Yesterday an expert event of Eastern Partnership advocators - EU officials, journalists, think tank and civil society representatives took place in the European Parliament. An event, organised by the EaP Civil Society Forum focused on the future strategy for European integration in the Eastern Neighbourhood, challenges and lessons learnt.
The speakers included high officials - Henri Malosse, President of the EESC, Philip Mikos, Head of Unit, Regional Programmes Neighbourhood East, DG Europe Aid and representatives of the Steering Committee of the EaP Civil Society Forum - Jeff Lovitt, Jan Peiklo...
On the 10th of February two CSF Steering Committee members Jeff Lovitt and Leila Alieva participated in the Euronest Standing Committee on Political Affairs, Human Rights and Democracy that meets twice a year, consisting of European Parliament delegation and the Eastern European Partners' (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) delegations.
The speakers from European External Action Service (Gunnar Wiegand) and the European Commission (Michael Koehler) talked about the prospect of the Eastern Partnership until the 2015 Summit in Riga and the European Neighborhood Instrument for 2014-2020.
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The topic of the conference, conducted on 13 December 2013 by CNIS within the series of round tables devoted to the 95th anniversary of the first democratic republic (1918-1920), was “Factors of Power Stability in the Oil Rich States: Cases of Azerbaijan, Russia and Kazakhstan”. At the opening of the conference the director of the Center for National and International Studies Leila Alieva focused on major political challenges , which three Caspian states are facing in their state and democracy building. She shaped the focus of discussion - the fate of sustainability of domestic...
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The 7th Assembly of World Movement of Democracy took place on 14-17 October in Lima ( Peru). It’s overarching topic was “ Democracy for all: Ensuring Political, Social and Economic Inclusion” and it brought together near 500 participants from different continents of the world – representatives of both NGOs and international organizations. It was opened and led by the Chair of the World Movement Steering Committee Right Honorable Kim Campbell Chair of the Former -Prime Minister of Canada.
The 7th assembly was devoted to the recent global trends of democracy development,...
Baku, June 2, 2012. On June 2, 2012 Center for National and International Studies held a conference on “Modernization of Azerbaijan and Turkey in the context of global processes "in Sheki.
Leila Aliyeva, President of CNIS, in her opening speech stressed, that “we conducted our first conference in the framework of this project in Sheki as well. Today, the democratization and modernization processes are topic of special interest. For example, before the Arab spring there was an opinion, that modernization is more typical for East, especially for Arab countries, then democratization. However,...
The situation with democratic freedom in Azerbaijan, especially a freedom of assembly was the main subject of the conference on “ Role of Freedom of Assembly in Civic Activism, Political Pluralism and European Integration”, held by the Center for National and International Studies with the financial support of the World Alliance for Citizen Participation CIVICUS (South Africa), at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on November 1, 2011. The conference brought together prominent human rights activists, lawyers and defenders, political parties, NGOs, journalists and international organizations. The event...
The beginning of year 2011 was marked by the crisis of the last bastion of non-democratic regimes – the only geographical region, which by the words of Larry Diamond, historically had never experienced democracy .
The fall or crisis of autocratic and hybrid regimes of the North Africa raised many questions and dilemmas, which international community and the EU will face from now on. The significance of timing of the external reaction to the quickly and dramatically developing events in Libya, has stressed necessity of preparedness of the EU to the possible similar cases In the future....
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
18.02.2021
“…In order to build a “smart village”, one needs to have a smart government…”
The FB community demonstrates an increasing sense of deep frustration and disempowerment with the unfolding of political agendas that are perceived as a distinct threat to the constructive development of a thriving post-war society. A sense of betrayal is heightened at times with humour, but the issues are ever more clearly elicited with Putin’s Russia consolidating its outreach and internal oligarchs...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
10.12.2020
The FB community circulates individual stories of soldiers who died in the military operations dedicated to the liberation of occupied lands, discuss the awards given to them by the president, and the social welfare and compensation provided to their families. They decry the videos with scenes of mistreatment of the POWs by military and demand the prosecutor’s office to investigate and try those responsible. The FB community is also anxious regarding the rate of COVID-19 infection and the shortage...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
19.11.2020
“…The war is over, the conflict goes on, Russia is in the region…”
The most popular FB news concerns the controversial arrival of the Russian peacekeepers, worries caused by uncertainty of Turkish participation in the peacekeeping operation, the delay in liberation of the remaining territories, the release of the 21 political prisoners to house arrest, the destruction of the villages and towns by the departing Armenian settlers, the debate on the ownership of the Christian monasteries...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
29.10.2020
“…The Azerbaijan-Armenia war is a litmus test on the attitudes of observers …”
The war continues to be the central topic of FB. The FB community decries and mourns the shelling of Barda by the Armenian army, resulting in 90 civilian victims, which has amplified the emotional tone and intensity of the postings, put pressure on peacemakers, and provoked the perception of some Western observers as being one-sided. The FB community...
