Fostering mutual understanding and cooperation of the EU with Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and Russia (2008-2012)

Duration of the Project: 2008-2012

Objectives:
Overall objective: To contribute to the strategic objective of the EU cooperation with Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova (ENP partner countries) within the ENP and with Russia in the frame of the Strategic partnership (SP) cooperation.

Specific objective: To improve understanding and to raise awareness of citizens in the ENP East region and Russia on the EU policies and in particular on the ENP and SP by:
1.Strengthening the cooperation and enhancing dialogue between different stakeholders of the EU and the ENP East region and Russia;
2.Promoting democracy and local governance in the ENP East region and Russia;
3.On the basis of Project studies providing recommendations for future development on the field of ENP and SP and
4.Disseminating information on ENP and SP in the ENP East region and Russia and EU countries as well.

BRIDGE Consortium partners: 
ISCOMET – Institute for Ethnic and Regional Studies, Maribor, Slovenia – coordinating organisation
Association for Ethnic and Regional Studies – ASER, Chisinau, Moldova
Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova – ASEM, Chisinau, Moldova 
Belorusian Trade and Economic University of Consumer Cooperatives – BTEU, Gomel, Belarus
Institute of Social Sciences, Odessa National University, Odessa, Ukraine
Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Europe, Research Centre of Vishegrad Group Countries, Moscow, Russia
University Babeş-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
University of Trieste, Faculty of Political Sciences, Trieste, Italy
European University Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder, Germany
University of Maribor, Faculty of Law, Maribor, Slovenia
ECERS – European Centre for Ethnic, Regional and Sociological Studies at University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia.