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Mar 06 2025
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Gender at the Heart of the EU Energy Transition: Key learnings from the French case

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The policy brief “Gender at the Heart of the EU Energy Transition” identifies the energy transition’s potential for gender equality. The publication exposes the gendered nature of our relationships to energy and the link between the fossil-based energy systems and gender inequalities. It examines gender-based disparities within the three key roles that define our relationships with energy: as consumer, producer, and governance actor.

The energy transition has the potential to tackle these inequalities. But to effectively counter these traditional dynamics, intentional policy is required. Using examples from France, the brief showcases that, while gender has entered the energy transition policy discourse here and there, more needs to be done to avoid repeating inequalities of the past. We argue that gender mainstreaming and active participation of all genders across demand, supply and decision-making spaces within the transition are critical and that EU policymakers must – and can – lead the way.

 

Authors

  • Barbara Nicoloso, Director of the French NGO Virage Énergie,
  • Taube van Melkebeke, Head of Policy at the Green European Foundation. For further information, contact her at taube.vanmelkebeke@gef.eu.

Published by the Green European Foundation with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this publication. The views expressed in this publication are solely those of the authors and contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Parliament. 

 

Mar 03 2025
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A European Wellbeing Economy: Avenues for political action

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The starting point of this publication is that the EU’s economy is ultimately embedded in cultural and social systems, which in turn are sub-systems of the Earth’s biosphere. As Fullerton notes, “the history of economic theory is [therefore] not over with Keynes and Hayek”. Instead, we need to be more critical, more systemic, and more daring. A wellbeing economy addresses this need – it aims at delivering quality of life for people, while pulling our economy back within planetary boundaries.

Adopting a wellbeing-centred approach would enable the EU to tackle social-ecological risks linked to the triple planetary crises, to increase fairness, and to transform towards a quality-focused economic strategy. It can inform a sustainable and transformative policy and investment agenda, that goes beyond crisis-after-crisis response. Learning from the past five years of the COVID-19 pandemic, energy and cost of living crises, and at the start of the new mandate, EU leaders have the opportunity to carve out an offer that truly delivers for their citizens amidst geopolitical turmoil.

Our publication is a call to action for EU policymakers across the political spectrum to make the crucial years ahead count for the wellbeing of current and future generations on our planet. Ultimately, we aim to clarify that a wellbeing economy is not an abstract utopia; it is a strategic response to the lessons of history and the need for long-term security. In a world increasingly defined by great power competition, Europe’s best bet is not to be trapped between rival blocs but to define a distinct path – one that prioritises security and protection in the broadest sense. After all, what is security if not the health of people, the resilience of our environment, the strength of education systems, and the assurance of a safe and stable future?

The publication is the result of a one-year-long exchange within a Knowledge Community of more than 60 experts that aims to map the main challenges and provide recommendations to inspire the European institutions in the delivery of their ambition to work toward the wellbeing of its peoples. It discusses the state of play and problem identification, and develops EU-level reflections, solutions and recommendations for 6 interrelated thematic clusters for a European wellbeing economy.

 

Contributors

  • Emma Bergeling is Junior Policy Analyst, Climate and Circular Economy at the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP),
  • Antoine Oger is Executive Director of the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP),
  • Taube Van Melkebeke is Head of Policy at the Green European Foundation (GEF). For further information, contact her at taube.vanmelkebeke@gef.eu.

 

Summary for policymakers

A  summary of the publication can be found here: Summary

Published by the Green European Foundation with the collaboration of the Institute for European Environmental Policies, and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this publication. The views expressed in this publication are solely those of the editor and contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Parliament or the Green European Foundation. 

Feb 18 2025
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Making our economies fit for the people and the planet (Brussels)

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Geopolitical tensions and inequality between and within countries highlight the urgent need for a socially just transition that leaves no one behind. While the EU has taken significant steps through the EU Green Deal, contradictions persist. Wellbeing is mentioned in EU documents, but a comprehensive plan for making human and planetary wellbeing a priority in decision-making is still missing.

As we strive for an economy that aligns with human needs and planetary boundaries, new economic approaches are emerging across academia, civil society, and institutions. The publication we are launching aims to address this challenge by developing ideas and political proposals to turn the EU’s ambition to “work towards an integrated framework for wellbeing” into action.

Our political brief is the result of a one-year-long exchange within a  Knowledge Community of more than 60 experts, mapping key challenges and offering recommendations to guide European institutions in making wellbeing a reality. Join us for the launch event to explore the findings and exchange ideas on pathways forward. View the agenda here.

Practicalities

Date and Time: 4 March 10:00-12:30 – the debate will be followed by a networking lunch
Location: Topos Parlement, Brussels, and online
Language: English
Registration: please register now to join the event

This publication launch is organised by the Green European Foundation in collaboration with the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.

May 23 2022
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EGAT Study Trip 2022 (Brussels)

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About the Event

During the five-day study trip, will have the chance to explore various topics such as climate justice and lobbying in Brussels through engaging with professionals, politicians, NGOs and other activists operating in and around the European institutions, as well as with each other.

With a range of formal and non-formal training methods, including interactive workshops, the trip will be a valuable learning experience for young activists brought together by Green values and a motivation to enact change.

Event Background

The European Green Activists Training (EGAT) consists of training sessions for young Green activists in various phases. These include the completion of the online course EU for Beginners, the participation in national training sessions in their respective countries on domestic politics, as well as on European politics and institutions. The final stage is the study trip, which brings all the participants from across Europe together in Brussels.

The EGAT project aims to Europeanise existing training programmes for Green activists in several European countries by incorporating more pan-European content and to make these programmes more cooperative by enabling young activists to meet and network.

Programme

Monday 30th May– Getting to know each other and working together!

  • Welcome note
  • Getting to know each other and team building activities

Tuesday 31st May – Green movement from a political perspective

  • Green movement, history and values
  • Green family- GEF, EGP, FYEG
  • Political round-up
  • Preparing for the European Parliament visit

Wednesday 1st June– Activism, Culture and Community

  • Official visits to the European Parliament with MEPs Heidi Hautala, Alviina Alametsä, Ville Niinistö, Kira Marie Peter- Hansen, Jakop Dalunde, Alice Ban Kuhnke, Pär Holmgren & other speakers
  • Topical session on gender rights
  • Topical session on the ongoing energy crisis
  • EU careers human library and networking dinner

Thursday 2nd June – Lobby in the EU: the good and the bad

  • Activist Toolkit: Activism through media
  • Activist Toolkit: Public Speaking
  • Activist Toolkit: Activist burnout and well-being
  • Activist Toolkit: my activism
  • Closing Dinner

About previous editions:

This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event.

