EU Aid to Belarusian Civil Society: Needs and Challenges
EU Aid to Belarusian Civil Society: Needs and Challenges

Author(s): Elżbieta Kaca
Subject(s): Politics, Civil Society, International relations/trade, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: EU; Belarus; civil society; needs; challenges; EC;
Summary/Abstract: The EU faces a tough task in providing aid to the independent non-governmental sector in Belarus because of the difficulties in reaching new and informal civic groups and the Belarusian authorities’ restrictions on organisations seeking international aid. To overcome these limitations, the European Commission (EC) may consult its aid related to active citizenship to a greater extent with local communities in Belarus. For Poland and other Member States that are donors in this area, it will be important to ensure the effectiveness of EU aid and to coordinate their activities with the Union.

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