1. Shaping and Debating Future of EU
Europe for Citizens project ( )
European Education Forum, Croatia

2. Project objectives Foster European citizenship through engaging people
Improve civil and democratic participation through debates on the future of the EU and sectoral policies
Increase knowledge about EU sectoral policies
Discussion about the future of the EU
Project objectives

3. Project in Croatia Activities held from April 2015 to June 2016
More than 700 participants
Target groups: youth (universities), NGOs, civil servants on national and local levels, political parties, broad public
Project in Croatia

4. 1. Training course in the EU in a Bird’s Eye View
Zagreb, April 2015; Zadar, September 2015
Target groups: students, civil servants on local level, political parties
Vast area of topics, such as EU institutions, decision-making, networking, scenario exercise about the future of the EU, negotiations, EU enlargement, simulation games
Partner: Rob Boudewijn European Affairs, Vern’ university of applied arts
1. Training course in the EU in a Bird’s Eye View

5. 2. Youth inclusion into Shaping of the EU, conference
Zagreb, 9 May 2015
Conference on various aspects of youth inclusion: employment, international education, incentives, work in the EU and in the EU institutions
Target groups: students, youth, civil society
Partners: Faculty of Political Sciences – University of Zagreb, European Commission
2. Youth inclusion into Shaping of the EU, conference

6. Zadar, July 2015
Target group: female politicians from the local level
Discussions on a number of areas such as political lobbying and advocacy, EU negotiations, importance of female participation, work in the EU and EU institutions
Partners: Hanns Seidel Foundation, Croatian Peasant Party
3. Female Participation in Croatia: political identity and communication

7. 4. European Sport's Week, public lecture "To work by bike"
Zagreb, 19 September 2015
Target groups: youth, NGOs, general public
Public presentation of programmes and activities by the European Commission aimed at promotion of sports, promotion of cooperation, dialogue and importance of sports activities, discussion about quality of urban infrastructure for sustainable transport and health life, involvement in creating of EU policies
Partners: Ministry of Educatio and Sports, Royal Danish Embassy
4. European Sport's Week, public lecture "To work by bike"

8. 5. Training on Capacity Development
Zadar, October 2015
Target groups: youth, NGOs, civil servants
Topics such as project development, stakeholder engagement, development of strategies to support use of individual EU funds
Partner: Catalys Ltd
5. Training on Capacity Development

9. 6. Explore the EU workshops for pupils
Zagreb, 5 November 2015
Target groups: students of elementary and secondary schools and their teachers
General EU topics: history and EU institutions, policies for youth, mobility programmes, EU citizenship, simulation about advocacy and quizzes
6. Explore the EU workshops for pupils

10. 7. “Crisis at the EU door: Ukraine, Syria, North Africa” conference
Zagreb, 11 November 2015
Target groups: students, civil servants, general pub lic
Discussion on migration crisis and EU foreign policy
Partner: European Commission
7. “Crisis at the EU door: Ukraine, Syria, North Africa” conference

11. Osijek, 14 November 2015
Target groups: youth, students, NGOs, University professors
Political system of EU integration, decision-making in EU institutions, migration crisis
8. “Building knowledge and attitude – for creation of EU future” conference

12. 9. “Education for the EU” conference
Zagreb, 25 February 2016
Target groups: youth, students, NGOs, media
Topics such as important of educational reform in Croatia, EU education for students, how to teach about the EU, Croatian History web gate.
Partner: Faculty of Political Science
9. “Education for the EU” conference

13. 10: “EU Citzens and Culture” conference
Zagreb, 10 May 2016
cultural institutions, NGOs, broad public
Discussion about EU cultural policy, programme and activities of the Ministry of Culture, experiences of participation of NGOs sector in EU programmes, Rijeka – European Capital of Culture
Partner: Ministry of Culture, European Commission
10: “EU Citzens and Culture” conference

14. 11. Youth Participation in the Future of Europe
Zagreb, 11 May 2016
Target groups: primary and secondary school principals and teachers
Presentation of EU mobility programmes and of projects implemented by Croatian primary, secondary and vocational schools
Partner: European Movement Croatia, House of Europe
11. Youth Participation in the Future of Europe

15. 12. Radio broadcasts Croatian National Radio, 14 April and 12 May 2016
Target group: broad public
Digital Economy and Competition
European Capital of Culture
Parner: HRT – Croatian National Radio
12. Radio broadcasts

16. 13. „EU Updates: Will Europe Survive?” Summer School
Vrboska, Island of Hvar, June 2016
Target groups: civil servants on the national and regional levels, young experts dealing with EU
Topics: Migration and the Refugee Crisis, Climate Change and the EU’s Environment Policy, Energy and the EU’s relation with Russia, Tax Avoidance and the Commission’s Work Programme, Economic and Monetary Union, The Eurozone Crisis, Brexit, Grexit, the Future of the European Union
Partner: EPIC, London
13. „EU Updates: Will Europe Survive?” Summer School