“It is not too Late” campaign: exchange of best practices to fight discrimination and anti-Gypsysm
“It is not too Late” Awareness Raising Campaign officially ended. It was carried out in the framework of PAL project with the aim of raising awareness among relevant stakeholders and public opinion concerning the benefits and popularization of education and the need to assure access to education and to fight discrimination and anti-Gypsysm.
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The campaign lasted seven months, from November 2016 to May 2017. The heart of the campaign has been the “It’s not too late” conference of exchange of best practices, held in Praha in January 2017.
During the conference 188 participants coming from more than 9 EU countries (Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, Greece, France, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania, Belgium etc.) met and shared experiences and best practices about inclusion of Roma people within the educational system collected in their countries. The contents of “It’s not too late” campaign have been also in Turkey, Albania and Croatia.
Twenty local events across Europe were organized and/or attended by PAL partners: public events; presentation of reports, books and films; roundtables; meetings with private and public actors and stakeholders. “It is not too Late” campaign was addressed both to Roma youngsters, with the aim of raising awareness about the benefits of education, and to non Roma people, in order to let them understand the need to assure a full inclusion in school service to Roma families as a tool for overcoming reciprocal distrust.
More than 2000 people (experts, trainers, social workers, cultural mediators, NGOs, politicians, researchers, etc.) have been directly and indirectly impacted by “It is not too Late” campaign. Best practices collected in each country have been analysed and shared. PAL project partners collected a number of best practices and they had the opportunity to analyse and compare different levels of Roma integration in each local context, relating to specific features of each country.
Different stories have been disseminated: projects carried out by Roma associations in theatre and music (Italy), daily centres in Roma settlements (Slovenia), public campaigns to explain the importance of education among Roma families (Romania), educational approaches for cooperative teaching (Hungary) as well as success stories of individuals (Greece).
Whilst taking into account the differences of each local context, “It is not too Late” campaign highlighted a common urgency to promote the issue of integration of Roma children and families in the educational system. Need of working directly with young people emerged, as well as the important role played by the European Union, that is the heart of process of inclusion of Roma people in the mainstream educational system, by overcoming the delays of national governments in the implementation of active inclusion policies.
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Official video of “It is not too late” Awareness Raising Campaign
“It is not too Late” Awareness Raising Campaign officially ended. It was carried out in the framework of PAL project with the aim of raising awareness among relevant stakeholders and public opinion concerning the benefits and popularization of education and the need to assure access to education and to fight discrimination and anti-Gypsysm.
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The campaign lasted seven months, from November 2016 to May 2017. The heart of the campaign has been the “It’s not too late” conference of exchange of best practices, held in Praha in January 2017.
During the conference 188 participants coming from more than 9 EU countries (Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, Greece, France, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania, Belgium etc.) met and shared experiences and best practices about inclusion of Roma people within the educational system collected in their countries. The contents of “It’s not too late” campaign have been also in Turkey, Albania and Croatia.
Twenty local events across Europe were organized and/or attended by PAL partners: public events; presentation of reports, books and films; roundtables; meetings with private and public actors and stakeholders. “It is not too Late” campaign was addressed both to Roma youngsters, with the aim of raising awareness about the benefits of education, and to non Roma people, in order to let them understand the need to assure a full inclusion in school service to Roma families as a tool for overcoming reciprocal distrust.
More than 2000 people (experts, trainers, social workers, cultural mediators, NGOs, politicians, researchers, etc.) have been directly and indirectly impacted by “It is not too Late” campaign. Best practices collected in each country have been analysed and shared. PAL project partners collected a number of best practices and they had the opportunity to analyse and compare different levels of Roma integration in each local context, relating to specific features of each country.
Different stories have been disseminated: projects carried out by Roma associations in theatre and music (Italy), daily centres in Roma settlements (Slovenia), public campaigns to explain the importance of education among Roma families (Romania), educational approaches for cooperative teaching (Hungary) as well as success stories of individuals (Greece).
Whilst taking into account the differences of each local context, “It is not too Late” campaign highlighted a common urgency to promote the issue of integration of Roma children and families in the educational system. Need of working directly with young people emerged, as well as the important role played by the European Union, that is the heart of process of inclusion of Roma people in the mainstream educational system, by overcoming the delays of national governments in the implementation of active inclusion policies.
