General Assembly 2026
Riga, Latvia
28-29th March 2026
We’re excited to announce that General Assembly (GA) 2026 will be hosted by Protests, and we invite you to join us in Riga, Latvia on March 28-29!
The recent protests in Latvia against the government's (the Saeima's) decision to denounce the Istanbul Convention have inspired us with a sense of resistance. This movement has united and strengthened not only activists but also various civil representatives and communities. As we all continue to battle against the rise of fascism and advocate for social and climate justice, Latvia has much to contribute to the Green and progressive movement in Eastern Europe!
General Assembly is the highest decision-making body of CDN. GA consists of delegates from Member organisations and brings other friends from the Green European family to share, network and debate. GA elects Executive Committee, accepts new Member Organisations, adopts activity and financial plan for the next year, amends documents, and makes other relevant decisions. This year, the GA will be joined with Political Conference that will develop CDN strategy documents for the culture policy.
See you soon in Riga!
Practicalities
On this page, you will find detailed information regarding practicalities, financial support and reimbursement rules.
We would kindly ask all attendees to register as early as possible – the deadline according to the IRPs is February 11, 23:59 CET.
NOTE: A registration form is not enough to register as a delegate! Delegates of Member Organisations need to be confirmed by their organisation. Therefore, an official email from your organisation’s email account should be sent to office@cdnee.org confirming the name(s) of your delegate(s).
In order for CDN to be able to provide financial support for the delegates’ travel costs, the above-proposed deadlines shall apply. The deadline is determined by the IRPs: “Each member and partner organisation shall inform the Secretariat of the names of their representatives at least 45 days before the General Assembly”.
The Registration is the same for all attendees of the GA. Therefore, Guests, Candidates, Outgoing EC, etc. are all requested to fill in the registration form. Since the deadline, according to IRPs, for submitting candidacy is 30 days prior to the GA, the registration form will remain open for two more weeks, until February 27, for Candidates only.
The attendees are expected to arrive on the 27th in the evening (dinner will be provided) and depart on the 30th in the morning (breakfast will be provided).
Note: We strongly encourage you to follow the good practice of having one experienced delegate (preferably, someone who has been to previous GAs) and one less experienced delegate (to ensure the transfer of knowledge).
In addition, according to IRPs 8.1 Participants of CDN events can’t be older than 35 at the moment of applying. Delegates, whom we will reimburse, are considered participants. Guests, coming at their own expense, can be any age.
For any additional information regarding the financial arrangements, please get in touch with the Office.
To whom will we be covering the costs?
You can find a detailed overview in Financial Conditions. Since it is our desire to support young people and enable everyone’s participation as much as we can, in case you cannot comply with these conditions please do not hesitate to write to us and we will try to find a common solution
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If you’re coming as the 1st Delegate:
CDN will cover all of your costs (travel, accommodation, and meals). There is no participation fee.
If you’re coming as a 2nd Delegate:
CDN will cover all of your costs (travel, accommodation, and meals). You will be asked to contribute with a participation fee. -
We will cover all of your costs (travel, accommodation, and meals) during the General Assembly.
Non-elected EC Candidates will still have accommodation and meals covered for the duration as if they were elected.
IMPORTANT: EC candidates are expected to depart on March 31st due to the transfer meeting.
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CDN will not be able to reimburse expenses, and you will be asked to contribute with a participation fee covering accommodation and/or meals.
Should get in touch with the office@cdnee.org and financial assistance will be decided on an individual basis.
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We will cover all of your costs (travel, accommodation, and meals). There is no participation fee.
Important: Presidency Meeting will take place on March 27, hence the expected date of arrival is March 26.
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CDN will cover all of your accommodation and meal costs during the event.
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CDN will not be able to cover any costs of the guests of the General Assembly. There is a participation fee covering meals as well as accommodation if guests request CDN to book accommodation for them.
Other information about travel and financial conditions
We encourage travelling by land whenever possible and it’s the only option if the journey takes less than 15 hours (IRPs §9.1), for reducing CO2 emissions. Since it might be a long way to Riga for some of you, flying can be the only option. However, we ask you to organise your travel in the most economical way. Only 2nd/economy class reservations will be reimbursed. This also applies to train reservations.
As a principle, we only cover travel expenses from your place of residence to Riga and back. In case you need to travel from or to somewhere else, please contact ivana.vojnov@cdnee.org (cc office@cdnee.org) with a justification of the circumstances, after which we will let you know what to do.
Don’t wait for the last chance to purchase tickets register as it will get expensive. The deadline to book tickets, together with registration, is 45 days prior to the GA – February 11th. Note that while registering, you will be asked to upload a booking confirmation.
Travel to Riga
– By Land:
Riga International Bus Station is located right by the Old Town. There are several bus lines that run to international destinations such as Vilnius, Warsaw, and further to the rest of the Europe. Check for routes here: Ecolines, FlixBus, getbybus.
