of the profession of journalism. If this trend continues, 2022 stands to become one of the most lethal years on record for the press in Mexico. Impunity, lack of investigations and ambiguous messages at all political levels indicate that the risk for this trend to continue is high.

In El Salvador, Nayib Bukele’s government has recently approved some reforms that are seen by many observers and CSOs as a deliberate censorship of journalists’ work. This is only the last chapter of a systematic attack on press freedom that Bukele has been carrying out since he came to power in 2019. Physical threats, several forms of harassment and now the concrete risk for journalists to be sentenced up to 15 years of imprisonment, has obliged many to flee the country. Other countries in the region have registered a similar degradation of the democratic space, of which journalism is a fundamental element.

Organised by the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung and the EU-LAT Network, with the support of ENoP, this conference aims to shed a light on the current threats that media professionals are facing, hearing directly from journalists from the region. Panellists will discuss how the European Union can provide support through political initiatives and concrete mechanisms that protect individuals from old and new forms of violence.

Draft agenda

15:30 – 16:00 Registration

Moderation by Marco Pérez Navarrete, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung San Salvador Regional Office for Central America

16:00 –16:10 Welcoming words by MEP Tilly Metz (Greens/EFA), Chair of the EP Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America

16:10 – 16:30 Presentation of the report ‘Dejar todo’, women journalists in a situation of forced internal displacement in Mexico, by Lucía Lagunes Huerta, Director of CIMAC, Mexico and Camelia Muñoz Alvarado, Journalist, Mexico

16:30 – 16:45 Shrinking space for journalists in Central America: the case of El Salvador and Guatemala, by Carlos Dada, Co-founder and Director of El Faro news website

16:45 – 16:55 Remarks by an MEP tbc

16:55 – 17:15 How the European Union can support journalism and press freedom worldwide and specifically in Latin America: political and financial mechanisms in place, with Jonathan Hatwell, Head of Division – Mexico, Central America and Caribbean at the European External Action Service

17:15 – 17:50 Q&A and debate

17:50 – 18:00 Closing remarks by an MEP tbc

18:00 – 19:00 Reception
With simultaneous interpretation in English and Spanish
This event is organised with the support of ENoP as part of its current EU co-funded project “Strengthening ENoP as Actor in Support of Democratic and Pluralistic Societies”.

Capacity-building Training | Effective Policy Communication
2022-11-15 09:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Venue, Online
The training will take place online on 15 November 2022, between 09:00-13:00 CEST, and it will be delivered by Mr Jakov Bojović, executive director of the CEPOW Centre for Policy Writing. Mr Bojović is an expert in public policy communications and has delivered numerous training sessions in writing for public policy to participants from governments, international organizations, think tanks, and advocacy groups.
The objective of the training is to provide participants with knowledge and set of tools for presenting and effectively communicating their policy work. Participants will learn how to target the audience and communicate key messages with the right level of detail in order to have the biggest effect on targeted stakeholders.
Registration deadline: 04 November 2022
NB! Please note that we have limited number of available spaces for the training. In case of less then 10 registrations, the training will be cancelled.
This event is organised by ENoP as part of its current EU co-funded project “Strengthening ENoP as Actor in Support of Democratic and Pluralistic Societies”.

Capacity-building Training | Policy Brief Writing
2022-11-22 09:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Venue, Online
The training will take place online on 22 November 2022, between 09:00-13:00 CEST, and it will be delivered by Mr Jakov Bojović, executive director of the CEPOW Centre for Policy Writing. Mr Bojović is an expert in public policy communications and has delivered numerous training sessions in writing for public policy to participants from governments, international organizations, think tanks, and advocacy groups.
The objective of the training is to provide participants with knowledge and set of tools to write well-structured and strong policy brief. Participants will learn how to target the audience and communicate key messages with the right level of detail in order to have the biggest effect on targeted stakeholders. For more details on the content of the training, please see draft agenda.
Registration deadline: 11 November 2022
NB! Please note that we have limited number of available spaces for the training. In case of less than 10 registrations, the training will be cancelled.
This event is organised by ENoP as part of its current EU co-funded project “Strengthening ENoP as Actor in Support of Democratic and Pluralistic Societies”.

Working Group Democracy
2022-11-24 | Online Venue, Online
SAVE THE DATE:
The next ENoP Working Group Democracy meeting is set to take place on 24 November 2022.
More details on the time and agenda will be shared closer to the date.
ENoP members who are not current Working Group members are welcome to join. Please fill out this form to receive further information on meetings and activities linked to the Working Group.

