Tbilisi. On November 2 has started the 8th edition of the Black Sea NGO Forum. Almost 150 participants attend this edition where they discuss the strategic framework for civil society cooperation. Forum is organized by the Romanian NGDO Platform (fond) with the support of the European Commission, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness – CPDE and the Civil Society Institute (Georgia).

This year’s edition of the Black Sea NGO Forum will continue the previous edition’s discussions, aiming to finalize a strategic framework with thematic and cross-cutting cooperation areas for Civil Society at the Black Sea that will consolidate regional cooperation and provide focus and sustainability to regional initiatives.

The Forum aims at increasing the level of dialogue and cooperation among NGOs in the wider Black Sea Region, strengthening the NGOs capacity to influence regional policies and to increase the number and quality of regional partnerships and projects.