Civil Society Dialogue Network
The Civil Society Dialogue Network (CSDN) is a three-year project funded by the European Commission aimed at facilitating dialogue on peacebuilding issues between civil society and the EU institutions.
The CSDN will contribute to strengthening international and regional capacity for conflict prevention and post-conflict co-operation. EPLO will organise CSDN meetings which will be open to all interested civil society actors and will take place in Brussels, EU Member States and conflict-affected countries with EU presence.
The CSDN will discuss policy, strategic and programming aspects of the Peacebuilding Partnership, transversal thematic issues relating to peacebuilding and crisis-specific situations. CSDN meetings will fall into the following six categories:
- Policy (Thematic)
- Geographic
- Funding Instruments
- Member State
- In-country Dialogue
- Crisis Response
The project also foresees the organisation of a series of training seminars for civil society on peacebuilding and EU policy and practice.
EPLO will produce background material, including briefing papers, reports, and policy papers. Updates on the CSDN will also be disseminated via the Conflict Prevention Newsletter.
Click here to download a press release about the launch of the CSDN.
For more information about the CSDN, please contact Catherine Woollard.
Next Event
| Title | EU Common Foreign and Security Policy as a Peacebuilding Tool |
| Date | Tuesday 13 March 2012 |
| Time | 09.30-17.30 |
| Venue |
European Commission Permanent Representation in Spain, Paseo de la Castellana 46, Madrid |
| Type of Meeting | Member State Meeting |
| Short Description |
The meetings aim at facilitating dialogue between the EU institutions and Spanish civil society on the practice of peacebuilding and conflict prevention and it aims to advance the development of a more coherent and more effective EU action in these areas. The meeting will bring together approximately 30 participants including high-level experts from Spanish civil society and research institutes on European affairs, representatives from European Institutions, including European Commission, the European Parliament, the European External Action Service, and members of the EU military staff as well as the Spanish Armed Forces with experience in CSDP missions. |
| Agenda & Registration |
For a draft agenda of the meeting, please click here. For more information, please contact Josephine Liebl. |
Previous Events
From Combatants to Statebuilders – Armed Groups in Participatory Peace Processes (February 2012, Brussels)
- PowerPoint Presentation: 'Combatants to Statebuilders - Lessons learnt and recommendations'
For more information about this event, please contact Florian Kadletz
Funding Instruments Meeting: The Instrument for Stability: Annual Action Programme 2012, Strategy Paper 2012-2013 and Multiannual Indicative Programme 2012-2013 (December 2011, Brussels)
- PowerPoint Presentation: 'Key elements of the draft Instrument for Stability Crisis Preparedness Component Annual Action Programme 2012' (Session 2)
- PowerPoint Presentation: 'Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 - Heading 4: External Relations' (Session 3)
- PowerPoint Presentation: 'Evaluation of EC Conflict Prevention Action and New IfS Regulation' (Session 3)
For more information about this event, please contact Ben Moore
Geographic Meeting: Middle East and North Africa: The Role of Civil Society in Institutional Reform (December 2011, Brussels)
For more information about this event, please contact Josephine Liebl
|
Related Pages Click on the following links for more information about earlier CSDN meetings:
|