Capacity-building Training | EU Anti-fraud & Anti-corruption Measures
2022-12-02 09:30 - 13:30 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Venue, Online
SAVE THE DATE:
The training will take place online on 02 December 2022, between 09:30-13:30 CEST, and it will be delivered by Albert Sorrosal, Director of Medcat Experts. Mr Sorrosal has an expertise on financial support to third parties (subgrants) financed by the instruments of the external actions of the European Union. He has been delivering trainings to EC officers, staff of programme and audit bodies, national authorities and project applicants and beneficiaries since 1996.
The main objective of the training is to provide practical insights on how to ensure adequate compliance with the anti-fraud and anti-corruption requirements. Participants will learn main applicable rules and practical tips for the improvement of the measures when managing projects. For more details on the content of the training, please see draft agenda attached.
Registration deadline: 25 November 2022
NB! Please note that we have limited number of available spaces for the training. In case of less then 10 registrations, the training will be cancelled.
We encourage you to share this invitation with your colleagues who might be interested in training.
This event is organised by ENoP as part of its current EU co-funded project “Strengthening ENoP as Actor in Support of Democratic and Pluralistic Societies”.

Capacity-building Training | Gender Mainstreaming
2022-12-05 09:30 - 2022-12-06 12:30 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Venue, Online
The training will take place online on 26-27 October 2022, between 09:30-12:30 CEST, and it will be delivered by Ms Jolanda Buter and Ms Hadewijch Klaassen who have vast experience in gender mainstreaming, project management and capacity building. They have worked as gender advisors in international context and with a diversity of organisations, universities, and governmental institutions.
The main objective of the training is to explain the concept and implication of a gender perspective and gender mainstreaming in EuropeAid applications/projects and to illustrate how to best include it even if the project’s main objective is not explicitly geared towards improving gender equality.
Registration deadline: 28 November 2022
When registering, please make sure you answer the questions as they will help trainers to adapt the training to your needs and expectations.
NB! Please note that we have limited number of available spaces for the training. In case of less then 10 registrations, the training will be cancelled.
This event is organised by ENoP as part of its current EU co-funded project “Strengthening ENoP as Actor in Support of Democratic and Pluralistic Societies”.

ENoP Study Launch: Political Parties and Civil Society
2022-12-08 16:00 - 19:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Press Club Brussels Europe, Rue Froissart 95, 1040 Brussels, Press Club Brussels Europe, Rue Froissart 95, 1040 Brussels, Brussels, 1040, Belgium
The European Network of Political Foundations is inviting you to the launch of its study “Political Parties and Civil Society – The Need for Stronger Linkages to Defend and Promote Democracy”. The event will take place on Thursday 8 December from 16:00 – 19:00 CET at Press Club Brussels Europe, Rue Froissart 95, 1040 Brussels & Zoom.
Civil society organisations and political parties are key instruments for citizens to exercise political participation in representative democracies. The interplay between civil society organisations and political parties can vary significantly depending on the political context of the country of focus and its overall democratic structure. This in turn has major implications for the opportunity of citizens’ political participation.
Exploring the topic in five target countries: Benin, Kenya, Cambodia, the Philippines and Bolivia, this study aimed to describe and compare the different roles and capacities of political parties and civil society groups in guaranteeing citizens’ political participation in representative democracies.
Join us for the study presentation and exchange with the lead and country authors, which will be followed by a reception.
PROGRAMME
15:45 – 16:00 Arrival & Registration of Participants
16:00 – 16:15 Opening Remarks & Keynote

Denis Schrey, ENoP Network Coordinator

16:15 – 16:45 Presentation of the Study

Dr. Wilhelm Hofmeister, Lead Author of the Study

16:45 – 18:00 Remarks by the Country Authors

Javas Arafat Bigambo, Kenya
Moïse Loka Fonton, Benin
Ok Serei Sopheak, Cambodia
Julio Cabral Teehankee, The Philippines

18:00 – 18:30 Q&A
18:30 – 19:00 Reception
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Deadline for registrations: 5 December | Please note seats at the in-person event are limited

Capacity-building Training | Media
2022-12-12 09:30 - 2022-12-13 09:30 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Venue, Online
The training will take place online on 12-13 December 2022, between 09:30-12:30 CET.
The objective of the training is to provide participants with knowledge and set of tools for successful communication with media and formulating messages. The training will support staff (incl. local staff) from ENoP member foundations by introducing them to communication with media. They will learn the methods on how to approach target group most effectively and the tools for formulating effective messages. For more details on the content of the training, please see draft agenda.
NB! Please note that we have limited number of available spaces for the training. In case of less than 10 registrations, the training will be cancelled.
This event is organised by ENoP as part of its current EU co-funded project “Strengthening ENoP as Actor in Support of Democratic and Pluralistic Societies”.