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Official video of “It is not too late” Awareness Raising Campaign
Urbanism: resilience, welcome and urban innovation
On 27 May 2017, ALDA joined forces with Science Po Paris, the City of Thessaloniki, the Institut Français de Thessaloniki, SOS Malta and the consortia LADDER and RE.CRI.RE to organise the international seminar “Urbanism: resilience, welcome and urban innovation” in Thessaloniki.
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The event is part of a set of raising awareness events on development education promoted by the Migration Path of LADDER project.
European cities face new challenges. Dealing with climate change or the refugees crisis are unheard engagements for local communities, which are obliged to develop innovative approaches at the same time. Emergencies require in fact quick actions and an inclination to innovate; while structural changes impose a long term view and complex negotiations. The seminar questioned the effort of cities to establish coherent strategies.
Cities have to combine some much needed urban transformations with a strategic approach. In particular, they have to prepare resilient answers to climate change, and sustain specific actions to welcome new arrivals and people in transit. In such a context, transformative and cooperative models of urban change acquire a greater importance, even more so when cities are struggling with the consequence of austerity.
The seminar was opened by a first panel on “EU and local policies for refuges: cities on the forefront”. Within this, fruitful contributions from the Coordinator of the Migration Path of LADDER, Ms Lorna Muscat (SOS Malta) and Ms Theodora Avgolidou (EGTC), Greek partner of the project LADDER, were brought in as inputs for discussion.
The first panel was followed by concrete experiences of policy makers at the local level such as the Deputy Mayor of the City of Thessaloniki and of the City of Rome. Finally, the last session of the seminar “Actions and development programme in Thessaloniki” proposed new solutions and actions via exchanges at transnational level to the local Greek context.
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On 27 May 2017, ALDA joined forces with Science Po Paris, the City of Thessaloniki, the Institut Français de Thessaloniki, SOS Malta and the consortia LADDER and RE.CRI.RE to organise the international seminar “Urbanism: resilience, welcome and urban innovation” in Thessaloniki.
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The event is part of a set of raising awareness events on development education promoted by the Migration Path of LADDER project.
European cities face new challenges. Dealing with climate change or the refugees crisis are unheard engagements for local communities, which are obliged to develop innovative approaches at the same time. Emergencies require in fact quick actions and an inclination to innovate; while structural changes impose a long term view and complex negotiations. The seminar questioned the effort of cities to establish coherent strategies.
Cities have to combine some much needed urban transformations with a strategic approach. In particular, they have to prepare resilient answers to climate change, and sustain specific actions to welcome new arrivals and people in transit. In such a context, transformative and cooperative models of urban change acquire a greater importance, even more so when cities are struggling with the consequence of austerity.
The seminar was opened by a first panel on “EU and local policies for refuges: cities on the forefront”. Within this, fruitful contributions from the Coordinator of the Migration Path of LADDER, Ms Lorna Muscat (SOS Malta) and Ms Theodora Avgolidou (EGTC), Greek partner of the project LADDER, were brought in as inputs for discussion.
The first panel was followed by concrete experiences of policy makers at the local level such as the Deputy Mayor of the City of Thessaloniki and of the City of Rome. Finally, the last session of the seminar “Actions and development programme in Thessaloniki” proposed new solutions and actions via exchanges at transnational level to the local Greek context.
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The project INCOME as a key to respond to youth unemployment
On 22-23 May, the kick-off meeting of the project INCOME (INnovating COworking Methods through Exchange), took place in Stockholm and hosted by the Contemporary Art Centre Färgfabriken, leader of the project.
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The project is co-funded by the ERASMUS + programme in the frame KA2 Strategic Partnerships in the field of youth, and will run for 24 months.
Matteo Mirigliano, Assistant to the Secretary General and Anna Ditta, Project Development Officer, participated on behalf of ALDA, together with the representatives of the 9 partners of the project.
The project focuses on the co-working approach as a way to respond to the challenges of youth unemployment, taking entrepreneurship and cultural infrastructure as a potential path out of unemployment, particularly attractive for young people tending to be more creative, dynamic and giving a preference to self-employment.
The 9 partners involved had the opportunity to share their experience in co-working from different perspectives, exchange knowledge and good practices on the topic and plan future activities at the local level. Of all the activities, the most important one will be the job shadowing among the partners, which will be enrolled in the next year with exchanging of practices among all of them, for a total of 32 mobility activities foreseen.
On 22-23 May, the kick-off meeting of the project INCOME (INnovating COworking Methods through Exchange), took place in Stockholm and hosted by the Contemporary Art Centre Färgfabriken, leader of the project.