Oct 14 2021
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Green Central-Eastern Network

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About the event

The Green European Foundation is organising an event tailored to those who have the long-term goal to ignite political change in their countries and advance the green movement locally. Specifically, the event will gather representatives of national political foundations and equivalent organisations from Eastern European countries where GEF has established partners as well as representatives from organisations that have a potential to help in building sustainable green movements. Gender balance will be observed as a key element in moderation and debate. We are looking at a balanced participation of both EU and non-EU countries

Objectives 

  1. Connect: we will foster exchanges on who are the agents of change in the region, and how they work; 
  1. Learn: we will address the challenges green organisations are facing, as well as their successes. We’ll have honest conversations on what works and what doesn’t.  
  1. Build: building on the two objectives above, we will identify what the network can achieve as a community, and what the next steps should be.  

Context

The Green European Foundation is committed to contribute to the advancement of the “green wave” in Central and Eastern Europe, in coordination with the efforts made by the other members of the European Green family. We want to reinforce and enlarge the green political movement and its impact in those regions of Europe.  

In this context, we are launching a Green Central-Eastern Network, aiming at facilitating a network of green political foundations and equivalent organisations from Central and Eastern Europe and allow them a space to co-create a framework of functioning; building an understanding of how shared history, political context, and topics can create opportunities for common work; Inspiring action by sharing successes and strategies for achieving them and methods of combatting common threats and challenges.This online event will serve as a preliminary work assessing the needs and strengths of the organisations in the region. The input gathered will impulse the networking event in Vienna next year.

Practicalities

Date: 10 December 2021

Location: Zoom

In case of questions, please contact luka.gudek@gef.eu 

 

This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event.

Sep 28 2021
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Green Horizons Academy: The Good Story

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About the Event

The Green Horizons Academy is an educational programme that aims to expand the ideas surrounding the green movement towards the alternative liveable future across Europe. Addressing the climate crisis and environmental issues is a home ground for the greens. Still, we need to better prepare for the forthcoming battles of narratives, where everyone is “playing the green card”.

Populists and conservative authoritarians, especially in countries with a weak green opposition, are casting a long shadow over social movements and appropriating environmentalism. Europe’s narrative of openness and solidarity has been put to the test amid the pandemic. The Academy is a space for theory and practice that can serve both for political actors to step into closer communication with the people, and for citizens to politicize the growing environmental struggles.

This year’s Green Horizons Academy’s main topic is building a successful narrative around green values that resonates with the broad public, therefore its title – THE GOOD STORY.

Over three days, we hope to inspire European green actors and raise the capacities of citizens from South-East Europe in their approach to presenting green values and agendas. GHA will also examine the resilience of the local Green political organisations and offer the space for authentic policy debates designed for and from the region. The time has come for green-minded actors to create a cultural uprising, painting our views as possible, tangible, and popular! From the academic field of political theory to the environmental activists and new movements, the Green Horizons Academy will present, discuss, and articulate democratic, feminist, sustainable and just alternatives.

Programme

The 3-day event consists of two interlinked parts: 

  • closed daily workshops (registered participants only, in physical space)  
  • public evening sessions (online) with lectures and panels covering various topics 

Friday, 15 October 

17:30 Welcome 

18:00 –  19:15 PUBLIC SESSION: Moving of the Movements (panel): Analysis of the development cycle of the environmental movements, where are they today, what messages are they sending, and what are the roadmaps to success. 

  • Pablo Dominguez (Senior Eco-Anthropologist at the National Council for Scientific Research CNRS, France) 
  • Safet Kubat (Eco Movement Rivers of Bosnia and Herzegovina – Be the Change, PhD candidate in political ecology) 
  • Aleksandar Dragićević (Coalition for Sustainable Development, Montenegro) 
  • Žaklina Živković (Right to Water, Serbia) 
  • Moderator: Bojana Selaković (Civic Initiatives) 

19:30 – 20:45 PUBLIC SESSION: Environmentalism Gone Rights and Wrong (panel): Populist and conservative influences in environmental struggles and our green and left alternative. 

  • Speaker: Balša Lubarda – an environmental sociologist specializing in environmental communication, radicalism, right-wing politics and political ideologies. He is a Doctoral candidate at the Central European University, and Head of Ideology Research Unit at the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right, United Kingdom. 
  • Commentators: Olga Nikolić (Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory) and Vladan Đukanović (activist, co-author of an investigative article on far-right ecologism) 

Saturday, 16 October 

9:30 – 11:00 Registration and onsite rapid COVID-19 testing 

11:00 – 11:30 Welcoming session – the role of the Green Horizons Academy in Europe today 

  • Iva Marković (Polekol) and Vedran Horvat (Green European Foundation) 

11:30 – 13:00 Green Ideas – workshop introducing and discussing universal values and principles 

  • Nikola Palibrk Ristić and Mika Nikolić (Serbian Green Youth) 

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch 

14:30 – 16:00 Political ecology lecture – climate crisis, management crisis, and what does political ecology have to do with this? 

