Transcript People 2 People

TP2P
Presentation of
TP2P activities to date,
Calendar planning
and
implementation process
TP2P
Opportunity for CSOs:
 To interact and network with their national, regional
and European-level counterparts
 to create new partnerships
 to visit EU institutions, in order to familiarise
themselves with EU structures, policy making
process, programmes, policies and best practices.
TP2P Priority Determination
 P2P Online Consultation – input from CSOs requested
by DG Near “Bottom-up approach”
 Input from NA, Progress report and previous events
 Common topics emerge as SMB or MB
 Discussion of SMB/SB topics with LAGs and
confirmation of priorities
 Submission of planned P2P calendar to Brussels
 Endorsement by EUDs
TP2P Topics – Areas of Focus
TP2P Topic focus determined by:
 Follow up to regional events/priority themes
 Needs Assessments
 Progress Reports
 Online consultation results
 LAG consultations/focus group discussions
 FPA project events
TP2P Topics – Regional Level
 Examples of regional priority topics that have been
based on regional events that have taken place/are
planned:
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Fundamental Rights - Anti-discrimination/social
inclusion (minorities, LGBTI, disability, Roma)
- Roma (social inclusion, education, employment etc)
- Migration/asylum seekers and human rights
TP2P Topics- Needs Assessments and
Progress Reports
Main common topics that emerge from NAs and
Progress reports:
 Anti-discrimination (Roma, Disability, LGBTI,
minorities)
 Roma
 Anti-Corruption
 Violence Against Women/gender equality
 CSO inclusion in the EU Accession process
Online consultation overview
 Common top topics for MB
- Anti-Corruption
- Access to education (vulnerable groups, Roma,
minorities, disability etc)
- Nature protection
- Enforcement and protection of human rights
Online consultation-SMBs
- Cross border initiatives (BH, MK, MN, SR, KO)
- Judiciary independence (AL, BH, SR, TR, KO)
- Rural development/Sustainable Agriculture (AL, BH, MK,
KO, SR, TR)
- Renewable energy/energy efficiency (MN, SR, MK, KO, BH)
- Youth employment (AL, MK, SR)
- Waste management (AL, SR, KO)
- Anti-Discrimination- people with disabilities (BiH, MN, KO,
TR,)
Recommendations for TP2P topics
Based on convergence of online consultation-needs
assessments and progress reports
 MB events: anti-corruption, gender equality/violence
against women, nature protection, access to education
 SMB events: overlapping topics in some countries.
E.g. youth employment, anti-discrimination-disability,
freedom of the media
 SB events: follow up events on antidiscrimination/social inclusion (Roma, LGBTI,
Minorities, disabilities), violence against women.
Additional topics from consultation/LAGs
Main Topics Covered to Date
 Social Entrepreneurship: 3 MB events followed by 7 events at the
national level (AL, BiH, MK, SR, TR)
 Fundamental Rights: 2 MB events + 1 SMB event + 3 SB events (TR,
AL, MK, SR with 3 more events planned in MK and SR)
 Media Integrity and Freedom: 2 MB events + follow up events
planned at the national levels
 Rural Development/Agriculture: 1 MB event followed by 1 SMB
event
 Roma: 2 MB events with 3 info event follow up
 Anti-Corruption/transparency (1MB), CSOs and EU Accession (1MB
+ 1 MB planned), Access to education/culture/social inclusion (3SBs
+ more planned), events related to enabling environment and CSO
visibility (1 MB + 4 SB + more planned)
Example of Strategic Approach
 Social Entrepreneurship: 3 MB events “Chartering
into the Future” and “Social Entrepreneurs: Have
your Say” resulting in Strasbourg Declaration and
Unlocking the Potential of Social Economy for EU
Growth resulting in Rome Declaration
Follow up events
 AL – conference on role of CSOs in developing SE with
contribution to government policy
 BiH – cycle of 3 linked events to support SE in BiH: study
visit, conference, partnership fair
 MK – workshop to contribute to government legislation +
capacity building event for CSOs
 SR – Regional event resulting in Balkan Declaration on SE
development in WB and T
 TR - Conference on models of SE for community
development and social inclusion
Example of Strategic Approach
 Fundamental Rights and Anti-Discrimination: 1 MB
event “Fundamental Rights, Non-Discrimination of
Minorities including LGBTI”
Follow Up
 TR – 1 MB event “Anti-Discrimination and Equality on the
way to the EU” – regional network strategy + 1 SB “Equal
Access of Vulnerable Groups to Electoral Rights” –
monitoring strategy
 MK – Study visit on Fundamental Rights + Training by ECHR
on Freedoms + Conference on Equality Bodies
 AL – SMB event on Access to Rights and Services of
Vulnerable Groups –networking in region for disability
CSOs
 SR – CSOs and Social Service Delivery + EU legal
Framework and Policies on Fundamental Rights Protection
Potential areas for TP2P “Series”
 Open Government Partnership event – FPA regional
event – to be followed by national events in MK, BiH
 Priority topic from NA “CSO participation in EU
processes”: EESC WB Forum, EMI Civil Society
Congress, SMB – Civil Society Voice Heard
 Priority Topic from Online consultation “Access to
Education”: access to education for Roma
Areas still requiring some focus
 Roma – Roma Integration Award followed by info
events. 1 event planned for Roma access to education
in KO.
 Migration – regional event planned (not confirmed)
bur urgent and hot topic in region
 Access to Education
 Violence Against Women
 Nature Protection (Climate Change)
Albania- Progress Report and NA
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CSO inclusion in EU integration and accession process
Violence against women
Roma
Environment and climate change
Bosnia- Progress report and NA
topics
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Transparency of public funding
Fight against corruption
Anti-discrimination esp. Roma and LGBTI
Freedom/independence of media
Social policy/social dialogue
Social inclusion
Mental health and human rights
Youth employment/entrepreneurship
Kosovo- Progress report and NA
topics
 Inclusion of CS in decision-making via
thematic/sectoral meetings
 Gender equality
 Anti-discrimination esp LGBTI, minorities
 Roma
Macedonia- progress report and NA
topics
 Anti-discrimination/Social inclusion (Roma, minorities,
LGBTI)
 Fight against corruption
social services
 Human rights of vulnerable groups
 Domestic violence-violence against women
 Roma
 freedom of expression/independence of media
 CSO engagement in the adoption of EU Acquis
Communautaire.
Montenegro-Progress report and NA
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Anti-Corruption
Open government
Freedom of expression/media
Gender equality and women’s rights
Roma (employment and healthcare)
Migration and vulnerable groups
Serbia- Progress report and NA topics
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Anti-discrimination (Roma, minorities, LGBTI, HIV/AIDs)
Social inclusion (Roma, disability)
Violence against women
Freedom of expression/media
Freedom of assembly
Anti-corruption
Migration
Youth entrepreneurship
Environment/Climate change
Turkey Progress report and NA topics
 Anti-discrimination/Social inclusion (LGBTI, Romaeducation, Disability-education, minorities)
 Freedom of expression/media
 Violence against women/gender equality
 Anti-corruption
 Migration and human rights
 Environment
 CSO participation in decision-making
 Constitutional process