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CEE CN director and coordinator plus representatives of some CEE CN member organizations were invited by our strategic partner Combine European Bureau for Social Development (CEBSD) to their Future Seminar that was held on October 29-30, 2009 in Orebro, Sweden. We have been involved to their discussion on CEBSD future development and decision to grow. Thanks to TLCD project a new synergy arises because of some more organizations were involved to this project and the cooperation with CEE CN started.
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The CEECN is proud to announce, that a new member has joined our Network – the Institute for Electronic Participation (INePA) from Slovenia.
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A look from Central and Eastern Europe
Chuck Hirt - Director of Central and Eastern European Citizens Network
Twentieth anniversary
This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the change from socialism to a democratic system in Central and Eastern Europe. This change came with great hopes, enthusiasm and energy. Today the reality is marked more by words such as fatigue, frustration and lack of trust. Many find themselves disappointed by the changes and unsure how to maneuver in this new environment. There of course is a basic struggle to survive. There are some being left behind in all these changes. Citizens are certainly in this category.
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This project is implemented by the Association of the Local Democracy Agencies, a non-governmental organization supported by the Council of Europe and the European Commission, together with its member Region Istria, Croatia.
The aim of the project is promoting the participation of citizens through their involvement in "citizens' panels", groups of "ordinary" people who have hardly the opportunity to be in touch with the European institutions. The project is implemented in Italy, Malta, Croatia, Bulgaria, Spain, Slovakia and Denmark and constitues a follow-up of the pilot project "EURaction: Citizens acting for Europe" implemented in 2007.
The role of CEE Citizens Network in this project is to help with the dissemination and visibility of the project's actions and outcomes through our network in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Chuck Hirt and Mate Varga attended the Conference of INGO of the Council of Europe that was hold in Strasbourg on January 26 - 30, 2009. The main thing was that they made considerable progress about plans for European Local Democracy Week and Citizens Participation Week coordination. ELDW was launched by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities in 2007and every year would involve more and more cities and regions. It always took place in October to celebrate the date of the opening for signatures of the Charter on Local Self Government. The objectives is to raise awareness of local councillors on local democracy and to remind citizens of the European context in which they lived.
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One of the main problems acknowledged at EU level is the gap between its institutions and citizens. Despite the fact that it has been widely discussed and solutions have been sought for, the issue is still there and there are no clear signs that will soon disappear; the European elections held this year represent another concrete proof. Although both European Institutions and Civil Society Organisations have initiated various actions targeting this problem, they have not achieved a significant impact, one of the reasons being that most of them are rather fragmented, do not reach a high number of citizens or institutions and consequently are not visible.
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April 2 - 4, 2009
Bucharest, Romania
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A look from Citizens in Central and Eastern Europe
Chuck Hirt - Director of Central and Eastern European Citizens Network
Twentieth anniversary
This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the change from socialism to a democratic system in Central and Eastern Europe. The last couple of months have been filled with considerable reflections in the region. The change came with great hopes, enthusiasm and energy. Today the reality is marked more by words such as fatigue, frustration and lack of trust. Many find themselves disappointed by the changes and unsure how to maneuver in this new environment. There are some being left behind in all these changes. Citizens are certainly in this category.
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Co-ordinated, awareness-raising events and surveys, involving international and national publicity
This year we organized the fifth Citizens Participation Week. In the previous years, over 180 civil organisations joined the programme and gained the commitment to the cause from a number of public figures and leading politicians; the series of events received high-profile coverage in the local and international media.
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The CEECN is proud to announce, that a new member has joined our Network - "Uluchay" Social-Economic Innovation Center from Azerbaijan. By them, our geographical coverage has extended to 19 countries.
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Since Russia is not a place of strong citizen participation culture, the case of our member in Koryazhma, Archengelsk region is really an empowering story for thos, who also fight with disbelief. We hope, that we can assist both our members, and the bodies of public administrations to become convinced by the values of citizen participation.
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