Climate, Peace and Security: Entry points for EU engagement Perspectives on the Great Lakes region
On 6 July 2026, EPLO organised an online Civil Society Dialogue Network (CSDN) Geographic Meeting on ‘Climate, Peace and Security: Entry points for EU engagement Perspectives on the Great Lakes region’. The overall objective was to unlock concrete recommendations that would lead the EU to more effectively use climate, peace, and security programming as a […]
Towards a Renewed EU Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security: Recommendations from Peacebuilding Civil Society
This CSDN Meeting Communication gathers the recommendations discussed during the CSDN Advanced Training Seminar on ‘Engaging with the European Union on Women, Peace and Security (WPS)’, held from 21 to 23 September 2026. The seminar brought together 24 participants from peacebuilding civil society organisations. It was convened in the context of the renewal of the […]
Climate, Peace and Security: Entry points for EU engagement in complex partnership contexts – Perspectives on the MENA region
This CSDN Meeting Report presents the discussions from a June 2026 online Geographic Meeting on the climate-peace-security nexus, drawing on experiences from Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine and Yemen. Peacebuilding practitioners and EU officials examined how climate and environmental pressures interact with conflict dynamics across the region. Climate pressures rarely drive conflict on their own. They […]
Advancing EU Mediation Efforts in an Unpredictable World
This CSDN Meeting Report presents the discussions from a June 2026 Policy Meeting on the changing global mediation landscape, bringing together mediation practitioners and EU officials to examine what a more transactional environment means for the EU’s role. Participants described a mediation landscape reshaped by the growing prominence of middle powers such as Qatar, Oman […]
Assessing Trends in Peace, Security, Stability and Response to Crises for Global Initiatives under the Next EU Multiannual Financial Framework (2028-2034)
This CSDN Meeting Report presents the discussions from the July 2026 Funding Instruments Meeting on trends in peace, security, stability and crisis response funding under the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2028–2034).
Climate, Peace and Security: Entry points for EU engagement in complex partnership contexts. Perspectives on the Sahel
This CSDN meeting report documents the discussions from the online Geographic Meeting held on 3 June 2026, bringing together civil society organisations and EU institutions to explore how climate and environmental programming can open entry points for engagement in contexts where formal diplomatic frameworks are limited
Conflict prevention, peacebuilding and crisis response in the next Multiannual Financial Framework
This report presents discussions from a Civil Society Dialogue Network (CSDN) Policy Meeting on conflict prevention, peacebuilding and crisis response in the context of the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).
Funding Instrument Meeting: Implementation of the Multiannual Action Plan of the Thematic Programme on Peace, Stability and Conflict Prevention for 2025-2026
This meeting report presents discussions from a Civil Society Dialogue Network (CSDN) Funding Instruments Meeting on the implementation of the Multiannual Action Plan (MAAP) for 2025–2026 of the Thematic Programme on Peace, Stability and Conflict Prevention.
Shaping Peace and Security in the Western Balkans
This report presents discussions from a Civil Society Dialogue Network geographic meeting held in Prishtina on 26 November. Organised under the CSDN framework by the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office, the meeting brought together civil society representatives from the six Western Balkan countries alongside EU stakeholders. Participants examined evolving peace and security dynamics in the region and reflected on the relationship between these dynamics and the EU accession process.
Discussions explored a range of challenges affecting stability in the Western Balkans. Participants addressed issues such as unresolved political disputes, weak rule of law, democratic backsliding, and declining trust in institutions. The conversation also considered the influence of disinformation, hybrid threats, and external actors in the region.
The meeting further examined how the EU accession process interacts with peace and security. Participants discussed the role of democratic reforms, conflict resolution, and civil society engagement in the enlargement process, as well as the implications of declining credibility or delays in accession for regional stability.
CSDN Member State Meeting Rome – Building Partnerships to Secure Peace
This meeting report summarises discussions from a Civil Society Dialogue Network (CSDN) Member State Meeting organised by EPLO in cooperation with the European External Action Service (EEAS), the European Commission’s Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI), and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The meeting took place on 6 October in Rome […]