:European Participation

Initiatives for Citizens

-the WWW(h) of the initiative-Citizen Participation University,

July 2014

Where:◦ Romania: the National Association of Citizens

Advice Bureaux

◦ Hungary: the Civil College Foundation

◦ Belgium: the European Citizens Action Service

When: 01.09.2013- 28.02.2015

1st and 2nd W of the initiative: WHERE and WHEN

What aim: enhancing citizens’ ownership and usage of their rights as European citizens by promoting and increasing knowledge on four EU level participation tools:

European elections, petitioning to the European Parliament, complaining to the European Ombudsman the European Citizens Initiative.

What objectives: increasing know-how on the usage and usability of four EU level

participation tools capacitating 30 CSOs from Romania and Hungary in using EU level

participation tools promoting grassroots participation in EU policies

3rd W of the initiative: WHAT

How we address the objectives:◦ Mapping the usage of 4 EU participation tools◦ Launching the research report◦ Go to vote campaigns for EU elections in Hungary and

Romania◦ International Conference in Romania ◦ Citizen Participation University in Hungary ◦ Training and coaching CSOs in Romania and Hungary◦ Online ECI Campaign ◦ Citizens Assemblies◦ Study visit (Brussels, Belgium)

the (h) of the initiative: HOW

Thank you for you attention!

Alina IosifescuNACAB Romania

National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux alina.iosifescu@robcc.ro