What is the purpose of this group?

CEE Partnership is basically a broad project to "link-up" the CEE wikis in mutual co-operation. Some initiatives of this project include:

• Wikimedia meetup Central and Eastern Europe
• A joint CEE mailing list, facebook page and IRC channel
• The annual Wikimedia CEE Spring article coverage campaign (this includes each CEE wiki having articles about other CEE countries - e.g. the Romanian Wikipedia having articles about famous Estonians and towns in Estonia)
• A representative body aimed at extending communication with other movement parties and developing constituent communities.

Why is this group unique?

It is the first time that a group of Wikimedia projects in a region have come together for co-operation. Outside Meta, we have seen fairly little co-operation between Wikimedia projects of different languages, on an organised scale. That's important because, by co-operating, all CEE wikis can grow mutually. This will also strengthen the voice of CEE wikis in the general Wikimedia structure. Just look at what the European Union has achieved!

Current projects

• Wikimedia CEE Hub — a regional support and coordination structure aiming to help individuals, groups, and affiliates who contribute to the Wikimedia movement based in: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine. As the first well-developed Hub structure in the Wikimedia movement, Wikimedia CEE Hub is open to support, share its experience and offer guidance to individuals and groups from outside our region - especially those interested in creating their own regional hub.

Wikimedia organizations and groups