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ME Nîmes – Call for participants: Rencontre multiculturelle sur le développement durable

EU EnergieDu 26 juillet au 7 août 2015, des jeunes Français, Allemands et Chinois sont invités à débattre autour d’un sujet d’actualité et en plein essor : le développement durable. Comment préserver, protéger, partager les ressources de la planète pour mieux vivre aujourd’hui et pour les générations futures ?
Diverses activités en lien avec la thématique seront proposées tout au long de la rencontre qui s’articulera autour de deux modules, un au centre YMCA à Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (26-31 juillet) et un deuxième à Kaub en Allemagne (31 juillet-7 août). La rencontre est soutenue financièrement par l’OFAJ et EUNET.

French, German and Chinese youngsters are invited to discuss a hot topic in full boom: sustainable development. How can we preserve, protect and share this planet’s finite resources sustainably for us and for future generations?
The meeting will take place from 26 July to 7 August 2015. Several workshops and visits will be organized throughout the meeting. A first module will take place in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, France (26-31 July) and a second in Kaub, Germany (31 July-7 August). The meeting is financially supported by OFAJ-DFJW and EUNET.

ME Nimes - Rencontre multiculturelle sur le développement durable 2015
ME Nimes - Multilaterale Begegnung zur Nachhaltigkeit

ME Yvelines – EU project “CitiPart – Cities’ Partnership against extremism and populism”

ME YvelinesCitiPart “Cities’ Partnership against extremism and populism” is meant to be an interactive network, discussing and reacting on current social and political events on local as well as on European level. Members of the network are towns, Europe Houses, European organisations well known in their countries for their involvement in active citizenship, town twinning committees and youth organisations. The close cooperation with local councillors will give the possibility not only to develop projects but also to carry them out with their help.

An extremely low turnout in the European and other national elections, a bad social and economic situation, growing unemployment, especially youth unemployment, and a general tendency not to trust politicians any more are a fertile soil for the constant raise of various populisms and extremisms.

CitiPart wants to react against those increasing tendencies throughout discussions and interactive workshops about the three fundamental European values which are SOLIDARITY, TOLERANCE and PEACE, foster the intergenerational dialogue and revitalize the exchange between citizens and their local councillors.

CitiPart is co-funded by the Europe for Citizens programme.

Partner organisations
Europe House in the Yvelines (France) and its local partners
Europe House in Nîmes (France) and its local partners
European Center Robert Schuman in Scy-Chazelles (France) and its local partners
Robert Schuman Foundation in Warsaw (Poland) and its local partners
Townhall of Sosnowiec (Poland) and its local partners
BBAG in Potsdam (Germany) and its local partners
Europe House in Dubrovnic (Croatia) and its local partners
GEMMA youth organisation in Villach (Austria) and its local partners

Read the full press release below in English, French or German

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World Forum for Democracy 2015

World Forum of DemocracyThe World Forum for Democracy will be held in Strasbourg (France) from 18-20 November 2015. The theme of this year’s Forum is “Freedom vs control: for a democratic response”.

The growing tension between the concern for safety and the protection of freedoms is one of the key challenges facing democracies today.

The Strasbourg World Forum for Democracy is an annual gathering of leaders, opinion-makers, civil society activists, representatives of business, academia, media and professional groups to debate key challenges for democracies worldwide. The insights gathered during the World Forum meetings inform the work of the Council of Europe and its numerous partners in the field of democracy and democratic governance.

World Forum for Democracy

Report on the 2014 European Elections

report_european_parliament_elections_2014_enThe European Commission published its report on the 2014 European Elections, looking back at the first campaign to feature lead candidates from European political parties. The selection of candidates for the Commission Presidency by major political parties in Europe was a new step towards European-level democracy, resulting in the election of Commission President Juncker and an individual hearing for each designated commissioner-candidate by MEPs from the relevant Committee.

The report reviews the 2014 elections, including measures taken to enhance their transparency, democratic conduct and the European dimension. It assesses citizens’ awareness of the elections and the associated rights, action taken by Member States and EU institutions in this respect, and actual turnout. It also looks at the enforcement of EU citizens’ electoral rights.

Report on the 2014 European Elections

Congratulations to Maison de l’Europe de Paris and Sonnenberg Kreis

Europe for Citizens

Congratulations to our members Maison de l’Europe de Paris and Sonnenberg Kreis for their successful applications within the Europe for Citizens programme Strand 2 Measure 3 – Civil Society Projects !

ME Paris will receive funding for their project “EUbyCITIZENS” and Sonnenberg for “My!Europe – a Citizen Project on Europe from Below“

A total of 23 projects will be supported by the Europe for Citizens programme.