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The project is co-funded by the ERASMUS + programme in the frame KA2 Strategic Partnerships in the field of youth, and will run for 24 months.
Matteo Mirigliano, Assistant to the Secretary General and Anna Ditta, Project Development Officer, participated on behalf of ALDA, together with the representatives of the 9 partners of the project.
The project focuses on the co-working approach as a way to respond to the challenges of youth unemployment, taking entrepreneurship and cultural infrastructure as a potential path out of unemployment, particularly attractive for young people tending to be more creative, dynamic and giving a preference to self-employment.
The 9 partners involved had the opportunity to share their experience in co-working from different perspectives, exchange knowledge and good practices on the topic and plan future activities at the local level. Of all the activities, the most important one will be the job shadowing among the partners, which will be enrolled in the next year with exchanging of practices among all of them, for a total of 32 mobility activities foreseen.
COOPilot on the starting blocks - Cooperative entrepreneurship tackling youth unemployment
On 22-23 May, the first steering committee of the project COOPilot took place in Brussels, at the headquarter of the association “Pour la Solidarité”.
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COOPilot’s objective is simple yet ambitious – the project aims to provide innovative responses for youth employment challenges in the European Union, through the promotion of cooperative entrepreneurship.
The particularly diversified consortium featuring academic institutions, cooperatives, social economy networks, public authorities, represents actors from countries were the cooperative movement is well established (France, Italy and Spain), and countries in need for training and strengthening of cooperatives (Malta, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Cyprus).
In light of our broad presence and strong network, ALDA will be in charge of the communication and dissemination throughout the project.
COOPilot is supported by the programme Horizon 2020 of the European Commission.
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On 22-23 May, the first steering committee of the project COOPilot took place in Brussels, at the headquarter of the association “Pour la Solidarité”.
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COOPilot’s objective is simple yet ambitious – the project aims to provide innovative responses for youth employment challenges in the European Union, through the promotion of cooperative entrepreneurship.
The particularly diversified consortium featuring academic institutions, cooperatives, social economy networks, public authorities, represents actors from countries were the cooperative movement is well established (France, Italy and Spain), and countries in need for training and strengthening of cooperatives (Malta, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Cyprus).
In light of our broad presence and strong network, ALDA will be in charge of the communication and dissemination throughout the project.
COOPilot is supported by the programme Horizon 2020 of the European Commission.
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Disseminating the project RE.CRI.RE in Greece
On 10th May, a working seminar in the frame of the project RE.CRI.RE was held in Greece.
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On 10th May, a working seminar around the topic “The symbolic representations of the socio-economical crisis in Greece according to Greeks’ opinion about views of life” was held in the city of Thessaloniki, in Greece, in the frame of the 16th International Congress of Psychological Research: “Individuals, Institutions, Society: The World of Psychology”. The event was organised by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Hellenic Psychological Society.
During the activity, the RE.CRI.RE local team of the Aristotle University shared their research work with other scientists. In particular, they presented the results of their analysis concerning Greek people’s vision of the socio-economic crisis. Following the presentation of the findings, participants exchanged on the implications of these findings around the implementation of social care policies and programmes concerning the processes of integration and insertion of immigrants in Greek society.
The seminar was a fruitful occasion to gather opinions and ideas of academics and relevant stakeholders on key policy areas affecting citizens’ daily life nowadays, not just for Greeks, yet for all European countries and citizens as well.
RE.CRI.RE is a three-year project funded by the Horizon 2020 programme of the European Commission and run by a consortium of 15 universities and coordinated by ALDA that work together to investigate what kind of social identity change is occurring in Europe in time of crisis. The objective of the project is to analyse cultures of European societies and the impacts of the socio-economic crisis on them, in order to frame better policies at local, national and European level. To this end, civil society, policy-makers and experts of social sciences are strongly involved in all actions of the project.
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On 10th May, a working seminar in the frame of the project RE.CRI.RE was held in Greece.
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On 10th May, a working seminar around the topic “The symbolic representations of the socio-economical crisis in Greece according to Greeks’ opinion about views of life” was held in the city of Thessaloniki, in Greece, in the frame of the 16th International Congress of Psychological Research: “Individuals, Institutions, Society: The World of Psychology”. The event was organised by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Hellenic Psychological Society.
