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SUMMARY:GEF Green Horizons Academy:  Good for Whom? Data Centres and Nature Commons (Belgrade)
DESCRIPTION:Behind every digital service\, AI system and cloud platform lies a physical infrastructure that consumes energy\, water and land. As data centres expand across Europe and the Western Balkans\, who benefits from this digital transformation\, who bears its environmental and social costs\, and who gets to decide?\nAbout the event\nEurope’s digital transformation is accelerating\, bringing with it a growing demand for data centres and the infrastructure needed to power AI\, cloud computing and other digital services. While these developments are often presented as essential for technological progress and economic growth\, they also raise urgent questions about environmental sustainability\, resource consumption\, democratic accountability and digital rights. \nAcross Europe\, communities and civil society organisations are questioning how these projects are planned\, regulated and governed\, and whether their benefits outweigh their environmental and social costs. These debates are becoming increasingly relevant in Serbia and the wider Western Balkans\, where questions of water protection\, natural resources and environmental justice have long been at the centre of public mobilisation. As plans for new data centres emerge across the region\, there is an opportunity to connect these local concerns with wider European discussions on the future of digital infrastructure. \nOn Monday 23 November 2026\, the Green European Foundation will organise a day of discussions in Belgrade building on those themes. Bringing together European experts\, researchers\, environmental organisations and civil society actors\, the event will unpack the growing debate around data centres\, starting from the fundamentals of how they work and exploring their implications for environmental protection\, European regulation\, digital rights and democracy. \nHow can European policies ensure that digital development respects environmental limits and fundamental rights? What can we learn from communities already confronting the expansion of data centres? And how can we ensure that Europe’s digital future serves people and the planet? \nProgramme\nMonday 23 November 2026 \n13:00–15:00 | Data Has a Place: What Data Centres Use and Are Used For – and What We Still Don’t Know \nAn introductory session unpacking what data centres are\, how they relate to artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure\, and what we know about their development and impacts. The discussion will also explore possible scenarios for Europe’s digital future and what these could mean for data centres. \n\nJamie Kendrick\, Head of Policy\, Green European Foundation\nSpeakers to be confirmed.\n\n15:00–16:00 | Lunch \n16:00–17:30 | Rules for the Data: Can Policy Protect People and Planet? \nAs data centres multiply across Europe\, are existing policies and regulations keeping pace? This panel will examine the European and national policy frameworks governing digital infrastructure\, including environmental standards\, accountability and the protection of fundamental rights. \n\nNamita Kambli – Project Lead\, Centre for Future Generations\n Bernard Ivčić – Sustainable Transport Topic Leader and Coal-free Croatia Campaigner\, Vice president of Zelena akcija\nSpeakers to be confirmed.\n\n17:30–18:00 | Coffee break \n18:00–19:30 | Local Projects\, Shared Struggles: The Environmental and Democratic Costs of Data Centres \nWhat can we learn from communities across Europe responding to the expansion of data centres? Drawing on experiences from France\, Spain and other European contexts\, this panel will explore local projects\, environmental concerns and civil society mobilisation\, highlighting shared challenges and opportunities for cross-border exchange. \n\nInes Vukajlović – Member of the Upper Austrian State Parliament\, and Member of the Austrian Greens\nSpeakers to be confirmed.\n\n19:30–21:00 | Networking dinner \nPracticalities\nDate: Monday 23 November 2026\, 13:00–21:00\nLocation: Prostor Miljenko Dereta\, Dobračina 55\, Belgrade\, Serbia\nLanguage: English\nCatering: Vegan and vegetarian lunch\, coffee break and networking dinner will be provided.\nRegistration: You can register via this link. Attendance to the event is free. \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation and with financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/good-for-whom-data-centers-belgrade-2026/
LOCATION:Belgrade\, Belgrade\, Serbia
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SUMMARY:Who Is the City For? Rethinking Mobility\, Care and Public Space (Lisbon)
DESCRIPTION:What changes when we design a city around the people who live in it? From the journey to school to the safety of a public square\, everyday experiences reveal whose needs our streets serve and whose they overlook. Join us in Lisbon to explore how cities can make more space for care\, connection and shared public life. \nAbout the event\nCities are places where we work and consume\, but also where we raise children\, care for relatives\, meet our neighbours and go about our daily lives. Yet urban planning often gives greater priority to cars and economic activity than to these everyday needs.. Women\, children\, older people and others who rely on accessible\, safe public spaces are the first to feel the consequences.  \nOn Saturday 28 November 2026\, the Green European Foundation\, in collaboration with Instituto José Tengarrinha\, brings together experts\, local councillors\, civil society actors and urban practitioners in Lisbon to ask what a more welcoming and livable city looks like in practice. Drawing on European experiences from Portugal and Spain to Croatia and Belgium\, the event will foster transnational exchange on feminist urbanism\, mobility and the design of public spaces.  \nCombining discussions with hands-on workshops\, the day will invite participants to develop a vision for their own cities and explore how to work with diverse communities and stakeholders for transformative urban policies and thinking. This event forms part of GEF’s work on the intersections between local democracy\, cities\, feminism\, and the green transition – and how these connections can shape fairer\, more inclusive and more livable cities in Europe.   \nProgramme\nSaturday 28 November 2026  \n10:00–10:30 | Introduction: The Convivial City \n10:30–11:15 | Discussion – City of Care: deminist urbanism and public space \n\n\nMarina Ivandić – Councilor & Chair of the City of Zagreb Commission for Gender Equality\, Member of Možemo! (Croatia)\nMargarida Marques – Former Member of the European Parliament\, member of the Socialist Party (Portugal)\nModerator: Dirk Holemans – Director\, Oikos think tank\n\n\n11:15–11:30 | Coffee break \n11:30–12:45 | Workshop: Imagining a more livable city \n\nFacilitator: Dirk Holemans – Director\, Oikos think tank\n\n12:45–14:00 | Lunch \n14:00–14:45 | Discussion – Rethinking urban mobility \n\nGiuseppe Grezzi – Councilor & Board Member of the Municipal Transport Company of the City of Valencia\, Member of Compromís (Spain)\nMario Alves – Transport and Mobility Consultant\, Secretary General\, International Federation of Pedestrians\nModerator: Dirk Holemans – Director\, Oikos think tank\n\n14:45–15:00 | Coffee break \n15:00–16:15 | Workshop: Mapping the people and interests behind mobility plans \n\nFacilitator: Dirk Holemans – Director\, Oikos think tank\n\n16:15–16:30 | Closing  \nProgramme and speakers are being finalised. \nPracticalities\nDate: Saturday 28 November 2026\, 09:00-16:30Location: Jardins do Bombarda\, Rua Gomes Freire 161\, 1150-318 Lisbon\, Portugal Language: TBC\nCatering: All food and refreshments provided during the event\, including the coffee breaks and networking lunch\, will be vegetarian and vegan.\nRegistration: The event is free and open to everyone who registers via this link.  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation\, in collaboration with Instituto José Tengarrinha and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/who-is-the-city-for-lisbon/
LOCATION:Lisbon\, Lisbon\, Portugal
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SUMMARY:Green-Red Dialogues: Who Owns the Future? Youth\, Housing and Cost of Living
DESCRIPTION:For young people across Europe\, rising housing costs\, precarious employment and the cost-of-living crisis are making it increasingly difficult to build an independent future. What happens when an entire generation struggles to access affordable housing and decent living conditions? And how can we turn growing frustration into collective action and political change? \nJoin us in Barcelona for Green Red Dialogues 2026\, an intergenerational exchange exploring the housing crisis\, social inequalities and the political choices shaping young people’s futures across Europe. \nAbout the event\nAcross Europe\, access to affordable housing\, job insecurity and rising living costs are increasingly shaping young people’s opportunities\, independence and expectations for the future. Beyond deepening social inequalities\, these challenges are also fuelling political discontent and raising fundamental questions about Europe’s ability to guarantee social rights and wellbeing. \nAgainst a backdrop of growing youth mobilisation and a changing European political landscape\, the Green European Foundation\, in collaboration with Fundació Nous Horitzons\, invites young people\, researchers\, civil society representatives and political actors to Barcelona on 12 December 2026 for a day of reflection and intergenerational dialogue. Drawing on experiences of housing movements\, youth activism and political responses across Europe\, the discussions will explore the structural causes of the housing and cost-of-living crises\, the role of public policy and collective organising\, and the alternatives emerging across different European countries. \nHow can we guarantee the right to housing and decent living conditions? What would a socially just and ecologically sustainable response look like? And how can growing frustration be transformed into shared political demands and collective action? Through panel discussions and participatory exchanges\, Green Red Dialogues 2026 will create space to connect experiences across generations and borders\, explore common solutions and reflect on the future we want to build for Europe. \nProgramme\nSaturday 12 December 2026  \n10:00–10:15 | Welcome and introduction \n10:15–11:15 | Discussion – A Generation Without a Future? What Is Going Wrong in Europe? \nHousing\, the cost of living and the political consequences of inequality. Exploring how economic insecurity is shaping the expectations of younger generations and transforming Europe’s social and political landscape. \n11:15–11:30 | Live podcast conversation \n11:30–12:00 | Coffee break \n12:00–13:00 | Discussion – Housing Is Not a Business: What Is Europe Doing? \nPublic policies\, housing movements and European approaches to guaranteeing the right to housing. Bringing together research\, grassroots organising and practical experiences from across Europe. \n13:00–13:30 | Open dialogue – From Frustration to Action: What Future Do We Want to Build? \nAn interactive exchange exploring how youth movements\, civil society organisations and Green actors can build alliances and develop shared demands and strategies. \n13:30–13:45 | Collective reflections and closing \n14:00–15:30 | Networking lunch \nProgramme and speakers are being finalised. \nPracticalities\nDate: Saturday 12 December 2026\nTime: 10:00–15:30\nVenue: CCOO Catalunya headquarters\, Vía Laietana 16\, 08003\, Barcelona\, Spain\nLanguage: TBC\nParticipation: Registration details will be announced soon. \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation\, in collaboration with Fundació Nous Horitzons and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/who-owns-the-future-event-barcelona/
LOCATION:Lisbon\, Lisbon\, Portugal
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