Following a recommendation from the Parliament that the Commission and partner governments should consult more closely with local authorities and civil society, the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum was created in November 2009.
Euroopa Parlamendi soovituse tulemusena, mille kohaselt komisjon ja partnerriikide valitsused peaksid tihedamalt konsulteerima kohalike omavalitsuste ja kodaniku�hiskonna esindajatega, loodi 2009. aasta novembris idapartnerluse kodaniku�hiskonna foorum.