Riga Central Railway Station is located right by the Old Town. It has connection with the rest of Europe via Vilnius and further through Poland. The tickets for the train from Vilnius (and also from Polish cities as Kraków, Warszawa, Białystok to Vilnius, separately) can be bought on the site of Lithuanian Railways.
The connections make it possible to combine land and air travel e.g. arrive to Vilnius, Tallinn or Warsaw and then come to Riga by bus.
– By Air:
The airport is Riga International Airport. There are regular flights by airline companies such as AirBaltic, LOT Polish AIrlines, Ryanair, Turkish Airlines. There is a lot of direct flights, but most of them will have layovers.
Moreover, it is possible to take flights to Warsaw/Vilnius/Tallinn and reach Riga by train/bus.
We recommend looking for affordable flight options here and here.
Reimbursement
Please, carefully read the Financial Conditions and Reimbursement Rules that we have prepared for you. The document contains all necessary information about travel limits, participation fees, and reimbursement rules.
More details regarding reimbursement and practicalities (venue, accommodation, etc.), will be shared later with the registered delegates through e-mail.
Call for Presidency
Here you will find detailed information regarding the call for presidency
Deadline: 20th January, 23:59 CET.
We are looking for Presidency members for the upcoming General Assembly! Presidency is a body that presides over the General Assembly. Presidency, consisting of at least 3 people, who are responsible for managing the programme, discussions, voting sessions and ensuring smooth functioning of the GA. Presidency is selected by the Executive Committee and ratified by delegates at the General Assembly.
Responsibilities of the Presidency:
Chairing the plenary and amendment sessions:
Moderate the discussions;
Give word to the presenters;
Read out amendments.
Managing the election and the voting processes efficiently:
Make the call for voting;
Counting votes;
Support technical aspect of voting on GA platform;
make sure that voting and elections are taken according to the IRPs and Statutes;
Tracking the quorum and absences;
Take down minutes;
Other minor logistical tasks.
Candidates must have:
Solid experience in political processes and chairing meetings;
Experience with CDN or one of its Members and/or experience of attending CDN or FYEG GA before;
Enough time to dedicate to the GA and preparing for presidency role.
As a member of the presidency you will need to get acquainted with rules and procedures around CDN GA, described in Statutes and IRPs. You will also need to attend at least 2 online meetings before the GA in order to divide the tasks. Members of the presidency are expected to be present in Riga for the duration of the GA together with Staff and Executive Committee. They are expected to arrive on 26th to meet and finalise preparations as well as participate in the online evaluation meeting in the following month. All costs of travel, visa, accommodation and meals will be covered by CDN.
To apply, please send in short description of your experience and motivation to igor.skorzybot@cdnee.org by 20th of January 23:59 CET.
Call for New Members
Here you will find detailed information regarding the call for New Member and Observer Organisations.
Deadline: 27.02.2024, 23:59 CET
We are thrilled to announce a call for the membership of our Network which is going to be decided upon by the upcoming General Assembly!
Any youth organisation that share similar values with CDN and is located and active in Eastern Europe can apply to become Member Organisation.
Here is Membership Criteria as defined by the Internal Rules of Procedure:
General Criteria:
Youth organisation (NGO, Youth wing of Green party,
youth movements, youth of organisations that are dealing
with issues applicable with CDN aims)Do not need to be registered, but statutes needed
Sustainability criteria:
Not one project-based organisation
Democratic structure (as understood by the GA on an ad
hoc basis)
Value and issue criteria:
Compatible with CDN Political Platform
Open for Green values as a whole, even if actions are
streamed towards specific issues
More information about CDN, our principles, our documents, work in the past and our plans can be found on the CDN website. Linked you can find CDN Statutes, Internal Rules and Procedures and Political Platform.
In order to apply, the organisation must submit:
General information, introduction on the application page
Filled in the Application form.
Statutes of the organisation in English
Copy of legal act of registration of the organisation (if applicable)
In addition, if there are any other relevant documents (political platform, manifesto, statements, resolutions) in English that your organisation works accordingly to, it should be submitted as well.
The Deadline for submitting candidacies is February 27, 23:59 CET. However, the earlier you apply the more chance delegates will have to see your candidacy on the platform.
Each candidate organisation’s application will be reviewed by the Executive Committee and a recommendation for the delegates will be written and presented during the General Assembly.
Each Candidate Organisation will be given a chance to present their candidacy at the General Assembly. If the Candidate Organisation doesn’t have a representative at the GA, another way for the presentation of the candidacy will be ensured.
CDN will not be able to cover costs of Candidate organisation. However, you may still request financial assistance for participating in-person, get in touch with our office in advance and we will try to find the best solution on an individual basis.
Check more information on practicalities, more detailed information will be provided via e-mail after registration.
Note: In addition to the candidacy-related documents, each candidate organisation representative needs to fill in the Registration form for GA attendees as well.
In case of any questions do not hesitate to write us at igor.skorzybot@cdnee.org.