About Project

Overall objective of the project is thus in line with this need: to enable diverse segments of the civil society to actively take part in the EU accession process so as to fully open the process to citizens. 

Being active coordinators and members of National Convention on EU (NCEU) WGs, CEP and NALED had an opportunity to consult with other CSOs at national and local level about the need for civil society’s more active and substantiated role in the EU accession process, particularly economic acquis chapters, and, in relation to these, their involvement in activities related to the accession process, such as Economic Reform Programme (ERP) preparation. The consensus is that civil society does not possess sufficient capacities to take active engagement and contribute to the EU negotiations on economic topics with the acknowledgement that it is of high importance to have them included in the process through NCEU WGs. Overall objective of the project is thus in line with this need: to enable diverse segments of the civil society to actively take part in the EU accession process so as to fully open the process to citizens. Specific objectives: 1. To facilitate effective involvement of civil society in the EU negotiations on selected economic acquis chapters through NCEU. 2. To improve awareness and understanding of the civil society organisations (CSOs) and policy makers about the needs and ways of involving the civil society in the EU negotiations on the selected economic acquis chapters. 3. To strengthen capacities of the civil society to actively partake in the EU negotiations on selected economic acquis chapters and to engage in evidence-based advocacy towards policymakers. 4. To empower local CSOs to actively participate in and contribute to the EU negotiations on selected economic chapters.