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:. European Participation Initiatives for Citizens - the WWW(h) of the initiative - Citizen Participation University, July 2014. 1 st and 2 nd W of the initiative : WHERE and WHEN. Where: Romania: the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
:European Participation
Initiatives for Citizens
-the WWW(h) of the initiative-Citizen Participation University,
July 2014
Where:◦ Romania: the National Association of Citizens
Advice Bureaux
◦ Hungary: the Civil College Foundation
◦ Belgium: the European Citizens Action Service
When: 01.09.2013- 28.02.2015
1st and 2nd W of the initiative: WHERE and WHEN
What aim: enhancing citizens’ ownership and usage of their rights as European citizens by promoting and increasing knowledge on four EU level participation tools:
European elections, petitioning to the European Parliament, complaining to the European Ombudsman the European Citizens Initiative.
What objectives: increasing know-how on the usage and usability of four EU level
participation tools capacitating 30 CSOs from Romania and Hungary in using EU level
participation tools promoting grassroots participation in EU policies
3rd W of the initiative: WHAT
How we address the objectives:◦ Mapping the usage of 4 EU participation tools◦ Launching the research report◦ Go to vote campaigns for EU elections in Hungary and
Romania◦ International Conference in Romania ◦ Citizen Participation University in Hungary ◦ Training and coaching CSOs in Romania and Hungary◦ Online ECI Campaign ◦ Citizens Assemblies◦ Study visit (Brussels, Belgium)
the (h) of the initiative: HOW
Thank you for you attention!
Alina IosifescuNACAB Romania
National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux [email protected]