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This project is implemented by the Association of the Local Democracy Agencies, a non-governmental organization supported by the Council of Europe and the European Commission, together with its member Region Istria, Croatia.

The aim of the project is promoting the participation of citizens through their involvement in "citizens' panels", groups of "ordinary" people who have hardly the opportunity to be in touch with the European institutions. The project is implemented in Italy, Malta, Croatia, Bulgaria, Spain, Slovakia and Denmark and constitues a follow-up of the pilot project "EURaction: Citizens acting for Europe" implemented in 2007.

The role of CEE Citizens Network in this project is to help with the dissemination and visibility of the project's actions and outcomes through our network in Central and Eastern Europe.

One of the main problems acknowledged at EU level is the gap between its institutions and citizens. Despite the fact that it has been widely discussed and solutions have been sought for, the issue is still there and there are no clear signs that will soon disappear; the European elections held this year represent another concrete proof.  Although both European Institutions and Civil Society Organisations have initiated various actions targeting this problem, they have not achieved a significant impact, one of the reasons being that most of them are rather fragmented, do not reach a high number of citizens or institutions and consequently are not visible.  

CEE CN is partner in the ALL.4.EU project.

Read more about the project here

ALL.4.EU.doc