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Black Sea NGO Forum 2010

3rd edition

Investing in Our Common Future

AGENDA

Day 1, Thursday 21 October

9.00 10.00 Opening remarks

Teodor Baconschi, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Romania) (tbc)

Niculae Idu, Head of Representation, Representation of the EuropeanCommission in RomaniaCraig Kennedy, President of the German Marshall Fund (tbc)

10.00 10.30 Press conference

10.00 10.30 coffee break

10.30 12.00 Review of major political and economic developments in the region(economy, politics, EU policies)

Traian Ungureanu, European Parliament (tbc)

Thierry Bechet, Adviser (Conflict Resolution and Regional Cooperation)European Commission, Directorate-General for External Relations (tbc)Iulian Fota, Councilor, Romanian PresidencyTedo Japaridze, International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS)Jana Kobzova, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) (tbc)Ognyan D. Minchev, Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS)

12.00 13.00 Country developments (I) including state of civil society, main issues onthe public agenda, economic reforms, policies to mitigate crisis

Moderator: Iris Kempe, Director of Heinrich Bll Foundation South CaucasusRegional Office (tbc)

Armenia Azerbaijan Georgia


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13.00 14.30 lunch

14.30 15.30 Country developments (II) including state of civil society, main issues on thepublic agenda, economic reforms, policies to mitigate crisis

Moderator: Sorin Mereacre, East European Foundation (Republic of Moldova)

Belarus R. Moldova Russia Ukraine

15.30 16.30 Country developments (III) including state of civil society, main issues onthe public agenda, economic reforms, policies to mitigate crisis

Moderator: Ozgur nlhisarckl, German Marshal Fund of the US (Turkey)

Turkey

Romania Bulgaria Greece


17.00 18.00 NGO Fair

18.00 19.00 Around the Black Sea - a multimedia project, in which two Romanianjournalist discover stories, portraits and images in the middle of localcommunities. The journalists have crossed Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia,Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine and Moldova to illustrate thedifferences and similarities between the communities around the Black Sea,

as they fail to appear in daily press.

19.00 21.00 welcome dinner

Day 2, Friday 22 October

9.30 10.45 Thematic panels (I)


11.00 13.00 Thematic panels (II)

Democracy andCitizenParticipation

How does the level of civic participation affect the quality ofgovernance and democracy in the region?What effective solutions did work to increase citizenparticipation at local and/or national level?What should governments and international community do to


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increase citizen participation at local and/or national level?Does civic participation help decrease corruption? Doesmonitoring public spending work?Can effective local governance really contribute to povertyalleviation?- good practices - case studies of NGO work -

SustainableEconomicDevelopment

How effective is civil society networking for sustainableeconomic development in the region? (including think tanks,business associations, foreign investors etc.)What is the impact of NGOs (think tanks, business associations)on economic good governance and transparency?What is the expected impact of free trade agreements with theEU for the economies in the region?Are public-private partnerships (PPPs) a solution or a risk?To what extent NGOs and business associations can worktogether to promote CSR in the region?

- good practices case studies of NGO work -Youth Policies Do the countries in the Black Sea region invest in their youth?

How effective are youth policies in the region?What is the situation of youth organizations in the region?How much youth mobility is there in the region?How strong is the EU and international support for youthpolicies in the Black Sea region?- good practices case studies of NGO work -

Bridging DividedCommunities

What does true reconciliation entail? How can it be achievedand what is the role of civil society? How can its achievementbe assessed?

What are the most effective ways to build confidence withindivided communities?What are the limits that (high) politics draw among dividedsocieties and how can civil society mitigate them?How relevant are the international mechanisms for theprotection of minority rights to the reconciliation processes inthe region?- good practices case studies of NGO work -

Environment &Climate Change

What are the environmental priorities for the Black Sea regionat present?What resources do exist to implement the Black Seaenvironmental agenda?

What is the impact of climate change in the region and howshould it be mitigated?- good practices case studies of NGO work -


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13.00 14.30 lunch

14.30 16.00 Donors and international actors' perspectives on civil societydevelopments in the region

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16.30 coffee break

16.30 19.00 Partnership meetings / Study visits to local NGOs / Free time

19.00 21.00 dinner

Day 3, Saturday 23 October

9.00 11.30 Cross-sector panels:

Capacity building for NGOs Organizational development / Humanresources

Challenges for the independence ofthe civil society

Relations with donors and publicauthorities

Networking and solidarity among NGOsin the region

Networks / coalitions /platforms

New Media: Advocacy through bloggingand social networks Education / Information / Awarenessraising

PR & Comunication. Public campaigns Branding / Relations with mass-media /Reports


12.00 14.00 Black Sea NGO Award CeremonyReports from the panelsConclusions and recommendations

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15.30 lunch

16.00 departures

19.00 dinner for the remaining participants

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