  • Vedran Horvat (Green European Foundation, Institute for Political Ecology, Croatia) 

16:00 – 16:15 Coffee break 

16:15 – 17:45 Communicating Green – workshop on how to reach hearts and minds of a broader public, while being loyal to green values and principles 

  • Teo Comet Kortman (Green European Foundation), Vladan Đukanović (activist) 

18:00 – 19:30 PUBLIC SESSION: Story by the People for the People (panel): Choosing narratives and designing messages 

  • Marija Ratković (activist, founder of the Center for Biopolitical Education Biopolis, Serbia) 
  • Filip Balunović (Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Serbia) 
  • Sonja Dragović (KANA – Who If Not Architect group, Montenegro; PhD researcher at the 
  • ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon) 
  • Teodor Celakoski (Možemo!, Croatia) 
  • Moderator: Srđan Đurović (Program Manager, Open Society Foundation, Serbia) 

20:00 Dinner (Stara Hercegovina restaurant) 

Sunday, 17 October 

9:30 – 10:00 Coffee and gathering 

10:00 – 11:30 Don’t take it outside, talk to each other! Lessons learned from work on alliances, coalitions, and networks of environmental movements about common communication strategies 

  • Lejla Kusturica (Balkan River Defenders alliance) and Natalija Stojmenović (Balkans United for Clean Air campaign) 

11:30 – 11:45 Break 

11:45 – 13:00 Reflections, conclusions, and final messages 

13:00 Lunch 

18:00 – 19:30 PUBLIC SESSION: The Good Story (panel): Green/left narratives put to practice. In the political arena, leverage of the greens and the left is not the force, capital or fear, rather it is the story of a happy ending, a hope for utopia where people can live a good life, in peace, equality and harmony with the planet. How to fight the power with a positive story, especially under the threats of arrests, voting manipulation, powerful far right and the burden of historical stigma? We’ll discuss how to successfully communicate affirmative narratives, what works and what doesn’t. 

  • Teresa Griesebner (Communist Party of Austria – Graz) 
  • Dobrica Veselinović (Don’t Let Belgrade D(r)own, Serbia) 
  • Nebojša Zelenović (Together for Serbia/Action, Serbia) 
  • Michal Berg (Co-chair of Czech Greens, Member of the Committee of European Greens) 
  • Rudi Sayat Pulatyan (Central Executive Committee Member, Green Party, Turkey) 
  • Moderator: Iva Marković (Polekol, Serbia) 

As the output of the event, topical articles will be compiled and curated in a guidebook publication. A more detailed programme and speaker names will be shared soon! 

Practicalities

The Green Horizons Academy will take place in Belgrade, Serbia from 15-17 October. The venue is the House of Civic Initiatives (Dobračina 55). The language of the event is BCS and English, and translation will be provided.  

The programme will be held in a hybrid model, where selected participants are in the physical space, and evening sessions are live streamed for the public. In person participants need to apply via this link by Monday, October 4th.  

Watch the public sessions live via Facebook or click on the dedicated Zoom link for each programme session to enjoy translation.  

If you have any questions, please send an email to organizacija.polekol@gmail.com. 

This event is organised by the Green European Foundation, with the support of PolEkol and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.  

Sep 28 2021
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Call for Participants: Green Horizons Academy

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About the Call

The Green European Foundation and the Organisation for Political Ecology POLEKOL are launching a call for participants for the first Green Horizons Academy, under the title “The Good Story.”  

We are looking for participants that are active in environmental movements, civic initiatives, academic institutions and/or political organizations with green policy agenda. This three-day event will give you the opportunity to: 

  • Learn about political ecology and the green political idea in Europe 
  • Put forward ways to bring the green agenda into practice in South-East Europe  
  • Improve your green values communication skills 
  • Create an affirmative green narrative on sustainability, alternative to the populist one 
  • Network with potential green-minded allies 

Context

The Green Horizons Academy is an educational programme that aims to expand the imaginary of the broad green movement towards the alternative liveable future across Europe. Addressing the climate crisis and environmental issues is a home ground for the greens. Still, we need to prepare for the forthcoming battles of narratives, especially at a time where everyone is “playing the green card”.

Populists and conservative authoritarians, especially in countries with a weak green opposition, are casting a long shadow over social movements and appropriating environmentalism. Europe’s narrative of openness and solidarity has been put to the test amid the pandemic. The Academy is a space for theory and practice that can serve both for political actors to step into closer communication with the people, and for citizens to politicize the growing environmental struggles.

This year’s Green Horizons Academy’s main topic is building a successful narrative around green values that resonates with the broad public, therefore its title – THE GOOD STORY.

During three days of lectures, debates, and workshops, we hope to inspire European green actors and raise the capacities of citizens from South-East Europe in their approach to presenting green values and agenda. GHA will also examine the resilience of the existing Green political organisations in the region and offer the space for authentic policy debates designed for and from the region. The time has come for green-minded actors to create a cultural uprising, painting our views as possible, tangible, and popular! From the academic field of political theory to the environmental activists and new movements, the Green Horizons Academy will present, discuss, and articulate democratic, feminist, sustainable and just alternatives.

Practicalities

The Green Horizons Academy will take place in Belgrade, Serbia from 15-17 October. The language of the event is BCS and English, and translation will be provided.  

Please apply by filling out this online form. The application deadline is Monday, October 4th. If you have any questions, please send an email to organizacija.polekol@gmail.com. 

All applicants will be informed about the selection results by October 6th. 

As we are still in the middle of the pandemic, as a safety precaution, all participants will be Covid tested at the spot, right before the event starts.  

The programme will be held in a hybrid model, where selected participants are in the physical space, and evening sessions are live streamed for the public. 

This event is organised by the Green European Foundation, with the support of PolEkol and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.  

Aug 04 2021
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EGAT – Croatia

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About the Project

The aim of the EGATV is to familiarise participants with green topics (climate change, biodiversity and environmental protection, human rights and democracy, feminism, active citizenship), green policies and sustainable development policies, as well as the institutions of the European Union. Through various activities and discussions with the representatives of international organisations and the European Union, we aim to explore the opportunities of active and professional participation in the development of a greener and more just society.

Many EGAT participants remained active in the fields of sustainable development and green policies, while some even had the opportunity to do an internship and find a permanent position in the institutions of the EU.

Along with Croatia, participating organizations come from Finland, Greece, Hungary, Catalonia, Poland and the Czech Republic. 

The project consists of three national training sessions and one study visit to the European institutions in Brussels:

  1. First national training (Red Cross mountain lodge, Sljeme) – 1-3/10/2021
  2. Second national training (Red Cross mountain lodge, Sljeme) – 26-28/11/2021
  3. Third national training (Red Cross mountain lodge, Sljeme) – 17-19/12/2021
  4. Study visit to Brussels – end of February/beginning of March (exact date TBA)

 

Participation in the project

Participants are required to participate in meetings and all three national training sessions, as well as the study trip to Brussels.

To participate in all national training sessions, EU Digital COVID Certificate will be required as a proof of COVID-19 recovery, vaccination or a negative test result (not older than 48 hours for rapid antigen tests, not older than 72 for PCR tests). On the national training sessions, all precautionary measures will be undertaken, as per the instructions of Croatian Institute for Public Health.

In case epidemiological situation in Croatia worsens and more restrictive measures are introduced, national training sessions will be conducted online or in a hybrid form, depending on the situation and following the recommendations of Croatian Institute for Public Health.

This call is open for everyone from Croatia from 18-25 years of age. Applications from individuals with less experience in aforementioned topics are encouraged. After the selection process, 20 participants will be selected to participate in the project.

One-time participation fee amounts to 450 HRK (60 EUR), while the costs of accommodation and catering are covered by the organizing team. For participants outside of Zagreb, there is a possibility to cover the travel costs.

In case of a significantly bad epidemiological situation on the level of the European Union, there is a possibility of cancellation or postponing the study visit to Brussels. 

Practicalities

Application deadline: This call is open until 8tht September 2021.

For any additional information, you can reach us at info@zeleniprozor.hr

This project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Sustainable Development Forum Green Window and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.

Handling personal information collected by this call for participants, will be handled in accordance with the European laws (EU Directive 95/46/EC).

Jun 22 2021
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European Green Activist Training – Greece

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About EGAT GREECE

EGAT Greece involves a series of training meetings in the context of the transnational European Green Activist Training programme.

During EGAT Greece, 20 participants aged 16-25 will have the chance to get informed about green values and to deepen their knowledge and understanding of issues related to democracy, ecology, sustainable agriculture and food activism. They will share space with politicians, activists, scientists and specialists working in the front line trying to effect positive change, and of course, meet with their peers who share
the same preoccupation about the future and ideas of a better world. Also, through interactive activities, they will learn more about political decision-making processes at the national and European level and develop useful skills as active citizens who will promote participatory democracy and the sustainability of our societies in the future.

The programme consists of online trainings on the Green Academy platform, 2 (two) two-day training workshops in Athens and a week-long educational visit to Brussels, where, along with other young activists from other countries EGAT trainings (Finland, Croatia, Poland, Hungary, Spain, Czech Republic), participants will have a first-hand experience of European institutions.

Programme

More information about the EGAT training programmes can be found here.

Details of the programme will be finalised soon. Please check again here.

1st Training Workshop
Athens, Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 September 2021, 9:00-18:00

  • Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Activism

2nd Training Workshop
Athens, Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 November 2021, 9:00-18:00

  • EU and Green Values: Participatory Democracy and Active Citizenship

Brussels Educational Visit

Winter 2022 (exact details TBA)

 

Participation

You can submit your application by filling out this online application form.

We would like to encourage young people aged 16-25 from every part of Greece to submit an application. We would particularly like to encourage participation from young people who belong to groups with marginal political representation, such as People with Disabilities, Roma Greeks, second generation immigrants and members of the LGBTQI+ community.

Knowledge and experience of the above issues is not a prerequisite. The selectioncriteria are a positive attitude, team-work, motivation for participation, consistency andthe desire to become and stay active in public affairs. For the Brussels visit, a good levelof English (B2) is important.

Final deadline for submissions: 31 July 2021

 

Additional Information

  • Due to the particular circumstances during the COVID-19 pandemic, all activities could potentially be subjected to changes depending on the epidemiological data and any restrictive measures and guidelines at that time. Some parts of the programme involving travel could happen online.
  • Participation on EGAT Greece is free. All training materials, flights to and accommodation in Brussels are covered by funds deriving from the European Parliament, on condition that a participant has successfully completed the training programme in Greece.
  • Unfortunately, we cannot cover transport and accommodation costs from other parts of Greece to Athens for attending the training workshops. If you really want to participate but are unable to cover these costs, please contact us so
    that we can see what solutions might be available.
    Additional Information

Please do not hesitate to contact us:

FB: GreenInstituteGreece
IG: greeninstitute_gr

 

This initiative is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Greek Green Institute and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event.  

Apr 14 2021
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European Green Activist Training Week 2021

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About the Event

During the four-day event, the green-minded youth will have the chance to explore various topics such as climate justice and lobbying in Brussels by engaging with professionals, politicians, NGOs and other activists operating in and around the European Institutions, as well as with each other.  

Throughout the event, the participants will have the opportunity to discover and learn from the various other countries. Through a variety of team building and icebreaker sessions, participants will present and share information about their countries and find points of common interests and as well as differences. 

With a range of formal and non-formal training methods, including interactive workshops, the trip will be a valuable learning experience for young activists brought together by Green values and a motivation to enact change.  

 

Event Background

The European Green Activist Training project aims to Europeanise existing training programmes for Green activists in several European countries by incorporating more pan-European content and to make these programmes more cooperative by enabling young activists to meet and network. 

 

Programme

Wednesday 21 April– Welcome note 

  • Welcome note: presenting EGAT history and introduce EGAT Alumni Ambassador 
  • Present overview of programme and objectives and gather expectations from participants 

Thursday 22 April and Friday 23 April- Team building, discovering and influencing the European Union 

  • Getting to know each other and team building activities 
  • Official virtual visits to the European Parliament with MEPs Heidi Hautala, Sylwia Spurek, Kira Peter Hansen and Marketa Gregorova 

Parallel sessions: 

  • Green family workshop 
  • The Good Lobby workshop 
  • European Youth Seminar visit 
  • EU Careers presentation 

Saturday 24 April– Climate, economy and environment 

Workshops: 

  • Sustainable cities: workshop led by Nikoleta Petkovic- CDNEE 
  • Biodiversity and climate change: workshop led by Laura Hildt– The European Environmental Bureau 
  • Deforestations and nature degradation: workshop led by Rigas Tsiakiris– Green Insitute Greece 

Sunday 25 April: Online Activism 

  • Workshop on human rights and gender equality led by Mina/Giulio Tolu- FYEG Spokesperson 
  • Activist toolbox and training for online activism led by FYEG  
  • Groupwork and debates  

 

The exact details and timings of the programme are to be confirmed, please check back later for more information. 

This years EGAT edition is supported by:  Ökopolisz (Hungary), Green Window (Croatia), Institute for Active Citizenship (Czechia), Visio (Finland), Fundacja Strefa Zieleni (Poland), and Fundació Nous Horitzons (Catalonia). 

If you would like to take part in the next generation of EGAT, there will be a call for participant applications in late summer 2021 in the Czech Republic, Croatia, Finland, Hungary, Catalonia, Poland and Greece. 

 

 

Jan 14 2020
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EGAT Study Trip 2020 (Brussels)

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About the Event

During the four-day study trip, will have the chance to explore various topics such as climate justice and lobbying in Brussels through engaging with professionals, politicians, NGOs and other activists operating in and around the European institutions, as well as with each other.

With a range of formal and non-formal training methods, including interactive workshops, the trip will be a valuable learning experience for young activists brought together by Green values and a motivation to enact change.

Event Background

The European Green Activists Training (EGAT) consists of training sessions for young Green activists in various phases. These include the completion of the online course Impact Europe, the participation in national training sessions in their respective countries on domestic politics, as well as on European politics and institutions. The final stage is the study trip, which brings all the participants from across Europe together in Brussels.

The EGAT project aims to Europeanise existing training programmes for Green activists in several European countries by incorporating more pan-European content and to make these programmes more cooperative by enabling young activists to meet and network.

Programme

Monday 2nd March – Getting to know each other and working together!

  • Welcome note
  • Getting to know each other and team building activities

Tuesday 3rd March – The EU: how we work together, its history & institutions.

  • European Parliament visit, with MEPs Heidi Hautala , Alice Bah Kuhnke and Sergey Lagodinsky & other speakers

Parallel Sessions:

  • House of Europe visit
  • Parlamentarium visit
  • Networking in Brussels

Wednesday 4th March – Climate justice: exploring concepts and dimensions related to climate justice and exploring tools and ideas for climate action.

  • Climate justice introduction Keynote speech by Lisa Kuch (Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union)
  • Workshops on climate justice and various topics such as: climate and migration, climate and gender and climate action.

Thursday 5th March – Lobby in the EU: the good and the bad

  • Keynote speech on Lobbying in the EU
  • Brussels Lobby Tour

If you would like to take part in the next generation of EGAT, there will be a call for participant applications in Autumn 2020, for national training sessions in the Czech Republic, Croatia, Finland, Hungary, Catalonia and Poland. Sign up for our newsletter to receive the call. 

Jul 17 2019
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Fair and Healthy Food (Ohrid)

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Event Background

The GEF transnational project Fair and Healthy Food aims to bring together different actors to find alternative solutions and positive changes to our current food systems. 

Alongside exploring examples of urban movements developing progressive food policies, the project will also examine how regional sustainable food systems can revitalise rural communities.

About the Event

This event, to be held by Ohrid lake in North Macedonia, is organised with the support of our project partner Sunrise, and will invite experts, green activists, academia and NGOs to discuss how we can achieve a fair and healthy food system.

Programme

Day 1

14:00 – 14:30   Introduction of the event and participants

  •  Aleksandar Gjorgjievski project coordinator Fair and Healthy Food
  • Liljana Popovska – Member of North Macedonian Parliament
  • Green perspective on Food production in North Macedonia and the Region

14:30 – 15:00   Presentation of the Fair and Healthy Food discussion paper

  • Aleksandar Gjorgjievski project coordinator

15:00 – 16:00   Debate on the EU Common agricultural policy and alternative solutions to the current food system

  • Ewa Sufin – Jacquemart – Strefa Zieleni – Poland
  • Biljana Mitreska – Slow food Macedonia
  • Zaklina Zivkovic – Networked, Serbia
  • Vasilka Stefanovska – President of Slow Food Vodno – Skopje

Presentation: Green Economy: Cooperative society

  • Lupcho Janevski – Director of Agency for promotion and support of
    tourism – Republic of North Macedonia

Day 2

11:00 – 11:30 Presentation: Local food production and traditional cooking

  • Vasilka Stefanovska – President of Slow Food Vodno – Skopje, North Macedonia

11:30 – 12:00 Presentation: Sustainable tourism perspectives

  • Lupcho Janevski – Director of Agency for promotion and support of tourism 

    – Republic of North Macedonia 

12:00 – 13:00 Panel discusion: Organic and Locally produced food in Macedonia and the EU

  • Moderator: Bojan Petrovski – Coordinator ASSED Sunrise – Skopje

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 15:00 Conclusions and Closing of the event

Practicalities

The event will take place in conjunction with a workshop on energy democracy by GEF with the support of Sunrise.

The Facebook event for this event can be found here. 

Accomodation

Participants who require accommodation please contact Aleksandar Gjorgjievski aleksgo@gmail.com.

Registration

Registration for this event is required. Please register via the form found here. 

Registration deadline: 5 September 2019

Jul 17 2019
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European Green Activist Training (Hungary)

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About European Green Activist Training (EGAT)

During the EGAT course, you will learn about Green values, meet politicians and experts working at the frontline of fighting for positive change, and of course connect with plenty of other like-minded young people!

The course will give you insights into the political decision-making processes on the national and European levels, develop your skills as an activist to enact societal change, and explore how Green values promote more equal and sustainable societies.

More specifically, the training course is comprised of two intense training weekends taking place in Hungary, an online course on Green Learning , and culminating in a one-week study trip to Brussels to visit the European Institutions alongside EGAT participants from other countries.

We encourage people from across Hungary and from all backgrounds to apply to take part.

Find out more about EGAT on the EGAT project page. 

Programme

The exact details of the programme are to be confirmed, please check back later for more information.

First Meeting  

  • 21 September 2019
    10:00 – 18:00,  in Budapest

Second Meeting

  • 25 – 27 October  2019

Brussels Study Trip

  • Early March 2020 (exact dates TBC)

Practicalities 

The EGAT course is free of charge, excluding travel to Budapest and to the airport.

All materials, travel (including flights) and accomodation costs in Brussels are covered by the Green European Foundation, on the assumption that the participant has successfully completed the national training sessions in Hungary.

How to Apply

Applicants must be 18-26 years old. Previous experience in Green organisations is not required.

We are looking for passionate young people with a strong motivation to learn and make a difference!

Apply via the form found here. 

