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Youth for Europe Event – the Hague, the Netherlands, May, 18, 2019
We have gathered at the HYF (The Hague Youth Factory) on the afternoon/evening of May, 18, 2019. It was been a lovely sunny day, and the event involved 30 citizens, from the city of The Hague, the Netherlands. The majority was a young public, with 2/3 being young people till 30 years old and we
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Using stop-motion animation tools to debate Europe’s future – Orvelte, the Netherlands, August, 11, 2019
On the August, 11, 2019, in Orvelte, the Netherlands, a group of 37 people came together to discuss the future of the EU, youth challenges, and express themselves using stop-motion animation tools. The event involved 37 citizens, including 7 participants from the city of Orvelte, The Netherlands, 6 participants from the city of Rome, Italy,
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Online workshop – Improve 4 Europe, The Netherlands, September, 19, 2020
The activity took place on September, 19, 2020, online, via Zoom. The event involved 28 citizens, including 25 participants from the city of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1 from the city of Lisbon, Portugal, 1 from the city of Rome, Italy, 1 from the city of Budapest, Hungary. This activity aimed to familiarise the participants with
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Italian kick-off event of Eulections´19, Lugo, Italy, June, 3, 2019
This event took place on the June, 3, 2019 in one of the high schools of Lugo and we counted on 72 participants (71 participants from the city of Lugo, Italy, 1 participant from the city of Lisbon, Portugal), mainly students, teachers, and staff of the school interested in the method and to the project.
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“Il Futuro Dell´Europa È Nelle Nostre Mani” – Ravenna, Italy, June, 21, 2019
On 21st June, Fondazione Flaminia organized the second E(u)Lections´19 event held at the Open lab of Ravenna within the Classis Museo. The event was open to every citizen of Ravenna city and we were able to involve 51 Italian participants, with ages ranging between 20 and 67 years old, in a multi-generational debate about the
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E(U) Lections’19 Kickoff Meeting – Lisbon, Portugal, January, 24, 2019
The kick-off meeting of EULECTIONS’19 took place at Iscte- Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, on January, 24, 2019. It was the first time that the representatives from the four organizations, CEI-Iscte and EAYE (Portugal), Fondazione Flaminia (Italy) and CAAT Projects (The Netherlands) had the chance to meet in person, discuss general ideas about the
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E(u)lections´19 presentation – Academy ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon, Portugal, April, 9, 2019
On April, 9, 2019, an initiative for high school students took place at ISCTE-IUL. The Academy ISCTE-IUL opens the doors of the University to the students and gives them the opportunity to live and experience the university and the job market. This was a great opportunity to present the EULECTIONS’19 project, through a quiz with
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Second public presentation of the project, Academy ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon, Portugal, April, 17, 2019
The second edition of Academy ISCTE-IUL happened on the 17th April and it was an opportunity to present the project to high school students and collect inputs from young citizens regarding the project’s activities. Through the “Who wants to be Euromillionaire” quiz and a debate, they had an opportunity to know more about European Union and
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E(U)Lections: Think, Decide, Change – Lisbon, Portugal, May, 10, 2019
The first EULECTIONS’19 event in Portugal took place on May, 10, 2019, at Iscte- Instituto Universitário de Lisboa. This full event involved 92 citizens from the city of Lisbon, Portugal, mostly university students, for a full day dedicated to the European elections and the future of the EU. This event aimed to bring awareness to
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#changeEU – What do young people think of the European Union?
E(u)lections´19: Think, Decide, Change intends to hear what young people have to say about the European Union. In this video series, you can watch what some of our participants have answered to the questions about what they expect from European Parliament and what Europe represents to them.
