The seventh general assembly of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum convenes in Helsinki, Finland. Photo courtesy of the Forum’s organisers.
On 1-3 February 2017, the VII General Assembly of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum took place in Helsinki. Around 230 representatives of member organisations, as well as observers, funders and journalists attended. The forum topics were relevant for Russia as well as for the EU and included global trends for nationalism and conservatism, modern conflict and its legacy, sustainable development and the reduction of poverty, as well as scenarios for the future of the Baltic States.
oDR invited forum participants to reflect on the state of civil society in Russia. Alexei Kozlov (Solidarus, Berlin) and Sergei Tereshenkov (EU-Russia Civil Society Forum) joined us for this roundtable discussion.
