International Seminar "Improving the European Democracy"
14. 10. 2020
The National Student Confederation along with JEF and UEF Bulgaria invite to the international seminar for young people (18-35 years) from EU countries, + UK, Norway and Switzerland.
The international seminar "Improving the European Democracy"
Place: Sofia (Bulgaria)
Date: November 29, - December 6, 2020.
The seminar is intended to become a new public forum for an open, inclusive, transparent and structured debate with citizens on a number of key priorities and challenges. It will be a bottom-up forum, accessible to all citizens from all walks of life and from all parts of the Union and should reflect Europe´s diversity.
It will provide young people with knowledge and skills for active participation in the democratic life of the union and contribure to shape a vision how to improve the European democracy and reaffirm the concept of active European citizenship.
The participants will acquaint with the forms of civic participatory engagement between elections in the European policy making as well as with the efforts of the European federalists to promote an inclusive model of the Conference that allows citizens to discuss the most pressing policies and institutional reforms, both necessary to rebuild trust in the European project. The ideas and knowledge generated during the seminar can be used by every participant and be implemented at local level.
!The organisers will take all necessary measures for the health and safety of the participants who will stay in single rooms in order to keep social distance.!
PARTICIPATION FEE: 75 EUR/person
TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT: Travel expenses of the participants to Sofia and the way back to a maximum of 275 EUR
ACCOMMODATION: Single rooms in a hotel in the city centre provided by the organizers.
FOOD: 3 meals/day provided by the organisers
DEADLINE for applying: 5 November 2020
More details and Application Form: nsc@scas.bg; ehsofia@hotmail.com
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