Right to Stay: local voices, joint action
international workshop
Sofia, Bulgaria, 4 November 2026
CONNECT, the macro-regional civil society organisations Network and the Union of European Federalists Bulgaria are pleased to invite you to their international workshop to discover and discuss a major forthcoming initiative of the European Commission, the Right to Stay Strategy. The central ambition of this EU initiative is to ensure that citizens with special focus on young people can build their future in the place they call home.
Our workshop is organised on the margin of the Annual Forum of EUSDR, the concluding event of the Bulgarian Presidency and offers an excellent opportunity to discuss the Right to Stay concept from a Bulgarian, Danubian and European perspective.
Time:
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
15.00-16.30 hours
Venue:
Hall 504 at the terrace of the National Student House
10 Narodno Sabranie Square
1000 Sofia
Language of the event: English
The programme of the workshop is available here. Connect Network’s position paper on the Right to Stay Strategy is available here. The formal session will be followed by networking over light refreshments and drinks.
We hope you are interested to attend. Please fill in the registration form here latest by 2 November 2026.
Looking forward to meeting you soon,
Velko Ivanov
Union of European Federalists Bulgaria
Miklos Barabas
CONNECT, the macro-regional CSO Network,
European House, Budapest
The event is co-funded by the European Union.
