The first international event of the CROSS OVER project took place on 3rd-4th of February in Zagreb, Croatia during which local and international participants discussed ways to foster participation to the European elections.
The event titled “What is the European Union?” was organised by the Croatian County Association, in cooperation with AGORA CE. and saw the involvement of more than 50 participants from 10 countries.
The first day, partners of the project gathered to share experiences about how much people understand about the European Union and to elaborate possible solutions to boost participation at the next European Parliament elections.
The public conference took place on the second day, during which several speakers took the floor. First, Mr. Goran Pauk, president of the Croatian County Association, welcomed the participants and Ms. Ivana Bursíková, director of Agora CE, introduced the CROSS OVER project.
In the first session, Mr. Branko Baričević from the European Commission Representation in Croatia, and Ms. Violeta Simeonova Staničić from the Office of the European Parliament in Croatia, talked about the awareness of the European Union in the country and the participation in the European Parliament elections, while Mr. Slaven Hojski from the National Electoral Commission of Croatia presented how they are spreading knowledge about the electoral process in relation with the European Parliament elections.
In the second session, on the theme of “Young people as incubators of ideas and social changes”, Ms. Petra Pekica from the Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes, Mr. Nino Preložnjak from the candidacy of City of Varaždin for European Youth Capital, Mr. Josip Miličević from the Croatian Youth Network and Ms. Ivana Radanović from the Network of Associations Zagor, introduced their work in involving young people in civic life in Croatia.
To conclude the event, the prize winners of the “EU2ME” creative competition were celebrated by showcasing their creations and receiving their prizes.
The CROSS OVER project is co-funded by the Europe for Citizens programme. The project aims at encouraging young people to reflect on political accountability through increased participation in the elections for the European Parliament. The basic idea of the project is to devise and stimulate actions that will effectively solve the lack of interest of youth in voting at the European level.
The first international event of the CROSS OVER project took place on 3rd-4th of February in Zagreb, Croatia during which local and international participants discussed ways to foster participation to the European elections.
The event titled “What is the European Union?” was organised by the Croatian County Association, in cooperation with AGORA CE. and saw the involvement of more than 50 participants from 10 countries.
The first day, partners of the project gathered to share experiences about how much people understand about the European Union and to elaborate possible solutions to boost participation at the next European Parliament elections.
The public conference took place on the second day, during which several speakers took the floor. First, Mr. Goran Pauk, president of the Croatian County Association, welcomed the participants and Ms. Ivana Bursíková, director of Agora CE, introduced the CROSS OVER project.
In the first session, Mr. Branko Baričević from the European Commission Representation in Croatia, and Ms. Violeta Simeonova Staničić from the Office of the European Parliament in Croatia, talked about the awareness of the European Union in the country and the participation in the European Parliament elections, while Mr. Slaven Hojski from the National Electoral Commission of Croatia presented how they are spreading knowledge about the electoral process in relation with the European Parliament elections.
In the second session, on the theme of “Young people as incubators of ideas and social changes”, Ms. Petra Pekica from the Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes, Mr. Nino Preložnjak from the candidacy of City of Varaždin for European Youth Capital, Mr. Josip Miličević from the Croatian Youth Network and Ms. Ivana Radanović from the Network of Associations Zagor, introduced their work in involving young people in civic life in Croatia.
To conclude the event, the prize winners of the “EU2ME” creative competition were celebrated by showcasing their creations and receiving their prizes.
The CROSS OVER project is co-funded by the Europe for Citizens programme. The project aims at encouraging young people to reflect on political accountability through increased participation in the elections for the European Parliament. The basic idea of the project is to devise and stimulate actions that will effectively solve the lack of interest of youth in voting at the European level.