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Countries in transition from closed to open societies. East East : Partnership Beyond Borders. Two or more countries. Mutual beneficial projects. and the websites of national Open Society Foundations. www.soros.org/initiatives/east. East East (countries in transition).
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Countries in transition from closed to open societies East East: Partnership Beyond Borders Two or more countries Mutual beneficial projects
and the websites of national Open Society Foundations www.soros.org/initiatives/east
East East (countries in transition) 1990-2011: Central and Eastern Europe, former Soviet Union, Turkey, Mongolia Coming soon: ALSO in South Asia, Africa and Latin America (actually, it’s already here)
East East: Partnership Beyond Borders • In the last 10 years, no more than 20 supported projects that look at Black Sea as a region and identify regional issues Open call for proposals, no agenda setting Around 1,000 proposals (concept notes or projects) each year 250-300 initiatives supported yearly
Regional issues (Black Sea) • Resource exploitation and transit • Peace building and conflict resolution • Radical movements • Security threats Hydrocarbon Conflicts
Questions • Is there a real space of BSR co-operation for NGOs, independent of donors’ agenda? • What are the common issues to look at? • … except conflicts and hydrocarbon! • Will the new pipelines change anything?
www.soros.org/initiatives/east and the websites of national Open Society Foundations