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sunday 25 August 2019 

The course is organised by Green European Foundation with the support of Ecopolis Foundation and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 

Jun 18 2019
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Fair and Healthy Food

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This discussion paper, written by Kati Van de Velde & Dirk Holemans from GEF partner Oikos, has been published as part of the GEF transnational project Fair and Healthy Food.

The paper explores the failings of the current agricultural and food system, and the possibilities for a transition to a sustainable and fair system, one which revaluates food as a human right, a public good and a commons.

Download the publication in Turkish and Serbian.

May 28 2019
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Preparation Meeting for Brussels Study Trip (Prague)

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Event Background

The European Green Activists Training (EGAT) consists of training sessions for young Green activists in three phases. 

The first phase is the completion of the free online course Impact Europe. Then, in the second phase, the trainees participate national training sessions in their respective countries on domestic politics, as well as a session on European politics and institutions. The final stage is the study trip, which brings all of the trainees from across Europe together in Brussels. 

The EGAT project aims to Europeanise existing training programmes for Green activists in several European countries by incoporating more pan-European content and to make these programmes more cooperative by enabling young activists to meet and network. 

About the Event

This training is a closed event for EGAT participants, who were chosen in fall 2018 though a call for participants. During this preparation meeting prior to the Brussels Study Trip the participants will learn for example about the practicalities of travelling to Brussels and visiting European Parliament and also have a chance to view their expectations, as well as reflect on the online course Impact Europe. The aim is also to reduce the possible cultural shock and prepare the participant for their of a life time, as well as go deeper in the themes of lobbying and rule of law.

Programme:

Friday 22 February

18:00 – 19:15 Dinner

19:15 – 20:30 Presentation of the Brussels Study Trip

20:30 – 21:00 Cultural shock

Saturday 22 February

8:30 – 9:30 Breakfast

9:30 – 10:30 Impact Europe – debriefing and discussion

Break

10:45 – 12:15 Good Lobbying in Czech contextby Věnek Bohuš, analyst from Rekonstrukce státu”

12:15 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 15:30 Law in the system change by Karel Suda, lawyer

Break

15:45 – 17:15 Plenary meeting

Break

17:30 – 18:30 Working groups

18:30 – 19:00 Closing

 

May 08 2019
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Heinrich Böll Foundation – After Europe goes to the polls: Where is the European Union headed? (Berlin)

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Event Background

The European election will be a litmus test for the European democratic project and further reveal and demonstrate what has been a trend in many European countries in recent years – the increasing success of right-wing populist and extremist forces. In regions where they are gaining more and more ground, they have already managed to influence the political discourse to a large degree and thus changed the direction and
impetus of the European election campaigns.

About the Event

The Heinrich Böll Foundation is therefore committed to bringing its European partners and European actors fighting against right-wing populism in Europe together to provide a platform for networking and the exchange of ideas, best practices and lessons learned.

At the conference “After Europe goes to the polls: Where is the European Union headed?”, the election results will be analysed, to examine the causes of voting behaviour in the individual EU member states, and discuss with European experts how the new majorities will impact the European Parliament’s ability to act, the interaction between the EU institutions, and the orientation of future EU policy.

The networking event – as part of the Conference – aims to connect and support progressive forces that promote liberal democracy within the EU.

Held with the cooperation of the Green European Foundation.

Programme

Monday, June 3rd, 2019

10.45: Registration
11.00: Welcome
13.00: Lunch
14.00: Welcome address and introduction
Dr. Ellen Ueberschär, President, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Berlin

Keynote
What challenges await the European Union after the European elections?
Ivan Krastev, Chair of the Centre for Liberal Strategies and Fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences, Sofia/Vienna

Discussion with:
Anne Gellinek*, Chief of the ZDF Television Office Brussels, Second German Television,
Brussels

15.00: Break
15.30: Panel – Analysis of the election results

· Motives and background: What are the key election results?
· What kind of EU have the voters elected?
· What were the motives behind electing parties sceptical about the EU and
integration?
· Do the election results vary by certain regions or groups of countries?
· What impact will the election results have on the EU policy of individual member
states?
Piotr Buras, Head of the Warsaw Office, European Council on Foreign Relations, Warsaw
Prof. Dr. Sylvie Strudel, Professor of Political Science, Université de Paris 2, Paris
Prof. Dr. Uwe Jun, Professor of Political Science, Trier University, Trier
Prof. Dr. Lina Papadopoulou, Associate Professor of Constitutional Law, Aristotle University Thessaloniki

17.00: Break
17.30: Panel – Where is the EU headed after Europe goes to the polls?

· What effect will the new majorities have on the European Parliament’s ability to act?
· New parliamentary groups – new alliances: How must the progressive forces now
position themselves?
· How much support does the European Union still have? How can it build further
trust? And how can it find a capacity to act?
· What consequences will the election results have for future EU policy?
· What common projects will now take priority?
Reinhard Bütikofer, MEP, Chair of the European Green Party, Brussels
Dr. Rui Tavares*, Politician and former MEP, The Greens/EFA, Young Policy Leader Fellow at European University Institute, Florence
Edit Zgut*, Analyst, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw/Budapest
Prof. Dr. Teresa Pullano, Assistant Professor of European Global Studies, University of
Basel

19.00: End
19.30: Dinner

*Speakers listed above have been invited, but have not necessarily confirmed their participation.

Tuesday, June 4th, 2019
09.30: Registration
10.00: Welcome address and introduction
Keynote
Civil society and the future of Europe

  • Dr. Sergey Lagodinsky, Candidate for the European Parliament, The Greens/EFA and
    Head of the European Union/North America Department, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Berlin
  • Flavia Kleiner, Co-President, Operation Libero, Bern

10.30: Exchange
How European elections have affected and affect the political landscape for civil
society and civil action

  • Inputs from partner organizations from different countries

Discussion

12.30: Lunch
13.30: Exchange
Capacity to act for civil society in times of shrinking spaces

  • Inputs from partner organizations from different countries

Discussion

15.00: Break
15.30: What comes next?
Feedback
16.00: End

Practicalities

Entry is free, but registration is required. Please register with the form found on the  Heinrich Böll Foundation website here. 

