At the invitation of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), RSC Director Richard Giragosian offered an address on 27 March to the Brussels meeting of the EESC. Giragosian’s analytical comments were delivered to the panel entitled, “Change of political orientation of Armenia: role of civil society in bringing the country closer to the EU in the current geopolitical and regional context.” His address followed the presentation of the Eastern Partnership EaP Index 2023 by Alexandra Sabou, Advocacy and EaP Index Manager, Secretariat of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum.