CITY FOR CITIZENS, CITIZENS FOR CITY

EUROPE FOR CITIZENS ROMANIA, VULCAN PROGRAMME MUNICIPALITY

PARTNER

situated in West Region,

Hunedoara County, in the middle of the Carpathians Mountains,

around 30.000 inhabitants

25th – 26th October Seminar in Vulcan

• The project team presented the project

• Discussions with citizens

• The local television broadcasted the event

The main objective was to create a bridge between citizens and local authorities. Three main points were established:

From the point of view of the project team:

1.Volunteering

2. To choose a public place for public meetings for modernization

3. For the next EU financial period 2014-2020, the citizens to have project ideas. And how we can obtain funds with good projects for our community?

From the point of view of civil society:

1. voluntary activities in December

2. the citizens chose the area in the front of the town hall

3. the citizens have time till 31st March to ask the projects they want from EU funds. Till now, they chose investments in building rehabilitations, green areas, rehabilitations and hospital equipment, tourism in the mountains

2. The area from the front of town hall is chosen for public meetings, so here during these days are mounted 12 banks, flowers are planted and a billboard will be set till 31st March.

Results, outputs for these 3 objectives:1. In December the project team in partnership with Red Cross Agency distributed 140 packages to needy children.

3. Till 31st March the citizens send proposals about the investments they want in the local community.

The sustainability of our project post-implementation:1. The voluntary activities established for December, every year;2. The place in the front of town hall building- renovated 3. The projects that will be implemented from European funds with the support of the citizens.

The civil society representative,

Felicia Portase will present concrete

examples and civil society’s

perception in our community.