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EULECTIONS’19 online workshop with students @ Universidade dos Açores, Azores, Portugal, December, 11, 2020
The EULECTIONS’19 roadshow continued online with Universidade dos Açores on December 11, 2020. The event gathered 46 citizens, including 41 participants from the city of Ponta Delgada, S. Miguel, Azores, 5 participants from the city of Lisbon, Portugal, to reflect and collect perspectives from the archipelago, one of the European Union (EU) outermost regions, about
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Interview with Ana Isabel Xavier, EULECTIONS’19 coordinator, at the ENTRECAMPOS magazine
Ana Isabel Xavier, CEI-Iscte’s researcher and EULECTIONS’19 coordinator was interviewed for the last number of ENTRECAMPOS, Iscte’s magazine. The talk was focused on youth participation in European affairs, including in the electoral processes, ways to promote a citizens’ engagement with the EU and how the project has been promoting a dialogue with youth from various
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EULECTIONS’19 online workshop with students @ Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon, May, 4, 2021
On May, 4, 2021, the EULECTIONS’19 roadshow returned to Iscte, to promote an online workshop with Political Science students. The event involved 29 citizens, including 28 participants from the city of Lisbon, Portugal, 1 participant from the city of Madrid, Spain The workshop started with a project presentation by the coordinator and the partners, followed
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EULECTIONS’19 – Information Template
The information regarding the implementation of the EULECTIONS19 is available in the Information Template.
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Raise your voice to debate Europe – Rotterdam, The Netherlands, July, 6, 2019
On the July, 6, 2019, in the theatre Formaat, in Rotterdam, a group of people came together for the “Raise Your Voice Festival”. The festival was organized by Stichting CAAT Projects in collaboration with Stichting Formaat Wekplaats voor Participatierf Drama. The event involved 53 citizens, including 23 participants from the city of Rotterdam, The Netherlands,
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3D models and Europe’s future scenarios – Fusignano, Italy, December, 13, 2019
On the 13th December, at Fusignano, Fondazione Flaminia and Comitato Gemellaggio Fusignano organized a workshop to debate the future of Europe. Using the LEGO Serious Play methodology, the participants shared their ideas through 3D models. This event took place at the museum and involved the world of local associations, with the twinning committee. The event involved 28 citizens from
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Students debate the 5 scenarios for the future of the EU – Braga, Portugal, March, 5 and 6, 2020
On March, 5 and 6, 2020, the Centre for International Studies (CEI-Iscte) and the European Association of Young Educators (EAYE) took the debate about the Future of the EU to Braga, in collaboration with the University of Minho, on the north of Portugal. The event involved 77 citizens, including 68 participants from the city of
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Online workshop – Il futuro dell’Europa é nelle nostre mani, Italy, May, 25, 2020
The project ChangEU has been promoting workshops in Portugal, Italy and The Netherlands to collect citizens’ perspectives about the future of Europe, focusing on the 5 scenarios put forward by the European Commission. Throughout the project, partners have used non-formal education methods to debate and develop creative ideas about the EU we want. During this
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Eulections’19 workshop with students @ Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, December, 4, 2020
The Eulections’19 – Think, Decide, Change project took its roadshow to the Internet, adapting the debates and workshops to the virtual space. On December 4, 2020, the debate about the future of Europe continued with students from Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa who shared their perspectives about EU’s current and future challenges. The event took place
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EULECTIONS’19 online workshop with students @ Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, December, 15, 2020
Students from Universidade de Coimbra joined the EULECTIONS’19 online roadshow to debate the future of Europe on December 15, 2020. This event included two workshops with two groups of participants from the European Affairs course with a total of 28 citizens, including 23 participants from the city of Coimbra, 5 participants from the city of
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Want to learn more about the EU?
EULECTIONS’19 has developed an online course about EU’s history, its institutions and the instruments available for citizens’participation. Check the programme.