During the activity, the RE.CRI.RE local team of the Aristotle University shared their research work with other scientists. In particular, they presented the results of their analysis concerning Greek people’s vision of the socio-economic crisis. Following the presentation of the findings, participants exchanged on the implications of these findings around the implementation of social care policies and programmes concerning the processes of integration and insertion of immigrants in Greek society.
The seminar was a fruitful occasion to gather opinions and ideas of academics and relevant stakeholders on key policy areas affecting citizens’ daily life nowadays, not just for Greeks, yet for all European countries and citizens as well.
RE.CRI.RE is a three-year project funded by the Horizon 2020 programme of the European Commission and run by a consortium of 15 universities and coordinated by ALDA that work together to investigate what kind of social identity change is occurring in Europe in time of crisis. The objective of the project is to analyse cultures of European societies and the impacts of the socio-economic crisis on them, in order to frame better policies at local, national and European level. To this end, civil society, policy-makers and experts of social sciences are strongly involved in all actions of the project.
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Project CHOICE: an international event is coming soon in Brussels
ALDA is organizing an international event on 6th June, in the frame of the project CHOICE – Cultural Heritage: Opportunity for Improving Civic Engagement, which will be hosted by the Committee of the Regions and supported by the network “LIKE-European cities and regions for culture”.
The project “CHOICE – Cultural Heritage: Opportunity for Improving Civic Engagement ” is funded by European Commission and is a regional project, implemented in Armenia, Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus and is one of the most important actions for EAP dimension of ALDA.
The project supports the protection of the heritage of the countries which are trying to be the part of the Union and it works exclusively on local level, mobilizing citizens and supporting the community initiatives. As a result, a network of creative people works with bottom up approach to build the policy on cultural heritage in their countries. The project also strengthened their interaction with different stakeholders and increased their capacities to get more involved in the decision making process.
The two years action, which will be finished in June 2017, brought so far to mobilize significant number of people who believe that should protect cultural heritage. With variety of stakeholders, the mini projects implemented in the frame of the project CHOICE have influenced local communities; traditional ornaments, dishes were resurrected; new opportunities were created; awareness and knowledge of participants were raised.
The meeting will include two parts, an exhibition and a panel discussion. During the exhibition, subjects demonstrating the heritage of the nations of Armenia, Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus will be presented, through photos, handcraft, website and other useful materials. The exhibition will be followed by the panel discussion, the main purpose of which will be to discuss Cultural Heritage issues in the EU and Eastern Partnership, to present cultural heritage as a tool for community mobilization at the local level. Also the policy papers and recommendations developed for the EAP region regarding the preservation of cultural heritage will be presented.
This is an opportunity to provide a platform for these countries and their work on EU level and also inform EU institutions about the project. Also, taking into consideration the proposal about the announcement of the year 2018 – the European Year of Cultural Heritage can bring additional importance to this event.
The event will be held in Rue Van Maerlant 2, Brussels.
Contact person: Nino Tvaltvadze – ALDA’s Eastern Partnership Coordinator and Project Manager: nino.tvaltvadze@aldaintranet.org
ALDA is organizing an international event on 6th June, in the frame of the project CHOICE – Cultural Heritage: Opportunity for Improving Civic Engagement, which will be hosted by the Committee of the Regions and supported by the network “LIKE-European cities and regions for culture”.
The project “CHOICE – Cultural Heritage: Opportunity for Improving Civic Engagement ” is funded by European Commission and is a regional project, implemented in Armenia, Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus and is one of the most important actions for EAP dimension of ALDA.
The project supports the protection of the heritage of the countries which are trying to be the part of the Union and it works exclusively on local level, mobilizing citizens and supporting the community initiatives. As a result, a network of creative people works with bottom up approach to build the policy on cultural heritage in their countries. The project also strengthened their interaction with different stakeholders and increased their capacities to get more involved in the decision making process.
The two years action, which will be finished in June 2017, brought so far to mobilize significant number of people who believe that should protect cultural heritage. With variety of stakeholders, the mini projects implemented in the frame of the project CHOICE have influenced local communities; traditional ornaments, dishes were resurrected; new opportunities were created; awareness and knowledge of participants were raised.
The meeting will include two parts, an exhibition and a panel discussion. During the exhibition, subjects demonstrating the heritage of the nations of Armenia, Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus will be presented, through photos, handcraft, website and other useful materials. The exhibition will be followed by the panel discussion, the main purpose of which will be to discuss Cultural Heritage issues in the EU and Eastern Partnership, to present cultural heritage as a tool for community mobilization at the local level. Also the policy papers and recommendations developed for the EAP region regarding the preservation of cultural heritage will be presented.
