FAIR EU
Fostering Awareness, Inclusion & Recognition of EU Mobile Citizens’ Political Rights
Timespan Countries involved
| 01/2018 06/2019 | Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden |
Funded by SDGs
| European Commission | 10, 16 |
At a glance
FAIR EU was designed before the 2019 European elections. The project was conceived to foster the successful inclusion of EU mobile citizens in their host country’s civic and political life through the provision of a holistic approach: the project tackled the obstacles that these particular citizens face when exercising their rights.
What was achieved through this project? The project realized: a research into obstacles to free movement and political rights; evidence-based recommendations to inform local election campaigns in Belgium in 2018; an EU-wide campaign targeting local, as well as national and EU level, authorities and stakeholders before the European elections in 2019.
Objectives
The overall objective of the project was to identify the main obstacles to free movement rights in all 28 countries and provide a detailed analysis of the links between free movement rights and political participation in 6 EUMS with the highest number of EU citizens through focus groups.
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FAIR EU
Timespan Countries involved
| 01/2018 06/2019 | Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden |
Founded by SDGs
| European Commission | 10, 16 |
At a glance
FAIR EU was designed before the 2019 European elections. The project was conceived to foster the successful inclusion of EU mobile citizens in their host country’s civic and political life through the provision of a holistic approach: the project tackled the obstacles that these particular citizens face when exercising their rights.
What was achieved through this project? The project realized: a research into obstacles to free movement and political rights; evidence-based recommendations to inform local election campaigns in Belgium in 2018; an EU-wide campaign targeting local, as well as national and EU level, authorities and stakeholders before the European elections in 2019.
Objectives
The overall objective of the project was to identify the main obstacles to free movement rights in all 28 countries and provide a detailed analysis of the links between free movement rights and political participation in 6 EUMS with the highest number of EU citizens through focus groups.