Brussels, 17/18 April - A Report on the Discussion on Human Rights and Transitional Justice at the Conference

CIVIL SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: BUILDING EUROPE TOGETHER (Brussels, April 17&18, 2008)

On the initiative of the European Commission’s Directorate General Enlargement, representatives of hundreds of NGOs and other civil society associations from EU candidate and potential candidate countries, as well as their counterparts from EU member countries have met in Brussels to exchange experiences and information, as well as to discuss their role in these countries’ speedier accession  to the European Union. As this important conference took place in a moment crucial for Serbia’s future – the upcoming parliamentary, provincial and local elections represent but one of the aspects of this country’s complicated condition – the EWS Newsletter team decided to dedicate an issue to it with the aim to inform our readers and friends on the increased chances that civil society organizations in Serbia play a more significant role in mending the disturbed relations with the EU.

The gathering was attended by more than 50 representatives of close to 30 Serbian NGOs, whose contribution to numerous debates was welcomed by participants from other countries and EC representatives alike.

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