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1 Organisation (note: this does not include organisations on the reserve list who might join in the event of the withdrawal of selected organisations): The organisations here are divided into voting Forum participants or Observer organisations. The current Forum Steering Committee - where their organisations have not been selected - will attend as Observers in their Steering Committee capacity. Additional attendees will include representatives of EU institutions and of EU and partner country governments. (note: this is orientational, and might change in some cases): 1 Democracy, human rights, good governance and stability 2 Economic integration, convergence with EU policies 3 Environment, climate change and energy security 4 Contacts between people 5 Social Dialogue ARMENIA Armenian Ecotourism Association 3 Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Armenia 2 Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation, Armenia 1 Martuni Women s Community Council NGO 5 Analytical Centre on Globalization and Regional Cooperation (ACGRC) 4 "Shirak Centre" Of Political Culture and Agreements Development 5 Communities Finance Officers Association (CFOA) 1 Helsinki Committee of Armenia (HCA) 1 Media Diversity Institute 4 Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF) Armenia 1 Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia 5 Transparency International Anti-Corruption Center (TI AC) 1 International Center for Human Development (ICHD) 4 Helsinki Citizens Assembly Vanadzor NGO, Armenia 1 Unison NGO for Support of People with Special Needs 1 Journalists Club Asparez (Arena) 1 Protection of Consumers' Rights NGO 2 World Vision International Armenian Division 1 Yerevan Press Club 1 Gyumri KhoranArd Intellectual Center 4 "BIOSOPHIA" Healthcare, Environment, and Agriculture Development Center 3 Internews Media Support NGO 4 Victims of State Needs 1 Observers

2 Branch Office of Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) in Armenia 5

3 AZERBAIJAN Azerbaijan Ornithological Society 3 Oil-Workers Rights Protection Organization 5 Eko- Alem ( Eco-World ) 3 Citizens' Labor Rights Protection League 5 QAFSAM The Caucasian Centre for International Relations and Strategic Studies 1 Studying of Economic Resources 2 Entrepreneurship Development Foundation 2 Human Rights Club-Azerbaijan 1 Social Strategic Studies and Analytical Investigations Public Union 2 Public Association for Assistance to Free Economy 2 Caucasus Media Investigations Center (CMIC) 4 Center of Women s Problems Research (CWPR) 4 Public Union for solving social-economic problems of Mortar Victims 2 Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Social Union (DIHRSU) 5 Education on Human Rights Public Association 1 Ganja Children's Fund 4 Public Initiative Center 1 Ecolex-Azerbaijan Environmental Law Center 3 Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Centre 1 Partnership for Economic and Social Initiatives (PESI) 2 Constitution Researches Fund 2 Climate Change & Development NGO Alliance 3 European Movement Support to European Integration in Azerbaijan 4

4 BELARUS Public Union of Belarusian Pensioners Nashe Pokolenie 5 Lev Sapieha Foundation 1 Humanitarian Bridge 4 Association of Life-Long Education and Enlightenment (ALLEE) 4 Association of Legal Entities Republican Confederation of Entrepreneurship (RCE ALE) 2 Belarusian Free Trade Union 5 Movement for Freedom 1 Belarusian Association of Journalists 1 Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) 5 The National Human Rights Public Association Belarusian Helsinki Committee 1 International Consortium EUROBELARUS 1 Minsk Capital Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers, public association (MCAEE, PA) 2 Outreach and Charity Institution Committee Salidarnasc 1 Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies (BISS) 1 LGBT Human Rights Project GayBelarus 1 NGO Ecohome 3 Office for the rights of people with disabilities 5 Association of Small and Medium Business, Business Association 2 Association of Environmental NGOs of Belarus Green Alliance 3 Public Association Discussion and Analytical Society Liberal Club 2 Human Rights Center "Viasna" 1 "Center for development of students' initiatives" (CDSI) 4 National Council of Youth and Children's Organisations of Civil Society of Belarus "RADA" 4

5 GEORGIA CENN-Caucasus Environmental NGO Network 3 Transparency International 1 Association European Studies for Innovative Development of Georgia (ESIDG ) 2 International Foundation LEA 4 Association Green Alternative 3 Eurasia Partnership Foundation 2 Caucasian Institute for Economic and Social Research (CIESR) 2 International Center on Conflict and Negotiation (ICCN) 1 Foundation Multiethnic Resource Center for Civic Education Development (MRC) 4 Biological Farming Association Elkana 3 Centre of Strategic Research and Development of Georgia (CSRDG) 1 European Initiative - Liberal Academy Tbilisi (EI-LAT) Foundation 1 Press Association of Georgia 1 Open Society Georgia Foundation 1 Public Advocacy 1 Human Rights Center 1 Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS) 2 Think tank World Experience for Georgia (WEG) 3 Georgian Trade Unions Confederation 5 Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA) 1 The Georgian Association Women in Business (GAWB) 2 The Greens Movement of Georgia/Friends of Earth Georgia 3 Association and Radio Green Wave NGO 1 Observers The Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBS) South Caucasus Regional Bureau 1 Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) Regional Office for the South Caucasus 1

