Expert reports from nominated countries were written in order to compare (from a gender perspective) old and new European financial instruments in three sub-regions. These sub-regions were represented by one country respectively: Georgia (representing Caucasus), Ukraine (representing EU Neigbouring countries) and Tajikistan (representing Central Asia). Six women have developed respective reports that can be downloaded from our web – page (click to download below). All reports include basic information about women's situation in their country, describe the financial aid received from various sources (not only the EU) and their impact on gender, as well as a description of the instruments allocated in the EU budget for the period 2007-2013.

The structure of each report is the same. This was helpful in creating summary reports. The reports will be distributed among Members of the European Parliament, representatives of the European Commissions, and EC Delegations in the investi gated countries. They will also form the basis for lobbying in these fora.

I hope that this work will be taken into consideration in constructing annual Country Strategy Papers in these countries and during the mid term review of the European Neighborhood Policy Instrument in 2010.

Enjoy reading!
Zofia Lapniewska
EU Gender Watch Coordinator

1.   EU Gender Watch - Summary Report   [ pdf 384.11 kB ]
2.   EU Gender Watch Georgia   [ pdf 229.65 kB ]
3.   EU Gender Watch Ukraine   [ pdf 291.66 kB ]
4.   EU Gender Watch Tajikistan   [ pdf 594.47 kB ]