Transport connection
Bus 147 Deutsches Theater
S-Bahn S1, 2, 25, 5, 7, 75, 9 Friedrichstraße
U-Bahn U6, Oranienburger Tor
Tram M1, M6, 12 Oranienburger Tor
from central station (DB), Bus 147 > Ostbahnhof bis Deutsches Theater

Conference languages
The international conference will be translated simultaneously German/English.
The network meeting will take place in English only.

 

Apr 02 2019
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Food as a Commons (Cork)

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Event Background

As part of the transnational project Fair and Healthy Food, GEF aims to reach different actors and bring them together to explore alternative solutions and reforms to the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy and how to redesign food systems around agroecological principles.

Alongside exploring examples of cities developing their own outstanding food policies, the project will also examine how regional sustainable food systems can revitalise rural communities.

About the Event

Rising public concern around climate change and biodiversity loss has led to increasing attention on our food system as both a cause but also a potential contributing solution to environmental breakdown. While efforts are underway to reform European food and agricultural policies in order to better protect nature and rural livelihoods, growing numbers of people are becoming actively involved in reshaping food systems at local level.

Such efforts are demonstrating a creative resurgence of ideas and practices of how we can recover the multidimensional values of food as a public good rather than allow it to remain as a means for private corporate profit, and to help reduce our own personal environmental footprint and retrieve some control over our food supply.

The event proposes that food is not only a vital source of personal well-being but offers a route toward greater citizen engagement. Growing food in cities offers numerous benefits for the urban environment and community resilience and can improve availability of fresh, nourishing produce especially for those for whom access is restricted by income. Above all, it enables us to re-establish the central purpose of a food system: to produce food sustainably to feed people adequately.

This day-long event is an opportunity to pool ideas, share experiences and celebrate the power of community in growing, cooking and eating food.

You are encouraged to book early for this event as we will restrict numbers in order to facilitate an engaged, constructive and convivial experience.

Programme

09:15 – 09:30
Gather in the Lecture Room of Nano Nagle Place

09:30 – 11:00
Two keynote presentations will address new thinking that is helping us to redesign civic food systems led by Henk Renting, Researcher and Lecturer in Urban Food Systems at AERES University of Applied Sciences, Almere, the Netherlands and Orla O’Donovan, Lecturer at the School of Applied Social Studies, University College Cork. The session will be introduced and chaired by Colin Sage, Co-Founder and former Chair of the Cork Food Policy Council.

11:00 – 12:45
In order to enable full engagement by participants this session will be organised as a World Café, and convened by Klaus Harvey of Transition Town Kinsale. Coffee and nibbles will be available and there will be short presentations as inputs to deliberations from Food Historian Regina Sexton, GIS Expert Tomás Kelly and others.

12:45 – 13:30
Report back from table hosts, discussion and elaboration of final action points.

13:30 – 14:00
Walk to St. John’s Central College, Sawmill Street, Cork (a short 5 minute walk).

14:00 – 16:00
We will join the ‘street feast’ that is being hosted by La Cocina Pública, a Chilean theatre group that will be based in the Cork South Parish neighbourhood as part of the Cork Midsummer Festival. Please note that the registration fee will include lunch here.

Speakers

  • Henk Renting
    Researcher and Lecturer in Urban Food Systems,
    AERES University of Applied Sciences, Almere, The Netherlands
  • Orla O’Donovan
    Lecturer at the School of Applied Social Studies,
    University College Cork
  • Colin Sage
    Co-Founder and former Chair of the Cork Food Policy Council

La Cocina Pública / The Public Kitchen
Housed in a shipping container La Cocina Pública is a mobile kitchen that brings people together through theatre, food and dining.
Travelling from Chile through cities and neighbourhoods in Europe in search of local recipes, aromas, practices and customs, La Cocina Publica will work with Cork’s South Parish residents to share stories and food that will be enjoyed at delicious collective dining events – with Chilean and Cork artists, storytellers, singers and musicians providing you with memories and entertainment. Your ticket includes a meal, but to encourage a family-friendly atmosphere for all ages, no alcohol will be served at these events.

Tickets

This event costs €20 per person (plus booking fee), which covers entrance to all events on Saturday, including morning coffee as well as lunch during the Cocina Pública street feast.

Please secure your place by booking here – early booking is RECOMMENDED as numbers will be restricted in order to facilitate an engaged, constructive and convivial experience.

 

Nov 19 2018
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Handbook on Organising European Green Activists Training Programmes

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In 2015, GEF and its partner Green foundations from Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic and Finland organised for the first time a project entitled “European Green Activists Training”. In the course of the project, the five partner organisations planned and organised trainings which explored the history, functioning and institutions of the European Union in a Green context. The training programme at the national level was complemented by a common European study tour to Brussels in spring 2016.

Considering the unique character of the European Green Activists Training programme, the project coordinators have decided to develop this handbook, disseminating good practice for future editions of the training within their own foundations, as well as among other organisations interested in training programmes for young activists. This publication is aimed at all organisations involved in educational activities for Green actors, such as Green foundations, Green parties, Green youth organisations and Green study centres in European countries, who are interested in discovering practical tools and tips on organising trainings which empower young people with the ambition to change Europe for the better.

The handbook has been updated in 2018, with a new design, and now features testimonials from previous participants on their experiences. It also includes tips from course coordinators on how to keep participants engaged after the training and on developing an alumni network to exchange ideas and knowledge.

Through this instrument, we mainly address those organisations which have little or no prior experience of organising European activist trainings, but we think that more experienced organisations can also find useful tips and tricks that may inspire their future educational projects.

Download your copy here!

Aug 08 2018
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New Political Course Days (Barcelona)

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Context

The current times in Europe are characterised by political uncertainty and instability in regard to domestic as well as foreign policies. As it is clear that we are living in times of fundamental change, citizens all over Europe must be equipped with the tools to take a new political course and they must be empowered to face the challenges ahead.

Many countries across the EU face similar challenges in various areas that affect citizens’ daily lives: insufficient access to affordable housing, high unemployment rates and precarious jobs, sexist violence and the ongoing migration and asylum policies crisis. At the same time, we can observe a neoliberal drift as well as the rise of nationalist, undemocratic forces in some EU member states that is counterproductive to find sustainable solutions to those challenges.

Only with an extensive participation of citizens, the radical changes that are needed to face those challenges can be made.