This is an opportunity to provide a platform for these countries and their work on EU level and also inform EU institutions about the project. Also, taking into consideration the proposal about the announcement of the year 2018 – the European Year of Cultural Heritage can bring additional importance to this event.
The event will be held in Rue Van Maerlant 2, Brussels.
Contact person: Nino Tvaltvadze – ALDA’s Eastern Partnership Coordinator and Project Manager: nino.tvaltvadze@aldaintranet.org
The results and recommendations of “Participation of CSOs in cross-border cooperation” presented in Skopje
CSOs in Macedonia are facing challenges in the implementation of projects in cross-border cooperation and greater participation into the programming of the programmes is needed, the new research “Participation of CSOs in cross-border cooperation” conducted by ALDA shows.
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The results of the research were presented today by Ivana Petrovska, director of ALDA Skopje.
“One of the challenges that CSOs are facing in the implementation of projects in cross-border cooperation programmes is the financial stability in the realization of the project. Actually, although Macedonia is the only country in the region which covers the co-financing of 15% in the projects, the finances are being transferred when the project is finished, so the time period is long and CSOs are facing financial problems,” she revealed during the presentation.
The results also show that in the cooperation between CSOs and municipalities, cross-border cooperation can be a motivation for developing partnerships. However, greater participation of CSOs in the programmes for cross-border cooperation is needed. The recommendations of the study include ensuring participation of CSOs in the decision making processes and establishing a so called “guarantee fund” that would advance money to beneficiaries.
The study was implemented within the project “CSOs: carriers of the cross-border cooperation” as part of IPA 2 Mechanism, which is a network of CSOs that work for greater participation of the civil sector in the programming of the EU funds.
The research will be available for download online soon.
CSOs in Macedonia are facing challenges in the implementation of projects in cross-border cooperation and greater participation into the programming of the programmes is needed, the new research “Participation of CSOs in cross-border cooperation” conducted by ALDA shows.
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The results of the research were presented today by Ivana Petrovska, director of ALDA Skopje.
“One of the challenges that CSOs are facing in the implementation of projects in cross-border cooperation programmes is the financial stability in the realization of the project. Actually, although Macedonia is the only country in the region which covers the co-financing of 15% in the projects, the finances are being transferred when the project is finished, so the time period is long and CSOs are facing financial problems,” she revealed during the presentation.
The results also show that in the cooperation between CSOs and municipalities, cross-border cooperation can be a motivation for developing partnerships. However, greater participation of CSOs in the programmes for cross-border cooperation is needed. The recommendations of the study include ensuring participation of CSOs in the decision making processes and establishing a so called “guarantee fund” that would advance money to beneficiaries.
The study was implemented within the project “CSOs: carriers of the cross-border cooperation” as part of IPA 2 Mechanism, which is a network of CSOs that work for greater participation of the civil sector in the programming of the EU funds.
The research will be available for download online soon.
Discussing Cultural Heritage Policy of Armenia, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine
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SDG Watch Europe delivers its Recommendations to support a sustainable future
On February, 2 2021 the one-hour online conference “Doing Development Democratically: a Conversation with Jutta Urpilainen” was live-streamed. The occasion served to launch the European Democracy Hub—a new platform for research-based discussion on European democracy support, programming, and policy, aiming at engaging stakeholders and offering solutions to democratic challenges. The online conference was moderated by Mr Richard Youngs, from Carnegie Europe, which together with one of the ALDA’s members, the Partenariat européen pour la démocratie, co-organized the event.
Mr Ken Godfrey, European Partnership for Democracy Executive Director, introduced the discussion by highlighting how the European Democracy Hub is the result of the cooperation between the two parties, and provides an in-depth analysis and research about democracy. Then, he stressed out the importance of considering how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect democracies, parliaments and freedom of expression on worldwide scale. Therefore, the essential role of the hub in this realm.
Mr. Godfrey enhanced the role of this working-group, set up by prominent academics, practitioners and policy makers to support countries which have some weaknesses in their democracy systems. He recalled, for example, the military coup dans Myanmar, driving the attention on the full commitment of the working-group to jointly boost democracy around the world.
