A joint European narrative is needed to support the European integration process
There is an urgent need to reconnect the European idea to both political elites and citizens in order to renew a sense of ownership of the European project. Our workshop will provide MPs with the chance to explore why and how we need to reconnect people with the EU, what role civil society, education and mobility initiatives and programmes can play and how communicating better can help to achieve this purpose.
Pol Morillas, Research Fellow in European Affairs, Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)
Peter Woodward, Lead facilitator, Quest Associates
Overview perspective
Pol Morillas, Research Fellow in European Affairs, Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)
Participants discussion and perspectives on the need to reconnect
Annegret Wulff, Active Citizenship Unit, MitOst
Tanja Backherms, Project Associate, Stiftung Mercator
Judit Vallès, President, Young European Federalists in Catalonia
Participants explore different education/mobility programmes and their ownexperiences highlight key observations on what is working and what is not
Feedback of insights to plenary
Carme Colomina, Associate Researcher, Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)
Participants develop key recommendations to achieve more effective communication on EU with citizens
Groups identify specific ideas/recommendations for actions/programmes and agree next reps from today