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Intervention of Ana Isabel Xavier, EULECTIONS’19 coordinator, in the ‘Webinar Parlameter 2020’
Ana Isabel Xavier, CEI-Iscte’s researcher and EULECTIONS’19 coordinator, participated in the ‘Webinar Parlameter 2020: What Europeans think about Europe?’. An event organized by the European Parliament’s office in Portugal, where the data from Parlameter (2020) – an annual Eurobarometer survey that monitors the public opinion on the European Parliament and the EU – were presented
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The joint declaration ‘Conference on the Future of Europe’ was approved
The initiative on the Conference on the Future of Europe was approved by the Council of the European Union (EU), now under the Portuguese Presidency. First announced in the end of 2019, this joint declaration of the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission aims to involve citizens in the debate on Europe’s future in the coming
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European Elections – How did they start?
The next European elections, scheduled for 2024, will be the tenth time that European Union (EU) citizens will be able to cast their votes to choose the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). The elections for the EP take place every five years and are the largest transnational elections in the world, with over 400
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Work begins on the Conference on the Future of Europe
After the signature of the joint declaration on 10 March, the work on the Conference on the Future of Europe has officially started. The Executive Board of the Conference on the Future of Europe, composed of representatives from the three institutions (European Parliament, Council and Commission), held its constitutive meeting on 24 March in Brussels. As the Commission’s statement reads:
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EULECTIONS’19 workshop with students @ University of Extremadura, April, 12
On 12 April, the workshop “Five Scenarios for the Future of Europe” was promoted in collaboration with Camões I.P. and the University of Extremadura. This workshop was organized after an invitation from a Professor and a class of students of Portuguese language at the University of Extremadura. The event involved 14 citizens, including 9 participants
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20 APR (10AM) | Webinar: Europe for Citizens Programme – Ana Isabel Xavier presents the EULECTIONS’19 experience
On 20 April (10am), Ana Isabel Xavier, CEI-Iscte’s researcher and EULECTIONS’19 coordinator, will participate in the Webinar: Europe for Citizens In an initiative organised by Europe Direct from the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, in partnership with the Jacques Delors European Information Centre (Lisbon, Portugal), Ana Isabel Xavier will participate in the panel “Good Practices” (starting at
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Conference on the Future of Europe: launch of the multilingual digital platform
The Digital Platform, in the framework of the Conference on the Future of Europe, was officially launched on 19 April. After the last month was highlighted by the signing of the joint declaration (10/March) and the constitutive meeting (24/March) by the Executive Board of the initiative, it was time for the launch Digital Platform for the Conference on the Future
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EULECTIONS’19 workshop @ Agrupamento de Escolas de Arouca, Arouca, Portugal, May, 28, 2020
On May, 28, 2021, EULECTIONS’19 partners joined the Agrupamento de Escolas de Arouca (Arouca school group) and the Associação Círculo Cultura e Democracia ( Association Culture and Democracy Circle ) to debate Europe. The EULECTIONS’19 event was integrated in the programme of the initiative “A nossa voz na Europa” (Our voice in Europe) that involved various activities with students,
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EULECTIONS’19 Online Roadshow @ Portugal – Video
Watch the video of the online roadshow in Portugal. It includes a summary of the different activities that have been carried out over the past year in an online or hybrid format in Lisbon, Azores, Coimbra, Arouca. It also shows the dissemination event promoted with the University of Extremadura, Spain. You can watch other EULECTIONS’19 videos
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EULECTIONS’19 policy paper – Citizens’ perspectives about the future of the EU
EULECTIONS’19 partners have produced a policy paper with key information collected during the project’s events. It summarizes citizens’ perspectives about the future of Europe, the pros and cons of the 5 scenarios and how the EU can improve its relations with Europeans. About the policy paper This report presents the main reflections produced by the
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Livro sobre os Desafios e Cenários Futuros da UE enquanto Ator de Segurança e Defesa (PT/ENG)
PT | Apresentamos o livro “A União Europeia – Ator de Segurança e Defesa – Desafios Presentes e Cenários Futuros” da autoria da coordenadora do projecto e investigadora Ana Isabel Xavier. Este documento, sobre o desafios presentes e cenários futuros da União Europeia enquanto ator de segurança e defesa, constitui um dos recursos desenvolvidos durante
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