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The Association for European Training and
Information (AETI) is an independent voluntary non-profit organization
established to promote European Union values and principles in the
society.
AETI was founded in 2003 in Chisinau, Moldova by the participants of the
Training of Trainers program "The European Union and Moldova:
Transition processes and Strengthening the partnership". This
program of InWEnt - Capacity Building International, Germany was
implemented by the Institute for Public Policy (Moldova) and the
Institute for European Politics (Berlin, Germany) in 2002-2003. It was
financed by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany in the framework of the
Pact of Stability for South East Europe. All of AETI members are
internationally certified European Union Trainers and provide trainings
in a wide variety of topics related to the EU.
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NEWS
International Conference "The
European Union and Civil Society in Moldova"
On 12 June 2006 at Dedeman Grand
Chisinau Hotel took place the international conference "The European
Union and Civil Society in Moldova" organized by the Association for
European Training and Information (Chisinau, Moldova) and European
Citizen Action Service (Brussels, Belgium) with the financial support of
Soros Foundation-Moldova and Charles S. Mott Foundation.
The purpose of this conference was
to provide an overview for NGOs in Moldova of how the European
Neighbourhood Policy works and how it relates to civil society, as well
as how civil society can influence EU and EU-related decision-making. This
conference was placed in the context of the current relations between the
EU and Moldova,
which tend to examine the funding opportunities existing in the country
and available through the programmes of EU, EU Member states and private
donors.
The conference brought together
more than 70 participants, including about 40 representatives of the
third sector in Moldova,
officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
and from the European Commission's Delegation to Moldova, international experts from the
European Institutions, Romania,
Ukraine and Germany, as well as representatives of EU
Member States' embassies to Moldova and private
foundations.
The organizers provided all of the
participants with a file of major strategic cooperation documents between
Moldova and EU and
materials on funding opportunities from EU, Member States
and private foundations.
The conference was not intended as
a one-off event, but as a testing ground for launching in Moldova
the ECAS Information, Training and Scholarship programme based on the NGO
capacity-building approach. For the organizers therefore it was not just
about communicating information on Europe
but listening to the participants. The outcomes of this debate will be
considered as a first step of the needs assessment for launching the
programme.
European Citizen Action Service
(ECAS) was created in 1990 as an independent non-profit making
organization to help individuals and associations to make their voices
heard with the European Institutions. ECAS is now putting the experience
to the service of NGOs in the new member states, accession and
neighbouring countries, in particular through the "education"
of NGOs about the European Union and the role of civil society.
The Association for European
Training and Information (AETI) is a non-governmental organization
founded in 2003 in Chisinau, Moldova by the participants of the Training
of Trainers program "The European Union and Moldova: Transition
processes and Strengthening the partnership". This program of InWEnt
- Capacity Building International, Germany
was implemented by the Institute for Public Policy (Moldova) and the Institute for European
Politics (Berlin, Germany) in 2002-2003. It was
financed by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany in the framework of the
Pact of Stability for South East Europe.
AETI's main goal is to contribute
to democratization of the society and rapprochement of the Republic of Moldova to the European Union
through professional information, training and consulting. In the current
context of the European Neighborhood Policy, AETI aims at contributing
towards implementation of the EU-Moldova Action Plan, building awareness
of the importance of EU-related processes in Moldova and mobilizing
efforts of the society for aligning to European values, norms and
standards. All of AETI members are internationally certified European
Union Trainers and provide trainings in a wide variety of topics related
to the EU
For additional information on the
event
please contact Arina Kraijdan, Association for European Training and
Information,
at 75 Alba-Iulia St.,
ste. 503, Chisinau, Moldova or at (373 22)
746631.
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