Training Program #CAPACITY4EU: Strengthening civil society capacities for effective participation in EU accession negotiations (2nd edition)
The Institute for European Policies and Reforms (IPRE), in collaboration with the Institute for Strategic Initiatives (IPIS) and the Institut für Europäische Politik based in Berlin (IEP), launched the second edition of the training program on Thursday, March 13, 2025. This program covers topics relevant to the Republic of Moldova’s negotiation process with the EU.
The program is dedicated to enhancing the capacities of civil society in the European integration process of the Republic of Moldova, providing them with the necessary tools to understand and monitor the negotiation process for Moldova’s accession to the EU. During the first module, participants received updated information about the negotiation process and discussed the role of civil society in promoting governmental transparency and accountability.
The first module included three interactive sessions, offering an overview of the current stage of negotiations for the Republic of Moldova’s EU accession, the new EU enlargement methodology, and democratic accountability mechanisms within the negotiation process. The sessions were facilitated by Adrian Ermurachi, Co-Executive Director of IPRE.
The second module will feature as experts Vladimir Medjak, a senior consultant in the field of EU law, EU association agreements, and EU accession negotiations, and Jovana Spremo, Advocacy Director at the Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights YUCOM.
The program will also include two online modules covering the following topics: Empowering civil society in the bilateral screening phase, EU support for the accession process, the EU communication strategy, and the main key priorities and bottlenecks in the negotiation process.
The #CAPACITY4EU – Civil Society for EU Integration project is implemented by the Institute for European Policies and Reforms (IPRE), in partnership with the Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP) based in Berlin, and the Institute for Strategic Initiatives (IPIS). The project is supported by the German Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs under its civil society cooperation program.
