EXPANDING CIVIC SPACE IN THE DANUBE REGION 15.10.2018

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EXPANDING CIVIC SPACE IN THE DANUBE REGION
SEMINAR ON THE OCCASION OF THE 5TH DANUBE PARTICIPATION DAY
15-16 OCTOBER 2018
A HUB, 3, HRISTO BELCHEV STR., 1000 SOFIA, BULGARIA
AGENDA
15TH OCTOBER 2018
13:00 – 14:00 Registration (incl. coffee, tea, small snack)
14:00 – 14:30 Opening Session
Iva Taralezhkova, Citizen Participation Forum, BG
Ugo Poli, CEI
Civic Space as a Conflict Zone: Implications for civil society and participation on EU, Macroregional and Regional level
14:30 – 15.00 Key – notes
Making § 11 TEU work in the Danube region, Roman Haken, EESC
Challenges to Democratic Governance and Citizen Participation
Q & A
14:30 – 18:00 Workshops Session I: Challenges to CSOs and Civic Space in general:
(working in 3 WG):
1. Media landscape I: Limitations to democracy
Moderation: Nikoleta Daskalova, Media Democracy Foundation
2. Digital Transformation I: New Environment New Booby Traps,
Moderation: Simon Vrecar
3. Outreach I: Limiting the Environment for Participation
Moderation: Assya Kavrakova
Round-up of the 1st Day
18:30 Dinner
16TH OCTOBER 2018
09:00 – 09:30 Registration (incl. coffee, tea, water)
09:30 – 11:30 Workshops Session II: Strategies: How can we unitize Macro-regional Strategies to maintain and expand Civic Space?
1. Media Landscape II. Mobilising and better Communication
Moderation: Nikoleta Daskalova, Media Democracy Foundation
2. Digital Transformation II: Open data and Citizen Participation
Moderation: Simon Vrecar
3. Outreach II: Organise your public support
Moderation: Assya Kavrakova
11:30-12:00 Plenary session: How to go together
Presentation of WG results by WG moderators
Searching for synergies – a plenary discussion
Q & A
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
Workshops Session III: Presenting financing instruments in the Danube and Balkan region
13:30 – 16:00 Funding Priorities: Donors Talk
Funding in the EUSDR tomorrow, Ms. Claudia Singer, PA 10, Vienna, Austria
DSPF: Transnational strategic projects aligned with the objective of the EU Strategy for the Danube region (EUSDR)
EEA Grants: Reduce social and economic disparities and consolidate democratic societies, Ms. Grete Odegaard, Bucharest, Romania
CEI: Towards knowledge-based and inclusive society, Mr. Ugo Poli, Trieste, Italy
Q & A
Round-up by Assya Kavrakova and Iva Taralezhkova
End of the 2nd Day:
16:00 – 19:00 Sofia Free Tours at participants’ choice:
a) Communist Tour
b) The Culture Tour
c) The Alternative Tour
d) Sofia Tour : https://freesofiatour.com/

Opening Session
Iva Taralezhkova, Citizen Participation Forum, BG
Ugo Poli, CEI
Civic Space as a Conflict Zone: Implications for civil society and participation on EU, Macroregional and Regional level

Digital Transformation I: New Environment New Booby Traps,
Moderation: Simon Vrecar

Round-up of the 1st Day:

Interesting and useful.