A key moment was the European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen’s speech. She addressed all her encouragement in the launch of the European Democracy Hub, underlining the importance of being resilient in crisis-period such as the one caused by the pandemic. She also remarked how we have been all witnesses, in certain parts of the World, of human rights violations, and of governments using their powers to silent the oppositions, making the pandemic as an excuse. Furthermore, she highlighted how women and children are now paying the highest price of this pandemic. As a Commissioner, she assured that the EU will continue to ensure inclusivity, sustainability, fairness and fundamental values during our global recovery.
On February, 2 2021 the one-hour online conference “Doing Development Democratically: a Conversation with Jutta Urpilainen” was live-streamed. The occasion served to launch the European Democracy Hub—a new platform for research-based discussion on European democracy support, programming, and policy, aiming at engaging stakeholders and offering solutions to democratic challenges. The online conference was moderated by Mr Richard Youngs, from Carnegie Europe, which together with one of the ALDA’s members, the Partenariat européen pour la démocratie, co-organized the event.
Mr Ken Godfrey, European Partnership for Democracy Executive Director, introduced the discussion by highlighting how the European Democracy Hub is the result of the cooperation between the two parties, and provides an in-depth analysis and research about democracy. Then, he stressed out the importance of considering how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect democracies, parliaments and freedom of expression on worldwide scale. Therefore, the essential role of the hub in this realm.
Mr. Godfrey enhanced the role of this working-group, set up by prominent academics, practitioners and policy makers to support countries which have some weaknesses in their democracy systems. He recalled, for example, the military coup dans Myanmar, driving the attention on the full commitment of the working-group to jointly boost democracy around the world.
A key moment was the European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen’s speech. She addressed all her encouragement in the launch of the European Democracy Hub, underlining the importance of being resilient in crisis-period such as the one caused by the pandemic. She also remarked how we have been all witnesses, in certain parts of the World, of human rights violations, and of governments using their powers to silent the oppositions, making the pandemic as an excuse. Furthermore, she highlighted how women and children are now paying the highest price of this pandemic. As a Commissioner, she assured that the EU will continue to ensure inclusivity, sustainability, fairness and fundamental values during our global recovery.
Marking the Day of Europe in Subotica, Serbia
Local Democracy Agency Subotica organised the marking of the Day of Europe, in cooperation with the City of Subotica, Youth Office of the City of Subotica and Italian Cultural Center “Piazza Italia”.
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The event took place on the main square of Subotica where the citizens had the possibility to get informed about the EU and the process of Serbia’s accession to the EU.
This year’s event included the participation of young local artists who presented their artistic works of famous and important local figures of Subotica. This artistic performance was implemented through the activity “My City – Intercultural City” under the slogan “Serbia and EU: Culture that connects us” within the regional project “Balkan regional platform for youth participation and dialogue” which is funded by the EU. The aim of the activity was to strengthen the cultural participation of young people, through the promotion of intercultural dialogue.
“Day of Europe” commemorates the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration which was the first step towards the creation of today’s European Union. Former Minister of foreign affairs of France, Robert Schuman had presented the proposal of creating an organisation that would unite European countries in the production of coal and steel, strategic materials necessary for military power. This was the key to preventing any potential wars between European countries. Therefore, the Schuman Declaration was primarily an expression for strengthening peace, which we celebrate through Europe Day, as one of the symbols of the European Union.
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Local Democracy Agency Subotica organised the marking of the Day of Europe, in cooperation with the City of Subotica, Youth Office of the City of Subotica and Italian Cultural Center “Piazza Italia”.
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The event took place on the main square of Subotica where the citizens had the possibility to get informed about the EU and the process of Serbia’s accession to the EU.
This year’s event included the participation of young local artists who presented their artistic works of famous and important local figures of Subotica. This artistic performance was implemented through the activity “My City – Intercultural City” under the slogan “Serbia and EU: Culture that connects us” within the regional project “Balkan regional platform for youth participation and dialogue” which is funded by the EU. The aim of the activity was to strengthen the cultural participation of young people, through the promotion of intercultural dialogue.
“Day of Europe” commemorates the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration which was the first step towards the creation of today’s European Union. Former Minister of foreign affairs of France, Robert Schuman had presented the proposal of creating an organisation that would unite European countries in the production of coal and steel, strategic materials necessary for military power. This was the key to preventing any potential wars between European countries. Therefore, the Schuman Declaration was primarily an expression for strengthening peace, which we celebrate through Europe Day, as one of the symbols of the European Union.
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Official website of Balkan Regional Platform for Youth Participation and Dialogue