6 REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA Transparency International 1 Women s Association for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development 3 Ecological Movement of Moldova (EMM) 3 Regional Centre for Environmental Studies ECOS 3 Ecological Counseling Center Cahul 3 National Assistance and Information Centre for NGOs in Republic of Moldova CONTACT 1 Society of Ecotoxicologists of the Republic of Moldova ECOTOX 3 CERTITUDE 4 Small Business Association of R.Moldova ( SBA ) 5 Center for Economic Development and Public Affairs (CEDPA) 2 East Europe Foundation Moldova (EEF-M) 4 MilleniuM Training and Development Institute 4 Territorial Organization Stefan Voda of Ecological Movement from Moldova 3 Association of Independent Press (API) from Republic of Moldova, NGO 1 NGO Association of Professional Women from Moldova 2 Public Association BIOS 3 Pro Regional Cooperation 2 Association for Participatory Democracy ADEPT 1 National Youth Council of Moldova (CNTM) 4 Promo-LEX Association 1 Cross-Border Cooperation and European Integration Agency 4 Youth for the Right to Live 4 Case Moldova Foundation 1 Observers Soros Foundation - Moldova (Good Governance Program) 1

7 UKRAINE Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU) 5 Centre for Global Studies Strategy XXI 3 Environment-People-Law (EPL) 3 International Association of Regional Development Institutions 4 Сentre for Cultural Management 4 Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union 1 DiXi Group 3 Ukrainian Center for Independent Political Research 1 Open Society Foundation 1 Razumkov Centre 5 Gorshenin Institute 2 Information and Analytical Center "Civic Space" ("Hromadskyi Prostir") 1 Centre for Political and Legal Reforms (CPLR) 1 Resource and Analysis Center Society and Environment 3 Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation 1 Europe XXI Foundation 4 Civic Initiative Europe without Barriers 1 European Dialogue, Ukraine 4 Ukrainian Institute for Public Policy 1 GURT Resource Centre 5 Ukrainian National Environmental NGO MAMA-86 3 Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation (IEAC) 1 Polissa Foundation for International and Regional Studies 2 Observers Ukraine Observer Ukraine Observer United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Ukraine office Heinrich Böll Foundation, Regional Office Kiev for Ukraine and Belarus

8 EUROPEAN UNION countries AEGEE-Europe 4 NGO Peipsi Center for Transboundary Cooperation, Estonia 3 European Partnership for Democracy (EPD) 1 Go-Governance 1 EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, Czech Republic 1 Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Poland 1 WWF-International Danube-Carpathian Programme 3 Pontis Foundation, Slovakia 1 People in Need, Czech Republic 1 FRIDE Foundation, Spain 1 German Council on Foreign Relations, DGAP 1 Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (RC SFPA) 2 Employer's Confederation of Latvia 5 Czech Chamber of Commerce 5 Public Transport Union, France 5 Free Trade Union of Latvia 5 Institute for Sustainable Development, Poland 5 Lithuanian Confederation of Industries 5 Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK), Finland 5 Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff, Finland 5 Foreign Affairs Office of Solidarnosc Trade Union, Poland 2 Network of Estonian NGOs (EMSL/NENO) 5 Slovenian Associations of Free Trade Unions 5 Polish-Ukrainian Cooperation Foundation PAUCI 1 Foundation of West-Eastern Encounters, Germany 4 Euclid Network, UK 4 European Movement International 1 Electoral Reform International Services (ERIS), UK 1 Pan-European Regional Council of the International Trade Union Confederation 5 Caritas Europa 1

9 Centre for Policy Studies, Central European University, Hungary 5 Kehys - Finnish NGDO Platform to the EU 3

10 Unia & Polska Foundation, Poland 1 European University Institute 1 Libereco - Partnership for Human Rights, Germany 1 The European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) 1 Crisis Management Initiative, Finland 4 European Youth Forum 4 Praxis Center for Policy Studies, Estonia 2 German National Committee for International Youth Work 4 National Trade Union Confederation Cartel ALFA, Romania 5 Forum Syd, Sweden 1 EUROCLIO, the European Association of History Educators 4 EUROPEAN EXCHANGE GmbH, Germany 1 Lithuanian Trade Union Confederation - LPSK 5 European Institute Foundation, Bulgaria 1 European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), UK 1 Comisiones Obreras, trade union, Spain 2 Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) Foundation, Poland 1 Stefan Batory Foundation, Poland 1 European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL), Hungary 1 Centre for Sustainable Policies Ecopolis, Romania 3 Institute for Public Policy (IPP), Romania 1 Association for International Affairs (AMO), Czech Republic 1 Institute for International Cooperation of the German Adult Education Association, DVV 4 Institute of Democratic Politics (IDP), Lithuania 1 Fundacja Trans Kultura, Poland 4 Office for Democratic Belarus 1 Peace Institute Institute for Contemporary Social and Political Studies, Slovenia 1 International Federation for Human Rights, France 1 Civil Rights Defenders, Sweden 1 Eastern Europe Studies Centre, Lithuania 1

11 European Network of Political Foundations 3 Swedish Confederation for Professional Employees TCO Sweden 5

12 EUROPEAN UNION countries Observers DEMAS - Association for Democracy Assistance and Human Rights, Czech 1 Swedish International Liberal Centre 1 Social and Economic Council of Flanders, Belgium 5 International Fund for Cooperation and Partnership of the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea (BSCSIF), Romania 4 EU -Georgia Business Council 2 Bulgarian Union of Teachers (BUT) 4 Lille Institute of Political Studies, France 1 Euro Mediterranean University, Slovenia 1 United Nations Development Programme, Bratislava Regional Centre, Project Office Poland 2 Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC), Hungary 3 Estonian Center of Eastern Partnership 1 European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) 2 Robert Bosch Foundation, Germany 1 THIRD COUNTRIES Observers Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (KCSF) 2 EU-Russia Civil Society Forum 1 Turkish Policy Quarterly 1 European Stability Initiative, Turkey 1 National Endowment for Democracy, USA 1

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