The third international event of the project BET ON EU, gathering 18 partner organisations, was held in Subotica (Serbia) from 31 August – 02 September 2015. The conference brought together participants from 12 countries from the Western Balkans and EU.
The first day the participants were welcomed by Alexander Lovcanski, from LED Project Office of the City of Subotica, and Stanka Parac, ALDA Regional Programme Coordinator, and got introduced to the work program anticipated for the next days.
The introduction was followed by a training session during which the participants worked together in groups in order to discuss and exchange practices about potential follow up actions. The presented ideas and conclusions will serve as a basis for future cooperation among the partners within the created network of towns.
During the second day of the event the participants attended the official session of the City Assembly on occasion of the Day of the City of Subotica, held in the City Hall, which traditionally gathers the representatives of twinned and partner cities of Subotica. The participants were addressed by the Mayor Jene Maglai, President of the City Assembly, Ilija Maravic, and the Serbian Minister for Public Administration and Local Self-Government, Kori Udovicki. Also, a public signpost containing the names of the twinned towns and project partners of BET ON EU was installed on the main square in Subotica.
The afternoon session was organized at the Open University, where Silvia Ceccarelli from Ravenna (Italy) and Martin Dangerfield from Wolverhampton University (UK) presented their activities and experiences from local events organized within the project, which were the introduction to the exchange that followed among the participants.
The areas for future cooperation emerged from the interactive workshops led by Stanka Parac, ALDA Regional Programme Coordinator, where the partners proposed future joint activities in areas worth to bet for the future of the European Union: intercultural dialogue, remembrance, civic participation and dialogue, volunteering. The best four project ideas were chosen and participants agreed to work together on the follow-up plan development, formulating the aims for which they are willing to invest and work for.
During the field visit on the third day, the participants had the opportunity to see the results of EU funded Cross-border Co-operation projects at the ZOO Palic and to visit the Palic lake.
The third international event of the project BET ON EU, gathering 18 partner organisations, was held in Subotica (Serbia) from 31 August – 02 September 2015. The conference brought together participants from 12 countries from the Western Balkans and EU.
The first day the participants were welcomed by Alexander Lovcanski, from LED Project Office of the City of Subotica, and Stanka Parac, ALDA Regional Programme Coordinator, and got introduced to the work program anticipated for the next days.
The introduction was followed by a training session during which the participants worked together in groups in order to discuss and exchange practices about potential follow up actions. The presented ideas and conclusions will serve as a basis for future cooperation among the partners within the created network of towns.
During the second day of the event the participants attended the official session of the City Assembly on occasion of the Day of the City of Subotica, held in the City Hall, which traditionally gathers the representatives of twinned and partner cities of Subotica. The participants were addressed by the Mayor Jene Maglai, President of the City Assembly, Ilija Maravic, and the Serbian Minister for Public Administration and Local Self-Government, Kori Udovicki. Also, a public signpost containing the names of the twinned towns and project partners of BET ON EU was installed on the main square in Subotica.
The afternoon session was organized at the Open University, where Silvia Ceccarelli from Ravenna (Italy) and Martin Dangerfield from Wolverhampton University (UK) presented their activities and experiences from local events organized within the project, which were the introduction to the exchange that followed among the participants.
The areas for future cooperation emerged from the interactive workshops led by Stanka Parac, ALDA Regional Programme Coordinator, where the partners proposed future joint activities in areas worth to bet for the future of the European Union: intercultural dialogue, remembrance, civic participation and dialogue, volunteering. The best four project ideas were chosen and participants agreed to work together on the follow-up plan development, formulating the aims for which they are willing to invest and work for.
During the field visit on the third day, the participants had the opportunity to see the results of EU funded Cross-border Co-operation projects at the ZOO Palic and to visit the Palic lake.