IDEA C
About |
Results |
|
|
Name: Inter-Cultural Dimension for European Active Citizenship Considered the alarmingly low turnout rate in EU elections in some countries where voting is not compulsory and the democratic deficit it causes across Europe, the present project aims to restore electoral faith among EU citizens. It will address the four main causes for low electoral participation found in collaboration with the project partners:
The project aim is related to promotion of the concept of democracy in Europe and the importance of active participation as European citizens. The main project idea is to present to the wide public information on the democratic workings of the EU, the different modes of civic participation (e.g. voting), how the European Parliament works and how its electoral processes influence the other EU institutions and the EU functioning as a whole. |
The project results could be summarized as follows:
|
|
InfoNumber: 555616-CITIZ-1-2014-IT-CITIZ-NT |
On 13th of February 2016 was held the final partner meeting in connection to the project „Inter-Cultural Dimension for European Active Citizenship (IDEA-C)“ with project number: 555616-CITIZ-1-2014-IT-CITIZ-NT. The event took place in the city of Krakow(Poland). It was hosted by the Polish organisation „Multikultura”. Know and Can Association was represented by four experts from its staff. During the meeting were discussed: the results of the project; the plans for dissemination of the outcomes; and the future cooperation among partners. The website of the project was also presented at the meeting: http://idea-c.weebly.com/
On 15th of December 2015 two experts from Know and Can Association organized a workshop in connection to the project „Inter-Cultural Dimension for European Active Citizenship (IDEA-C)“ - 555616-CITIZ-1-2014-IT-CITIZ-NT. The event was held in 119th High school „Acad.Mihail Arnaudov“. 22 students at the age of 16 and 17 took part in the workshop. Important themes as EU citizenship and opportunities for youth participation in EU projects were addressed.
The Chairwoman and Financial manager of Know and Can represented the Association during the third partner meeting in Bremen, Germany under the project „Inter-Cultural Dimension for European Active Citizenship (IDEA-C)“ - 555616-CITIZ-1-2014-IT-CITIZ-NT. The event was hosted by the German partner organization- M2C Institut für angewandte Medienforschung GmbH.
Two experts from Know and Can Association took part in the conference and the second partner meeting under project „Inter-Cultural Dimension for European Active Citizenship (IDEA-C)“ - 555616-CITIZ-1-2014-IT-CITIZ-NT, on the 22-nd of May 2015. The events were held in the Municipality of Kistarcsa (Hungary). During the conference two experts from France and Slovenia conducted sessions which were focused on the democratic workings of the EU and the functioning of the European institutions.
On the 22nd of May 2015 will be held the Second Partner meeting under the project „Inter-Cultural Dimension for European Active Citizenship (IDEA-C)“ with number 555616-CITIZ-1-2014-IT-CITIZ-NT, financed by the programme „Europe for citizenship 2014 – 2020“ Measure 2.2, Strand 2 Network of the city. Two experts from Know and Can Association will attend the event, which will be held in Budapest (Hungary). During the same day will be conducted a conference focused on the democratic workings of the EU, the different modes of civic participation (e.g. voting), how the EP works and how its electoral processes influence the EU functioning.
Project number: 555616-CITIZ-1-2014-IT-CITIZ-NT
Europe for Citizens Programme 2014 – 2020,
Measure 2.2 Strand 2 Network of the city,
Know and Can Association is a partner in the project “Inter-Cultural Dimension for European Active Citizenship” (IDEA-C) 555616-CITIZ-1-2014-IT-CITIZ-NT. The project is financed by Europe for Citizens Programme 2014 – 2020, Measure 2.2, Strand 2 Network of the city. Coordinator of the project is the Italian organisation „EProjectConsult – European Institute for Training and Research“. Leader of the project is the City of Geraci Siculo, Italy. 13 partner organisations from different European countries take part in the project.