Assya Kavrakova Fellowship Home Institution Open Society Institute Sofia www'osi'bg Host Institution

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Assya Kavrakova - FellowshipHome Institution
Open Society Institute Sofiawww.osi.bg Host
Institution European Citizen Action
Servicewww.ecas.org Fellowship duration May
7 June 1, 2007, Brussels

• E-mail akavrakova_at_osf.bg

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Assya Kavrakova

• Education
• M. A. (Law) and M. A. (European Integration)
• Professional Occupation Program Director
  European Policies and Civic Participation Program
  
  at OSI - Sofia
• Additional Interests Media Regulatory Framework
  and Ethical Standards

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Open Society Institute - Sofia

• Foundation, non-for-profit Bulgarian legal
  entity
• Mission - to promote, develop and sustain the
  values, attitudes and practices of the open
  society in Bulgaria
• Transformation - from a grant-making to a policy
  broker with a strong advocacy component.
• Thematic areas of activity - European Policies,
  Legal Reform, Local Governance, Roma
  Inclusion, Education Policies,  Public Health.

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Fellowship Goals

• To acquire practical knowledge on how the
  decision-making process on EU level is influenced
  through
• Elaboration of policy papers/positions on behalf
  of independent think tanks management of the
  process
• Civic participation in EU decision-making
  process through the Brussels based
  platforms/families of NGOs.

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Expected Impact

• In terms of implementation of the European
  Policies Programs strategy over a three-year
  period
• Strengthened knowledge and developed civic
  capacity for influencing the formulation of
  European policies.
• In terms of personal development
• Improved management capacity
• Developed personal contacts
• Developed knowledge of viable instruments for
  producing impact at European level.