About the event

The upcoming New Political Course Days, organised with the support of Fundació Nous Horitzons and in collaboration with a variety of other actors such as Fundació l’Alternativa and Instituto 25M Democracia, will provide a space for debate with agents of change and to formulate demands towards the political representatives for this era of change in Catalonia, Spain and Europe.

Programme

Friday, 14 September

17:00 REGISTRATION

17:20 OPENING

17:30 DISCUSSION WITH ADA COLAU

Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona

18:15 PANEL DEBATE Multilevel governance, politics of scale and social transformation

Lucía Martín, ECP representative in the Congress of Deputies: Housing policies

Pablo Cotarelo, Engineer and consultant for the energy sector: A new energy economy

Marta Junqué, Fearless Cities: From the neighbourhoods to Europe – the relation of local and global

Moderation: Marc Parés, Professor of Geography at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and head of the  Research Group on Urban Governance, Commons, Internet & Social innovation at the Institute for Government and Public Policies

Programme

Saturday, 15 September

10:00 PANEL DEBATE Europe, sovereignty and democracy

Ernest Urtasun, Member of the European Parliament for the Greens/EFA Group

Fabio de Masi, Member of the German Parliament of Die Linke

Elly Schlein, MEP of S&D

Moderation: Lucile Schmid, Co-President of the Green European Foundation

11:00 BREAK

11:15 PANEL DEBATE A new economic, social and environmental model for Catalonia

Jordi Angusto, Economist: A new economic model for Catalonia

Sandra Ezquerra, Professor of sociology at Universitat de Vic Barcelona: A feminist economy

José Antonio Donaire, Professor of geography at Universitat de Girona: A sustainable economy

12:45 PANEL DEBATE Start of the new political course: the challenges  ahead for progressive forces in this moment of change

Elisenda Alemany, Member of the Catalan Parliament for Catalunya En Comú Podem

Ione Belarra, Representative in the Congress of Deputies for Unidos Podemos

Enric Juliana, Deputy Director of La Vanguardia

Gemma Ubasart, Professor of political science at Universitat de Girona

Moderation: Dolors Comas d’Argemir, President of Fundació Nous Horitzons

14:15 CLOSING

For more info and registration, send an email to fundacio@noushoritzons.cat

Stay tuned for updates on this website and by signing up for the Facebook event!

Jun 21 2018
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It’s Our Turn! Congress of Young Europeans (Prague)

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About the event

At the four-day congress in Prague, selected participants will have the chance to come together in a historically important Central European capital to discuss their visions of Europe’s future. Participants will reflect on the protest movements from 1968 and 1989 and debate issues that concern them today as well as ways in which they can mobilise to shape the future for the better. In addition to this, the Green European Foundation (GEF) will contribute to the congress with a pre-event online course, providing for a common knowledge base for all participants, as well as a platform for debates ahead of their trip to Prague.

Programme:

Thursday August 30

18:00-22:00 Opening event and dinner reception

Friday 31 August

9:30-10:30 Welcome and introduction

Ellen Ueberschär, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Germany

Carlotta Weber, Green European Foundation, Belgium

Teo Comet, Federation of Young European Greens, Belgium

10:30-12:30 ‘It’s Our Turn’ – plenary discussion about young activists, politicians, artists and public engagement

Moderation: Özge Kara, Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe, Serbia

Václav Kříž, Mladí občané, city councillor in Krásno, Czech Republic

Sergey Lagodinsky, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Germany

Vincent Madeline, Europe Écologie-Les Verts, France

Maria Demisheva, Feminist Workshop, Ukraine

14:00-17:30 City walks in Prague

17:30-19:30 Film screening: ‘Leave/Stay’ followed by discussion with Mariann Dósa, School of Public Life, Hungary, and László Józsa, Film producer, Hungary

19:30-20:30 Dinner

20:30-22:30 Screening of the film “Jan Palach”by Robert Sedláček (2018, English subtitles)

Saturday September 1

9:30-10:00 Introduction of the community space Studio ALTA

10:00-12:00 WORKSHOPS: Protest Movements and Activism

  • Elections, protest movements ad the role of young people – School of Public Life, Hungary
  • The use of artistic tools in contemporary activism – Studio ALTA, Czech Republic
  • Human Rights Workshop – Panoptykon Foundation, Poland
  • “The spirit of 1968”: What it was and what is left – Heinrich Böll Foundation, Germany

12:00-13:30 Lunch

13:30-15:30 Participants’ presentations and discussion

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-18:00 WORKSHOPS: Our Role in Public Spaces

  • Manage your town! – Mladí Občané, Czech Republic
  • Art and culture shaping public spaces – Studio ALTA, Czech Republic
  • “We started from the bottom, now we are here” – interactive workshop with urban activists from Eastern Europe – Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe, Serbia
  • Children in Urban Development – Milota Siorová, Urbanist, Slovakia
  • Housing in European cities – Czech Young Greens

18:00-19:30 Dinner

19:30-21:00 PANEL DISCUSSION: The Future of Democracy in Europe – How to defend the core values of open and plural societies?

Moderation: Agata Skrzypczyk, Journalist, Poland

Lluis Camprubi, Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds, Catalonia – Spain

Vít Havelka, Europeum, Czech Republic

Terry Reintke, Member of European Parliament for Greens/EFA, Germany

Ellen Ueberschär, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Germany

Sunday September 2

9:30-11:30 WORKSHOPS: Our Future of Europe

  • European Green Activism – Green European Foundation, Belgium
  • Safeguarding Democracy in the EU – Heinrich Böll Foundation, Germany, and Linda Schneider, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany
  • The Role of Youth in Shaping Europe – Federation of Young Europeans
  • “Migration is our Encounter with Globalisation!”: A Future Lab on the EU’s Migration Policy – Heinrich Böll Foundation, Germany, and Ali Nobil Ahmad, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Germany

11:30-12:00 Coffee break

11:45-13:30 Presentations from workshops – Follow-up

13:30-14:45 Lunch

14:45-16:00 Evaluation and closing

16:30-19:00 Film screenings and discussion in cooperation with the JIHLAVA Film Festival

19:00-20:00 Dinner

20:00-22:00 Farewell Party with a concert of Šarbilach Orchestr

 

This event is organised by the Green European Foundation in collaboration with the Heinrich Böll Foundation Prague.