Hybrid Conference | Official Development Assistance (ODA) in the Time of Multiple Crises
2022-12-15 09:30 - 12:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Venue, Online
ENoP member Povod Institute, Slovenia, is organising a conference on 15th December 2022 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The event will be held in English and will be streamed on Povod’s Facebook page and on Zoom.
The focus will be on the national and EU bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) quantity and quality, as well as reaching ODA commitments for the implementation of Agenda 2030 and reaching SDGs. We will analyze trends in EU and ODA efficiency within bilateral and multilateral cooperation.
A day before the public conference, we will hold a workshop/consultation where we will have a thematic discussion with different ENoP members and CSOs representatives from the EU and Slovenia, where participants will share their practical experiences, views, and knowledge on policies at the national, EU or global level. The purpose of the workshop is to strengthen the CSO view on the issue of ODA and international cooperation and to prepare issues for the next day’s conference panel.
“European countries have been faced with numerous global challenges in the past few years, from climate change and the still ongoing Covid-19 pandemic issues to the worsening global order and potential fragmentation to smaller regional groupings, all of which have impacted the smoothness of different global supply chains required for the current global system to function.”
Program:
09:30 – 10:00 Registration and welcome coffee/snacks
10:00 – 12:00 Panel discussion

Dr. Robert Kokalj, Ministry of the Foreign affairs Republic of Slovenia, Sector for Policies of International Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid
Eyachew Tefera, Director, Institute for African Studies
Salvatore Nocerino, Policy and Advocacy Advisor, CONCORD Europe
Ingo Ritz, Director, Global Call to Action Against Poverty
Hadil Ali Al Shawaheen, Senior Officer at the Department of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Social Development in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Seku Conde, Foreign Policy Journalist, Slovenian National TV

12:00 – … Networking
Moderator: Robert Križanič, Director, Institute Povod
This event is organised with the support of ENoP as part of its current EU co-funded project “Strengthening ENoP as Actor in Support of Democratic and Pluralistic Societies”.

Capacity-building Training | Risk Management
2022-12-20 09:30 - 2022-12-21 13:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Venue, Online
SAVE THE DATE:
The training will take place online on 20-21 December 2022, between 09:30-13:00 CET, and it will be delivered by Ms Vassiliki Chatzipetrou, Co-founder and Director of EU & International Cooperation Department at ReadLab. Ms Chatzipetrou has vast experience in national, EU and international projects design, proposal writing and submission to Calls for EU-funded projects (Erasmus+, Daphne, Justice, EASI, AMIF, Interreg, Horizon 2020) as well as the project management of EU-funded projects.
The main objective of the training is to draw participants’ attention to the main financial and project risks. The training will support ENoP members who manage co-funded projects by introducing them to a structured approach to risk management and proper tools and techniques to manage risks.
Registration deadline: 14 December 2022
NB! In case of less then 10 registrations, the training will be cancelled.
This event is organised by ENoP as part of its current EU co-funded project “Strengthening ENoP as Actor in Support of Democratic and Pluralistic Societies”.

Supporting Democracy and Fighting Political Polarization
2023-01-19 10:00 - 11:30 (Europe/Brussels) | Online Venue, Online
Supporting Democracy and Fighting Political Polarization
The Work of Social Democratic Foundations in the Western Balkans: The example of Serbia
The next edition of ENoP’s Roundtable on Working with Political Parties will take place on 19 January 2023. Organised in cooperation with its members the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and the Foundation Max van der Stoel, the discussion will explore the work of social democratic foundations in the Western Balkans, with focus on Serbia.
The roundtable will offer an insight into the perspective of the social democratic political foundations in working with political parties in the Western Balkans. It will further discuss the ways in which political foundations interact on the ground, the challenges and opportunities they face in working with political parties, as well as their activities contributing to more cooperation, tolerance, diversity and overcoming political polarization.
With a specific focus on Serbia, the event will also serve to present the results of a recent study, conducted by one of our S&D members, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, on: “Identity, partnership, polarization: How democratically elected politicians get away with autocratizing their country”.
Draft Programme
Welcome and moderation:

