Have your say in EU - challenges of democracy and future of debate in European Union

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The general aim of the “Have your say in EU – challenges of democracy and future of debate in European Union” project is to create a common space for citizens form different European countries to empower their civic participation, to discuss and work together by confronting views and experience on currently engaging and crucial issues for Europeans. The project focus on the challenges of democracy, especially tackling upon the future of democratic debate in times of digital revolution and deepening polarization, confronting disinformation, reviewing the real and possible impact of EU polices and bringing closer the values defining European community. Mutual understanding of the fears and expectations of people from different regions of Europe will allow to find a common ground and define values which are still worth to stand for. The project aims at strengthening a cross-border exchange about European challenges by raising understanding for each-others opinions, fostering a culture of debate and constructive criticism, and developing digital media skills. The project will lead participants from the recognition of common problems and challenges, trough critical approach towards the new technologies of communications, effective acting by means of such instruments of democratic society as open debates, info campaigns, public assemblies, e-democracy tools. The Project partners, among them NGOs and public entity, will have a chance to go beyond national narratives and elaborate jointly a constructive discussions. Such transnational, European cooperation on the people-to-people basis can create a positive message of the mutual respect across all political and national boundaries.