Paredes (PT) October 2014 Recognition of rights and inclusive citizenship: the system of municipal services Funded by Europe for Citizens Programme

Paredes, October 2014 Recognition of rights and inclusive citizenship: the system of municipal services Funded bu Europe for Citizens Programme The partnership: Zola Predosa Italy Emilia-Romagna Bologna inhabitants sq km Casalecchio di Reno Italy Emilia-Romagna Bologna inhabitants 17,37 sq km Valsamoggia Italy Emilia-Romagna Bologna inhabitants 178 sq km Algemesì Spain Valencia inhabitants 41,5 sq km Tuzla Bosnia hi Erzegovina Tuzla inhabitants 302,35 sq km Paredes Portugal Nord Oporto inhabitants 156 sq km Veseli nad Moravou Czech Republic South Moravia Odonin inhabitants 35,45 sq km

Europe for Citizens Programme manages to bring Europe closer to its citizens and to enable them to participate actively in the European construction. Through this programme, citizens have the opportunity to be involved in transnational exchanges and cooperation activities, contributing to develop a sense of belonging to common European ideals and encouraging the process of European integration The principal aims: ●Promote the construction of a more tangible Europe for its citizens ●Contribute to the development of unitary European identity ●Create a sense of belonging to the European Union ●Promote experiences exchange among different geographical areas citizens ●Contribute to intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding Funded bu Europe for Citizens Programme Paredes, October 2014 Recognition of rights and inclusive citizenship: the system of municipal services

General aims Develop a network on European citizenship issues, integration and intercultural dialogue, built up through young people Make a comparison between citizen rights and duties in partners countries and in Europe, connected to the Charter of Rights and the European citizenship principles Identify and share good practices of integration and intercultural dialogue Involving young people stimulating their pro-active participation on inclusive citizenship issue Paredes, October 2014 Recognition of rights and inclusive citizenship: the system of municipal services Funded bu Europe for Citizens Programme

International meetings October 2014 – Paredes – PT Recognition of rights and inclusive citizenship: the system of municipal services 3-6 June 2014 – Algemesì ES From national citizenship to European citizenship: rights and duties are the same for everyone? January 2015 – Tuzla – BHI Towards an inclusive European citizenship: integration in the school and university system 5-8 May 2015 – Zola Predosa – Casalecchio di Reno – Valsamoggia – IT Project resuts presentation into the “Fairy of citizenship” Paredes, October 2014 Recognition of rights and inclusive citizenship: the system of municipal services Funded bu Europe for Citizens Programme

3-6 June 2014 – Algemesì ES From national citizenship to European citizenship: rights and duties are the same for everyone? Before the event each partner has deepened: ●the meaning of citizenship in its own Country ●how is possible to become citizens ●rights and duties connected with citizenship During the event the partners will have the opportunity to: ●meet one another and build a networking of young people ●compare different national realities and laws regarding citizenship ●know the meaning of rights and duties connected with European citizenship ●share creative modality to communicate to other young people these themes Paredes, October 2014 Recognition of rights and inclusive citizenship: the system of municipal services Funded bu Europe for Citizens Programme

14-18 October 2014 – Paredes – PT Recognition of rights and inclusive citizenship: the system of municipal services At local level each partner will deepen: ❖ Municipalities' system for the inclusion of foreigners and disadvanteges people ❖ Public services for citizens and specific access mode ❖ Policies and strategies for inclusion and intercultural dialogue During the event the partners will:  Compare different national strategies and share best practices regarding inclusion and intercultural dialogue  Identify proposals and suggestions for improvement to be presented to political representatives and to be included in the Vademecum of inclusive citizenship  Share creative modality to communicate to other young people these themes Paredes, October 2014 Recognition of rights and inclusive citizenship: the system of municipal services Funded bu Europe for Citizens Programme

13-16 January 2015 – Tuzla – BHI Towards an inclusive European citizenship: integration in the school and university system At local level each partner will deepen: ❏ integration policies and strategies in school and university system During the event the partners will: Compare and share different national strategies and integration best practices in school and university system Understand how local young people see Europe and European citizenship Identify proposals and suggestions for improvement to be presented to political representatives (to be included in the Vademecum of inclusive citizenship ) Share creative modality to communicate to other young people these themes Paredes, October 2014 Recognition of rights and inclusive citizenship: the system of municipal services Funded bu Europe for Citizens Programme

Paredes, October 2014 Recognition of rights and inclusive citizenship: the system of municipal services Funded bu Europe for Citizens Programme 5-8 May 2015 Zola Predosa – Casalecchio di Reno – Valsamoggia – IT During a "Fair of European citizenship" final project’s results will be presented to the local community and to political and institutional representatives both at local and European level: activities carried out shared proposals on European citizenship collected in Vademecum of inclusive citizenship and DVD draft of a Memorandum of understanding between municipalities shared a work plan for the development of the thematic network

Communication tools WOW website : woweuropeancitizenship.wordpress.com/ WOW CD : contain project documentation and general information WOW DVD : contain proposals/suggestions on different aspect of European Citizenship shared during the events, proposed in new and actractive modalities WOW pubblication: Vademecum of inclusive citizenship reports contents shared during events on the different aspect of European citizenship WOW on FB: groups/ / Paredes, October 2014 Recognition of rights and inclusive citizenship: the system of municipal services Funded bu Europe for Citizens Programme

Logo contest Congratulation to : Mensur, Tahir, Asja, Semir, Azra Description: Logo contains double W in itself and that represents two 'W‘ letters in WOW shortcut, also the circle represents the letter 'O' in shortcut WOW. In background of the circle are five flags that represent five participant countries of the projects. Logo is flexible and its size can be easily changed. Logo can be printer on pens in small form and on billboards in extra big form, without losing quality. Paredes, October 2014 Recognition of rights and inclusive citizenship: the system of municipal services Funded bu Europe for Citizens Programme

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