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CONNECT International stands for strengthening of democratic values and empowering of system of check and balances in our societies. Digital tools today provide us with a great opportunity to improve efficiency of democracy and democratic institutions, strengthen decision making processes and foster and empower youth participation. Therefore, we are using our work to put out these digital tools into action of making democracy more efficient and resilient.
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Kickoff meeting within the project Before They Hate
The kickoff meeting for the project Before They Hate (B4H8) was organized in November 2022 in Reykjavik, Iceland. In this project, partners from Iceland, Belgium, Scotland, Denmark, and Spain will work on hate speech prevention by training young leaders to carry on...
European Living Library in Belgrade, Serbia
The long journey of the project "European Living Library for Young Citizens" is slowly coming to an end. The final set of events and meetings was held from November 4 to 7, 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia, thus concluding a series of activities that have...
“FAMILY FRIENDLY SPORT” STAKEHOLDER MEETING HELD IN BELGRADE
The stakeholder meeting within the project “Family Friendly Sport – Achieving sustainable family-friendly sport ecosystem” was held in Belgrade, Serbia, from the 2nd to the 5th of November 2022. The event was attended by the representatives of sports clubs...
EUROPEAN LIVING LIBRARY FOR YOUNG CITIZENS VISITED LJUBLJANA
Whenever a European Living Library visits a city, this visit is surrounded by many events and gatherings of people. Ljubljana became a meeting point this time, bringing to one place citizens from different sides of Europe. These gatherings are always done...
CONNECT Organizes “Mainstreaming Digital Youth Policy” Panel
Brussels - As part of the European Week of Regions and Cities, on 11 October CONNECT organised a panel discussion titled "Mainstreaming Digital Youth Policy." The event brought together representatives of youth organisations and local and regional authorities from...
EUROPEAN LIVING LIBRARY FOR YOUNG CITIZENS HELD IN VALENCIA, SPAIN
The European Living Library visited the Valencian region, Spain, from 25th to 29th September 2022. Its implementation started with the official reception for the representatives of municipalities, non-governmental organizations, and living books...
European Year of Youth Promoted in Spain by CONNECT
The promotion of the European year of Youth was held in Quart de Poblet, Valencian region, on September 28th as a part of an event within The European Living Library. During the event, participants got to know what #EYY22 is and how to contribute to this movement. The...
CONNECT at the “Democracy Here. Democracy Now” Flagship event
From June 27 to July 2, 2022, Strasbourg hosted the flagship event of the Council of Europe's "Democracy Here. Democracy Now" Campaign. Action Week has brought together activists, organizations, and institutions from across Europe to celebrate...
CONNECT meets META in Brussels
Brussels, June 24, 2022 – CONNECT's team met with the Meta Public Policy Team in Brussels, where they discussed digital citizenship and the youth sector challenges, as well as potential cooperation! META and CONNECT International have both worked on digital...
Introducing “Democracy Here. Democracy Now” Campaign
"Democracy here, democracy now" is an international campaign launched by the Council of Europe's Youth Department with the goal of connecting young people, youth organizations, institutions, and other stakeholders, and providing them with a space to discuss the state...