Statement of the Eastern Partnership and EU-Russia Civil Society Forum on Ales Bialiatski imprisonment
On 24 November, in Belarus, a politically motivated verdict was pronounced against a prominent human rights defender, leader of the Human Rights Center “Viasna”, Vice-President of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Ales Bialiatski. He was found guilty of alleged “tax evasion on a large scale” and sentenced to […]
Mikhail Fedotov confirmed his participation in Warsaw Forum
Mikhail Fedotov, the adviser to the President of the Russian Federation and Chairman of the Presidential Council for Civil Society Institutions Development and Human Rights, has confirmed his participation in the second Meeting of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum. The Forum will take place in Warsaw, 1-2 December 2011 during the […]
Представители ГФ ЕС-Россия провели в Москве встречу с представителями Министерства иностранных дел России
17 июня в Москве члены Координационного Совета Гражданского Форума ЕС-Россия Наталья Таубина, Штефан Мелле и Юрий Джибладзе провели встречу в Министерстве иностранных дел России с директором Департамента общеевропейского сотрудничества МИД РФ Владимиром Воронковым и его сотрудниками. Договоренность об этой первой встрече членов Форума с официальными представителями российского правительства была достигнута накануне саммита Россия-ЕС в Нижнем Новгороде.
Гражданский Форум ЕС-Россия выражает глубокое соболезнование семье Елены Георгиевны Боннер в связи с ее кончиной.
18 июня 2011 года закончился земной путь человека великого в своем искреннем служении идеалам свободы и чести. Мы – представители гражданского общества Россия и Европейского Союза – скорбим об этой утрате. Жизненный путь Елены Георгиевны – сложный и насыщенный – был исключительным. Это было обусловлено не только историческими обстоятельствами. Ни […]
EU-Russia Civil Society Forum expresses our deep condolences to the family of Elena Bonner in connection with her death.
On June 18, 2011, the earthly way of Elena Bonner came to its end. It was a life of a great person in her sincere service to the ideals of freedom and dignity. We, representatives of civil societies of Russia and the European Union are mourning over this loss. Life […]
Representatives of EU-Russia Civil Society Forum held a meeting in Moscow with representatives of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Members of the Steering Committee of EU-Russia Civil Society Forum Natalya Taubina, Stefan Melle and Yuri Dzhibladze held a meeting in the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 17 in Moscow with the director of the Department of European Cooperation of Russian MFA Vladimir Voronkov and his staff. An agreement for this first meeting of the Forum’s representatives with Russian government officials had been reached before the recent EU-Russia summit in Nizhny Novgorod.
Coordinators of the EU-Russia partnership for modernisation welcome the founding of the CSF
EU-Russia Summit: Progress report agreed by the coordinators of the EU-Russia Partnership for Modernisation June 9, 2011 “ (…) In the priority area of promoting people-to-people contacts and enhancing dialogue with civil society, it was agreed to continue existing higher education cooperation and youth exchange programmes. The coordinators welcome the […]
Press about the attempts to disrupt the EU-Russia CSF activities in Nizhny Novgorod
Russian and international press about the persecution of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum members in Nizhy Novgorod
Negative reaction on the harassment of the Forum in Nizhny Novgorod
EU officials and human rights organisations criticize the obstruction of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum
Press conference LIVE STREAMING
A press conference of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum will be hold in Nizhny Novgorod on June 10, 2011 at 07:00 PM CET.
