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Programme: Europe for Citizens
Identifier: 601438-CITIZ-1-2018-1-HR-CITIZ-TT
Title: EU future - Doing it together!
Summary
The project "EU future - Doing it together" was held from 05/10/2018 to 07/10/2018 in the town Klanjec.The project was attended by 361 participants from Klanjec and 8 partner organizations: Wilamowice (Poland), Rajecke Teplice (Slovakia), Dolny Benešov (Czech Republic), Héviz (Hungary), Novi Sad (Serbia), Bihac (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Starše (Slovenia) and Bistrica ob Sotli (Slovenia).During the project, participants have participated in seminars, workshops, debates dealing with various topics related to the future of the European Union. Issues discussed during the three-day meeting of citizens were: The White Paper on the Future of Europe, the accession of Western Balkan countries to the EU, EU legislation and decision-making process and the possibility of civic participation in decision-making regarding the EU's future, then there was talk about should we look more optimistic about the future of the EU and whether civil initiatives can influence that optimism.Throughout the project activities, the European Year of Cultural Heritage was also marked, and younger participants were actively working on editing a project website where all the information about partner programs within Europe for Citizens throughout the past years can be found.With the participation of a large number of volunteers and civil society organizations in the preparation and implementation of the project, citizens have had the opportunity to present their views on the future of the EU, which often differ from the views of their national governments. The seminars that were held allowed participants to get a whole set of useful informations on how to participate in decision-making, how and where they can make their comments, reviews, suggestions on different EU policies.Attention has also been put on intercultural dialogue so on the Friday evening presentations of the cultural heritage of partner communities were held to encourage citizens to get acquainted with the European diversible heritage and on the Saturday afternoon at the main square an international cultural show was held to bring as many indirect participants to get involved. It was opportunity to show how diversity is value and how it can bring people closer.During the event, project idea for partner organizations application for Programme Network of Towns was elaborated and a team was formed to work on it. Very interesting and stimulating was the discussion "I am European" where citizens from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina participated actively and argued why their states should enter the EU by 2025, since they have always felt and think like „Europeans“. Citizens from 9 countries, of which two are not EU members, although different ages, gender and education, at the end of the meeting expressed their common desire to become more the Union of citizens in the future of the EU, less influenced by national divisions between member states, in order to achieve this highlight should be put on fundamental values EU was founded on.As key terms that emerge in almost all debates related to the future of the EU and on which citizens insist are: security, unity, solidarity, more equal development and expansion. Three days of the project event were covered by many public media who shared news about the Europe for citizens program that is already being implemented for the fourth time in Klanjec.
Start Date: 31-08-2018
End Date: 20-04-2019
Duration in months: 8
Total Budget: 25000
Details
Year (Call): 2018
Country:
Activity: Strand2: Democratic engagement and civic participation
Sub-Activity: Town twinning
Coordinator
Organisation: GRAD KLANJEC
Address: TRG MIRA 11
Postal Code: 49290
City: KLANJEC
Country:
Region: Krapinsko-zagorska županija
Organisation type: Local Public body
PIC: 938892392
GMINA WILAMOWICE
Address: UL. RYNEK 1
Postal Code: 43 330
Region: Śląskie
City: WILAMOWICE
PIC: 938849615
HRVATSKO KULTURNO-PROSVETNO DRUSTVO "JELACIC" PETROVARADIN
Address: STROSMAJEROVA 20
Postal Code: 21131
Region: Serbia
City: NOVI SAD
PIC: 931625346
OBCINA STARSE
Address: STARSE 93
Postal Code: 2205
Region: Podravska
City: STARSE
PIC: 938592856
DRUSTVO UPOKOJENCEV BISTRICA OB SOTLI
Address: ZAGAJ 38
Postal Code: 3256
Region: Savinjska
City: BISTRICA OB SOTLI
PIC: 926153188
MESTO RAJECKE TEPLICE
Address: NAMESTIE SNP 1/29 Rajecké Teplice
Postal Code: 01313
Region: Žilinský kraj
City: RAJECKE TEPLICE
PIC: 948595981
MESTSKY URAD DOLNÍ BENESOV
Address: HÁJECKÁ 65
Postal Code: 74722
Region: Moravskoslezský kraj
City: DOLNÍ BENEŠOV
PIC: 936895550
MUSICA ANTIQUA ENSEMBLE HÉVÍZ HUNGARY
Address: KOSSUTH U. 2
Postal Code: 8380
Region: Zala
City: HÉVÍZ
PIC: 913254322
KUD HASAN BEG BISCEVIC
Address: HASAN BEGA BISCEVICA47
Postal Code: 77000
Region: Bosnia And Herzegovina
City: BIHAC
PIC: 907083473
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