On 31 May and 1 June 2016, the Europe for Citizens Civil Dialogue and the event entitled “European Citizenship in Challenging Times” took place in Barcelona (Spain) and our Secretary General, Antonella Valmorbida participated in these events, dedicated to Active European Citizenship.
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“European citizenship in Challenging times” was organised by the European Observatory on Memories (EUROM), Fundació Solidaritat UB, Universitat de Barcelona and Ajuntament de Barcelona, with the support of the European Commission. Different stakeholders from the European Commission, universities, governmental and non-governmental organisations from all over Europe attended. ALDA’s Secretary General, Antonella Valmorbida moderated the panel session on how to consolidate the European Union achievements and strengthen the Union citizens’ rights.
The Civil Dialogue Meeting took place on 1 June, with different conferences and workshops which also showcased some of the top initiatives of the European Commission in the area of Citizenship and Civil Participation. Within the workshops, a dialogue addressing the contentious topic of migration and refugee crisis in the current context of rising populism and Euroscepticism was organised.
A joint statement on migration policies issued by ALDA, the European Movement International (EMI) and the Social Platform, was presented in this framework. Entitled “A European migration policy beyond the humanitarian aid perspective”, it provides comprehensive perspective on migration crisis, highlighting aspects that may not usually be included in the main discourse from the media. It argues that the policies on migration “must be able to allow current migrants to fully integrate in their communities so as to maximize the benefits of migration, both for host communities and the migrants themselves, always keeping in mind that integration is a two-way process”.
On 31 May and 1 June 2016, the Europe for Citizens Civil Dialogue and the event entitled “European Citizenship in Challenging Times” took place in Barcelona (Spain) and our Secretary General, Antonella Valmorbida participated in these events, dedicated to Active European Citizenship.
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“European citizenship in Challenging times” was organised by the European Observatory on Memories (EUROM), Fundació Solidaritat UB, Universitat de Barcelona and Ajuntament de Barcelona, with the support of the European Commission. Different stakeholders from the European Commission, universities, governmental and non-governmental organisations from all over Europe attended. ALDA’s Secretary General, Antonella Valmorbida moderated the panel session on how to consolidate the European Union achievements and strengthen the Union citizens’ rights.
The Civil Dialogue Meeting took place on 1 June, with different conferences and workshops which also showcased some of the top initiatives of the European Commission in the area of Citizenship and Civil Participation. Within the workshops, a dialogue addressing the contentious topic of migration and refugee crisis in the current context of rising populism and Euroscepticism was organised.
A joint statement on migration policies issued by ALDA, the European Movement International (EMI) and the Social Platform, was presented in this framework. Entitled “A European migration policy beyond the humanitarian aid perspective”, it provides comprehensive perspective on migration crisis, highlighting aspects that may not usually be included in the main discourse from the media. It argues that the policies on migration “must be able to allow current migrants to fully integrate in their communities so as to maximize the benefits of migration, both for host communities and the migrants themselves, always keeping in mind that integration is a two-way process”.