EUNITE! EU Citizens Unite and Promote the European Project

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EUNITE is a citizen-centred project aimed at empowering EU citizens and boosting civic participation at local, national and EU level, including at the next EU Parliament election in 2024. The project will implement a series of events for citizens of five EU countries from different age groups and social backgrounds, allowing participants to experience first-hand democratic processes such as dialogue, communicative exchange and opinion-building, debating and finding compromises. Activities include: 1) organisation of workshops for citizen groups on EU institutions, EU parliament elections and EU opportunities; 2) organisation of interactive workshops on countering media dis/misinformation and on citizens’ dialogue/thematic debates; 3) organisation of an EU online event where citizens from participating five EU countries will get to know each other and exchange views; 4) implementation of citizens’ participatory encounters on practical aspects of citizens’ engagement and organisation of a meeting with local/regional political representatives and/or an EU Parliamentarian to share citizens’ ideas and recommendations; 5) organisation of a final EU event in Brussels, comprising an interactive workshop where citizens will exchange views/opinions and a final international conference to share project activities, results and recommendations with a wider audience. Intended outcomes include 1) Enhanced knowledge of EU citizens about EU institutions, EU parliament elections and opportunities; 2) Increased citizens’ knowledge of media/information and enhanced their critical thinking skills, enabling them to deliberate on current political issues; 3) Facilitated a European exchange among citizens and provided citizens thus with concrete opportunities for living the EU integration project; 4) Fostered active civic participation at local/EU level and encouraged voter participation at EU elections in 2024.