KEY PROJECTS IN 2017 MIGRATION
Urban Re-Generation: European Network of Towns – URGENT
Funding programme: Europe for Citizens Timespan: September 2016 – August 2018 Through a bottom-up approach to raise local awareness on the urgent need to establish new connections among inhabitants of marginalized neighbourhoods and those of central areas, URGENT aims at tackling the growing fear of immigration, which feeds eurosceptic attitudes.
International seminar of URGENT in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina – November 2017
YOUTH
Youth Metre – A tool for forward looking youth participation
Funding programme: Erasmus+ KA3 Forward Looking Cooperation Projects Timespan: January 2016 – June 2018 In line with the objectives of the Erasmus+ Programme and in order to foster the achievement of Europe2020 goals, the YouthMetre project aims at supporting EU Member States, municipalities and regions in carrying out effective policy reforms in the field of Youth, in line with the indications provided by the EU Youth Strategy and according to the priorities perceived by its target population: young Europeans.
GOOD LOCAL GOVERNANCE
YouthMetre multipliers meeting during the European Week of Regions and Cities 2017 in Brussels, Belgium – October 2017
Metropolitan Europeans in Active Network, Inducing Novelties in Governance – MEANING
Funding programme: Europe for Citizens Timespan: October 2016 –September 2018 The project aims building a thematic network of European Metropolitan Cities that will exchange experiences about their management and role in the future of European governance, by focusing on the participation of citizens in these processes. The network will gather Metropolitan Cities with years of experiences with the Metropolis institutions and realities.
International meeting of MEANING project in Porto, Portugal – June 2017
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND EMPLOYMENT
COOPilot
Funding programme: DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs of the European Commission Timespan: April 2017-March 2018 COOPilot’s objective is to provide innovative responses for youth employment challenges in the European Union, through the promotion of cooperative entrepreneurship. The project will start by an identification of needs and constraints in the selected countries for the implementation of training sessions (Malta, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Cyprus), where the cooperative movement is less developed.
COOPilot partners meeting in Athens, Greece – October 2017
ALDA Activity report 2017
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