Civil society in Russia in 2015: trends, challenges, openings

EESC-EU-Russia Civil Society ForumJoint Event

Brussels 30 June 2015

EU Support to CSOs in Russia

• Several instruments

• European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights

• Civil Society Organisations and Local Authorities programme

• European Neighbourhood Instrument - Cross-border Cooperation Programmes

2014-2020 programmes

• European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights

• Objectives• Support to human rights and human rights defenders• Support to human dignity, economic, social and cultural rights, women's

rights and gender equality, fight against impunity and discrimination• Support to democracy including civil and political rights• EU election observation missions

• Implementation through- National calls for proposals- Global calls for proposals

European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights

• Russia call for proposals 2015

• Specific objectives• Support to human rights organisations and defenders• Enhance public discourse and dialogue on universality of human rights

values and democracy

• Funding- Overall indicative amount: € 2.9 million- Size of grants: between € 300,000 and € 750,000. - Grants above € 400,000 must have at least 30% re-granting

2014-2020 programmes

• Civil Society Organisations and Local Authorities (CSO-LA)

• Priorities

• Focus on country level civil society organisations and local authorities contribution to governance and development

• Reinforcing regional and global CSO and LA networks• Development education and awareness raising initiatives

• Implementation through- National calls for proposals- Global calls for proposals

Civil Society Organisations programme

• Russia call for proposals 2015

• Specific objective – to enhance the contribution of civil society in one of the following priority areas:

• CSOs as actors of governance and accountability• CSOs as partners in promoting social development• CSOs as key stakeholders in promoting inclusive and sustainable

growth

• Funding- Overall indicative amount: € 3.9 million- Size of grants: between € 300,000 and € 750,000. - Grants above € 400,000 must have at least 30% re-granting

2014-2020 programmes

• Cross-border cooperation

• Strategic priorities

• Promote economic and social development in regions on both sides of the border

• Address common challenges in environment, public health, safety and security

• Promote better conditions and modalities for mobility of persons, goods and capital

• Types of programmes- Land border programmes- Sea Basin programmes

Cross-border cooperation

• Russia participates in

• Land border programmes• Kolartic• Karelia - Russia• South-East Finland – Russia• Estonia - Russia• Latvia - Russia• Lithuania – Russia• Poland - Russia

• Sea basin programmes• Baltic Sea Basin programme

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