Engaging citizens on local level
On 15 December 2023, the European Committee of Regions (CoR) organised an event titled ‘A new chapter for participatory democracy: Paving the way for the future’ aiming at strengthening the…
Matchmaking in the Danube Region
Interreg Danube Region Programme launched its matchmaking platform to facilitate stakeholders of the Danube Region to find partners and share ideas for projects. You can browse among project ideas or…
Feel like an EU citizen?
Almost 9 out of 10 citizens (87%) agree that they feel like citizens of the EU (Eurobarometer 528, 2023). But do we really know what EU citizenship means? 2023 marks…
The First Macro-Regional Citizen Agora held in Budapest
We promised and we did it. Hosted by European House Budapest, the First Macro-Regional Citizen Agora was held in Budapest on 7-8 December 2023. The year-long process led to this…
The Harnessing Talent Platform for Europe’s regions
On 23 November 2023, the European Commission launched its new initiative, the Harnessing Talent Platform that is a key part of the Commission’s work on addressing demographic change in the…
A promising continuation
In a week’s time citizens from the four macro-regions gather in Budapest to approve the result of their joint effort: the text of a proposal for a macro-regional civil strategy.…
EIT Traineeship
The EIT is launching a call for application for its traineeship programme for a period of six months for an intake at the beginning of 2024. The trainee will support…
An ambitious EUSDR Presidency programme from Vienna
Austria holds the Presidency of the EUSDR (EU Strategy for the Danube Region) from 1 November 2023 to 31 December 2024. Currently, the Danube macro-region is living through a time…
2023 Enlargement Package recommends to open negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova
The European Commission adopted the 2023 Enlargement Package, providing a detailed assessment of the state of play and the progress made by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia,…
Notes from a civil society meeting in Budapest
Civil society organisations’ views on European issues should be conveyed to MEP candidates, and it is important to distribute them on other platforms (e.g. online) as well. This was one…