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Developments in the Eastern Partnership and European Neighbourhood countries were the main topic of the council meeting of the European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity, hosted by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung on the 11^th of June 2010.

The Catalan ENoP member Catdem hosted the first internal training on project management in its premises in Barcelona.

A group of representatives from ENoP member foundations attended the 5^th edition of ENoP Training Course on Involvement in EC projects "Instruments and thematic porgrammes of the EU in Democracy promotion and Development Cooperation", which took place in Chaudfontaine (Liege, Belgium) on the 26-28 April 2010.

The World Movement for Democracy (WMD) was established more than a decade ago as an international organization under US guidance to promote the cause of democracy throughout the world. One of its major activities is the organization of a bi-annual global meeting of practitioners and scholars in international democracy promotion.

Martin Ängeby, SILC, attended on behalf of ENoP, the Conference on Delivering Effective Political Party Assistance at Wilton Park, UK.

ENoP members met last Tuesday 16^th of March at the premises of the Friederich Ebert Foundation, to attend an internal Orientation Seminar focusing on the EC Consultations and on Development Education.

During the last Bi-Monthly Internal Workshop, held in Brussels last Monday 15th of March, ENoP Network established 5 internal Working Groups.

Politicians from European, North American, African and Asian countries launched the Parliamentary Forum of the Community of Democracies on 12 March in Vilnius, thus aiming to strengthen democratic traditions in their own countries and all around the world.

The stabilization of Afghanistan remains a major international challenge even eight years after launching the operation “Enduring Freedom” in November 2001. Following repeated policy and strategy changes after the take‐over of the new US administration in January 2009, the Western community has now shifted its focus to strengthen overnment capabilities within Afghanistan so that Afghan institutions themselves can achieve ‘responsible
sovereignty’ and take over increased responsibility in a mid‐term perspective.

The European Network of Political Foundations (ENoP) is seeking for its secretariat a fulltime intern (3 – 6 months) to support the European-funded
project “Strengthening internal and external communication and cooperation of political foundations from EU-Member-States in Development Cooperation and
Democracy Promotion”. The internship is part of the capacity building measures for ENoP member organisations, i.e. any applicant should be
connected to an ENoP member organisation. The position will be based in Brussels.