Jana Weber, Deputy Network Coordinator, ENoP

Opening remarks:

Arjen Berkvens, Director, Foundation Max van der Stoel (2013-2022)

Speakers:

Filip Milačić, Senior Researcher, Regional OCSE Office on Democracy of the Future, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Knut Fleckenstein, Former MEP, Co-facilitator of Jean Monnet and Inter-party Dialogue processes (Negotiator with Serbia) | TBC
Kirsten Schönefeld, Director of Serbia Office, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

Q&A

Launch | Research on Social Capital in Poland and Hungary
2023-01-20 18:00 - 19:30 (Europe/Warsaw) | Plac Wolności 1, Poznań, Poznań, Poland
The European Network of Political Foundations and Projekt: Polska Foundation present a study on social trust and human capital in Poland and Hungary. The role of trust in the formation of social capital is crucial due to the current socio–political situation, in particular the growing political polarization, significant differences in confidence in the European Union between member, and finally, the COVID–19 pandemic. The report describes social capital in Poland and Hungary in terms of four dimensions: 1) Trust, 2) Norms and values, 3) Structure and 4) Action.
The study was based on qualitative and quantitative research conducted in Poland and Hungary. The results of the surveys shows that people in both countries are cautious towards others, and only a minority believes that people can be trusted. Nevertheless, there are significant differences between countries, in particular if it comes to declared trust in the European Union, as in the case of Poland it is the highest of all institutions surveyed, while in Hungary it is one of the lowest.
During the event, authors of the report will present their findings in detail, and will engaged in a discussion about the role of trust in modern democracy.
Programme
Welcome:

Miłosz Hodun, President, Projekt: Polska

Opening remarks:

Andrea Virág, Director, Republikon Institute

Speakers:

Krzysztof Mączka, auothor of the report, A. Mickiewicz University
Maciej Milewicz, author of the report, independent researcher

Moderation: Maja Obrebowska, Projekt: Polska
Q&A
The event will be taking place in Poznań, Poland.

What Can be Learned From Crises? Western Balkans’ EU Enlargement in the Shadows of the Covid-19 Pandemic, the War in Ukraine, and the Energy Crisis.
2023-01-24 09:00 - 11:00 (Europe/Helsinki)
ENoP members Kalevi Sorsa Foundation and Ajatuspaja Visio have the pleasure to invite you to the upcoming discussion:
What can be learned from crises? Western Balkans’ EU enlargement in the shadows of the Covid-19 pandemic, the War in Ukraine, and the energy crisis.
Several crises have tested Europe in recent years. All of them have strongly affected the Western Balkans – a region that aspires to join the EU – but has for years been stuck in the waiting room.
After the pandemic and now during the Russian war in Ukraine and the energy crisis, the Western Balkan region appears as a battlefield of power politics, where the EU should take care of its own interests.
The discussion looks at the different implications the crises have had on the Western Balkan countries and especially their EU rapprochement. Moving forward, what have the crises taught us? What has been the EU’s role in helping the region and what could be Finland’s role in the future?
These and many other questions will be discussed among regional and Finnish politicians, CSO experts, and academia in Musiikkitalo on the 24th of January from 09:00-11:00. The event will discuss the report published by Kalevi Sorsa Foundation and European Network of Political Foundations: Has Covid-19 moved Western Balkan countries closer to or further from the EU.
Program
09:00 Opening
09.05 Ledjon Shahini, Director, Qemal Stafa Foundation Albania: Covid-19-pandemic and the democratic backslide in the Western Balkans
09.20 Brendan Humphreys, Senior Researcher, Aleksanteri Institute: Russian war on Ukraine and regional responses
09.35 Irfan Cengic, MP, House of Peoples, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Energy crisis and its implications
09.50 Pilvi Torsti, State Secretary: The EU’s role and support
10.10 Pekka Haavisto, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland: The role of Finland as a member state
10.25 Discussion
10.55 Closing words
The event will be moderated by Jelena Simic from Kalevi Sorsa Foundation.
Venue: Musiikkitalo Lämpiö, Kansalaistori 2G, Helsinki, Finland
Language: English
Streaming: A stream link will be sent to those who have registered.
This event is organised with the support of ENoP as part of its current EU co-funded project “Strengthening ENoP as Actor in Support of Democratic and Pluralistic Societies”.
