There are five Working Groups (WGs) within the BNP. Four of them were established as a continuation of the thematic multilateral platforms of the Eastern Partnership, while the fifth WG, “Social Dialogue”, established in 2012, has no corresponding thematic platform and is associated with the second platform, “Economic Integration and Convergence with EU Policies”.
Each Working Group brings together a number of organisations and implements its own projects. Representatives regularly participate in Eastern Partnership expert panels and multilateral platform meetings, provide expert assessments and contribute to achieving the Forum’s main objectives. Throughout the year, Working Group members continuously expand their network of contacts and implement joint projects at national and regional levels.
The five Working Groups are:
1. First Working Group: “Democracy, Human Rights, Good Governance and Stability”
2. Second Working Group: “Economic Integration and Convergence with EU Policies”
3. Third Working Group: “Environment, Climate Change, Energy Security and Interconnectivity”
4. Fourth Working Group: “Contacts Between People”
5. Fifth Working Group: “Social Dialogue, Social and Labour Policies”