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Created 11 April 2014

Setting direction for a more strategic engagement with civil society in partner countries - EU Country Roadmaps for Engagement with Civil Society

The September 2012 Communication from the European Commission “The Roots of democracy and sustainable development: Europe’s engagement with Civil Society in external relations” envisages the elaboration of Roadmaps at country level.

Conceived as a joint initiative between the European Union and Member States, they aim to strengthen the strategic engagement with civil society. The first generation of the Roadmaps, for which preparatory work is currently underway, will cover the period 2014-2017.

Want to know more? Pages have just been created in this group explaining more about the process - in French, Spanish, Portuguese and English.The brief introductions can also be downloaded from this site.