This International Seminar was held in Bologna, Italy from 28th till 31st October 2017.
During the seminar the international participants had the opportunity to share time with local people from the 5 target groups identified in the project.
- Social sector
- Youth sector
- Business sector
- Educational sector
- migrants
During this meeting the local and the international participants had the chance to speak and to explain one to another how is EU for them, what is the most important things that the EU brings to them and to show to all the participants the point of view from the 7 countries part of the project as well. 60 people were attending the seminar for the 2 days duration of it.
The specific objectives for the seminar:
- To raise awareness of remembrance, common history and values and the Union’s aim that is to promote peace, its values and the well-being of people by stimulating debate, reflection and development networks
- To encourage democratic and civic participation at Union level by developing citizens’ understanding of the Union policy-making process and promoting opportunity for societal and intercultural engagement and volunteering at Union level
- To stimulate and initiate actions and initiatives based on the recommendations and options of the EU citizens to address Euroscepticism
- To help citizens identify answers and clearly defined strategic steps with the purpose to avoid possible mistakes in building the common future of the EU