Internship in the Communications Department at the CSF Secretariat.
EU-Russia Civil Society Forum (CSF) is looking for two interns who will be based at the Communications Department at the CSF Secretariat. The appointment will be from 15 April 2020 till 14 July 2020 and from 15 July 2020 till 14 October 2020 respectively. The Secretariat is based in Berlin, […]
Board of the Forum is Dismayed at the Trial for the “Set’” (Network) Group
The Board of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum is dismayed at the trial for the “Set‘” (Network) group, which was labelled by the Russian authorities a terrorist community – without any plausible ground. Besides, the trial was marked with numerous law violations, including torture, and followed by the inhumane verdict, […]
Webinar: “SDGs and Russian Civil Society: Time to Join Forces”
Nikola Mokrović, Forum Board member, visited Moscow and Smolensk
In January – early February 2020, Nikola Mokrović, the Board member of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum and the archivist of the Documenta Centre for Dealing with the Past (Zagreb, Croatia), visited Moscow and Smolensk. In Moscow, Nikola Mokrović had meetings with a number of Forum member organisations: International Memorial, […]
The Gender Equality Working Group Started its Work with a Study Tour in Bulgaria
On 3-6 December 2019, the first Study Tour of the recently established Working Group “Gender Equality” took place in Bulgaria. On the first day, the Forum’s member organisation “The Green Light for the Civil Initiatives Foundation” organised the Round Table “Gender Equality: approaches and understanding in the EU and Russia” […]
Human rights defenders discussed in Strasbourg implementation by Russia of its Council of Europe obligations
On 29 January 2020, a group of Russian and Ukrainian human rights defenders held a joint briefing in Strasbourg during a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, entitled “Compliance of the Russian Federation with its obligations seven years after the last PACE monitoring report”. The members […]
500 Words on Brexit
The Process of Introducing Amendments to the Russian Constitution Is Yet Another Sign for the Lack of Democracy in the Russian Political System
[ + ] 1. ↑ See the current text of the Constitution, which was adopted at the referendum on 12 December 1993, at www.constitution.ru/en/10003000-01.htm 2. ↑ For more information, see, e.g., www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/01/22/russias-tumultuous-week-the-main-events-a69008, www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-23/putin-s-overhaul-gets-initial-approval-in-russian-parliament and https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/01/15/putin-proposes-national-referendum-on-russian-constitutional-amendments (with the list of proposed amendments 3. ↑ See http://en.kremlin.ru/structure/state-council 4. ↑ See the text […]
Now online: Exhibition Catalogue for the exhibition “Different wars: National School Textbooks on World War II”
The Exhibition Catalogue for the exhibition “Different wars: National School Textbooks on World War II” is now available online. The catalogue does not only reproduce the exhibition, but gives additional information on the countries’ internal discussions and key aspects regarding WWII, on the curricula and the teaching methods. View […]
Now online: 2019 Report on the State of Civil Society in the EU and Russia
The 2019 Report on the State of Civil Society in the EU and Russia is now available in English View and download 2019 Report on the State of Civil Society in the EU and Russia From 2016 onwards, the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum (CSF) has issued an annual Report on […]
Deepest Condolences to Families and Friends of Those Killed in Tehran
On 8 January, shortly after take-off near Tehran (Iran), a Ukrainian Boeing 737 crashed killing all 176 on board. [2] We express our profound condolences to the families and friends of those who perished in this horrible accident. [ + ] 1, 2. ↑ https://www.dw.com/en/ukrainian-passenger-plane-crashes-near-tehran-killing-all-on-board/a-51924389
MEPs Approach EC on the Matter of Adding People in Need on the List of Undesirable Organisations
Defence of the civil society and expanding its space in the EU as well as the Russian Federation has been a long-term priority for the Advocacy Group of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum. Therefore, the Group welcomes the initiative of a number of MEPs, led by a Green MEP Markéta […]
Call for Applications: Legal Dialogue Journalism Fellowship
EU-Russia Civil Society Forum’s Legal Dialogue programme offers a journalism travel fellowship aimed at covering the selected legal topics in the European Union and Russia between 1st February to 30 April 2020. We are looking for a journalist of 35 years old or younger from the European Union or Russia, who […]
Situation for Russian Civil Society Deteriorates in 2019 Despite Russia’s Return to PACE: Strong Reaction by the Council of Europe Is Needed
Statement by the Board of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum
November Review: Demonstrations in Europe and Court Hearings in Russia
[ + ] 1. ↑ See https://www.pytkam.net/ru/news/evropeyskiy-sud-kommuniciroval-zhalobu-maksima-lapunova-na-pytki-i-neeffektivnoe-rassledovanie (in Russian) 2. ↑ See https://rm.coe.int/16809371ee 3. ↑ See https://eu-russia-csf.org/wp-content/uploads/statements/en/StatementOyubTitiev19.03.2019.pdf 4. ↑ See https://dmitrievaffair.com/2019/11/21/petition-free-yury-dmitriev/ 5. ↑ See the joint statement by the Forum’s Solidarity Group and Historical Memory and Education Working Group on the persecution of Perm Memorial: https://eu-russia-csf.org/stand-with-perm-memorial/ and a public appeal […]