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29.10.2020
“…The Azerbaijan-Armenia war is a litmus test on the attitudes of observers …”
The war continues to be the central topic of FB. The FB community decries and mourns the shelling of Barda by the Armenian army, resulting in 90 civilian victims, which has amplified the emotional tone and intensity of the postings, put pressure on peacemakers, and provoked the perception of some Western observers as being one-sided. The FB community...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
06.11.2019
The FB users shared and discussed the following topics: the state of health of the human rights defender Oktay Gulaliyev, the round table of opposition arranged by Musavat, reforms in the structure...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
04.03.2021
FB users, while pursuing the evolving situation in Armenia, take note of some potentially positive developments in Turkey and the consolidation of constructive relations with Pakistan. The murder of revered journalist Elmar Huseynov is commemorated, whose tragic death served to highlight community values, and emphasis is given to the government’s failure to prosecute his killers. A major theme is the bureaucratic obstacles being raised to the smooth reintegration of returning IDPS, and friction...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
01.03.2021
“… Russia has not changed in 28 years…”
The FB community is puzzled by the contrasting assessment of the Iskander rockets usage by the two countries’ leading officials, continues to follow closely the political turmoil in Armenia, remaining intensely concerned with the issue of sovereignty in the territory controlled by Russian peacekeepers, together with deficiencies in the treatment of troops and their families. Mismanagement of financial budgeting in the reclaimed territories is again...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
15.02.2021
The long-serving MP: “Do not get me involved in politics…”
FB posts continue to reflect the anxieties of the community and to highlight inconsistencies and irregularities on the part of the authorities. Postwar and pandemic vulnerability is severely challenged by actions and inactions deemed unjust, inappropriate or at odds with the defining nature of parliamentary work. Compassion is seen to override corruption, with citizens themselves finding ways to take care of those at the mercy...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
07.01.2021
“ … Russia changes the map of Azerbaijan every day …”
The FB community monitors and decries the activities of the Russian peacekeepers; problems in meeting the needs of the families of the war heroes; comments on the election of Biden and political turmoil in the US; questions the decision of President Aliyev to build an airport in Fizuli instead of Khojali, the increase of the price of gasoline, the opening of the criminal case by Russia on the shooting down of their helicopter and discusses the upcoming...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
14.12.2020
“… Iran’s main concern is not history, but the cooperation of Azerbaijan with Turkey and Israel …”
The FB community is seriously concerned and decries the provocation around Shusha of Armenian forces and the spread of the Russian map of Karabagh with its altered borders; discusses the visit of the co-chairmen of the Minsk Group to Baku and the statement of president Aliyev that he did not invite them; commemorates and shares stories of the young people who died in the war; continues...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
26.11.2020
“… Russian flags in Azerbaijan are a tragedy for the country …”
The FB community shares their joy with the IDPs from Kelbajar on the liberation of their home region, but also mourns the victims of the war. They note with indignation that instead of reacting to Russia’s arbitrary behaviour in the country, Aliyev has attacked the opposition in his Kelbajar speech. The activists, public leaders, and journalists denounced the resolution by the French Parliament recognizing Artsakh/Upper...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
16.11.2020
“… They leave us only the ashes of Kelbajar …”
The trilateral ceasefire statement of Ilham Aliyev, Vladimir Putin and Nikol Pashinian on Karabagh and the course of its implementation is the main topic on FB. The activists, journalists, and bloggers continue to express their growing concern and protest against the arrival of the Russian peacekeepers and the immediate establishment of branches of Russian state institutions in Nagorno Karabagh, follow and comment on the course of the departure...