Following the Third Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe (Warsaw, 16-17 May 2005), the Council of Europe INGO Conference introduced a new pilot project for national NGOs from 47 Council of Europe member states. The project aims at assembling representatives of the leading national non-governmental organisations at regional congresses to discuss important problems related to the participation of the civil society in the development and consolidation of democracy.
The first regional NGO congress took place in March 2006 in Warsaw and was attended by 150 civil society representatives from Central and Eastern Europe (http://www.warsawcongress.pl). The second congress was conducted in Kyiv (Ukraine) on 25 – 27 November 2007.
The Congress aims at providing a platform for the leading NGO representatives to discuss the role of their organisations in the development and consolidation of democracy, as well as to look into the possibilities and prospects of cooperation and to prepare recommendations for the activities of NGOs in their region.
Kyiv Regional NGO Congress was focused on two main topics: (1) The Role of NGOs in the Development and Consolidation of Democracy and (2) NGO Regional and European Cooperation: Problems and Prospects.
Kyiv Regional NGO Congress is a three-day conference, attended by more than 200 participants from 15 European countries: (1) NGO leaders from Ukraine, Russia, Poland, and Belarus; (2) NGO leaders from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Hungary, Baltic States, and Slovakia; (3) Council of Europe representatives; (4) International experts; (5) Media.
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