📢 Join us for a public dialogue with citizens and stakeholders on shaping the future of European social policies. Our Living Lab will focus on “A More Social Europe” and “A Europe Closer to Citizens,” two key priorities of the EU Cohesion Policy.

🕰️ 20th of June 2024, – />📍Rue du Commerce 46 - Floor 005 Room 086 - Meeting Room (EMPL) SMALL

In the aftermath of the European elections, don’t miss the chance to:

☑️𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 with representatives from ESF+, political advisors, and experts
☑️𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 the impact of Cohesion Policy funds across the EU and participate in open discussions
☑️𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐲 in identifying local challenges and propose effective solutions for future EU funding

👉 Read the agenda here ;

This event will take place in one of the buildings of the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion (the exact location details will be shared with the registered participants).

There is limited capacity. If you would like to attend the event and ensure your seat, please register here by the 19th of June: 

*𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚*

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 [𝟏𝟖.𝟑𝟎 – 𝟏𝟖.𝟒𝟎]

Welcome and Introduction
KMOP Policy Center and Current Initiatives
Overview of the Cohesion Policy and its Specific Objectives

𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟏: 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 [𝟏𝟖.𝟒𝟎 – 𝟏𝟖.𝟓𝟎]

Presentation on the Cohesion Policy Specific Objectives: A more social and inclusive Europe & A Europe closer to citizens

Examples of Successful Projects Funded under these Specific Objectives in the region
Cohesion Colors: Web TV episode extract filmed in Brussels

𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐: 𝐀 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞: 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐒𝐅+ 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝 (𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐙𝐚𝐯𝐫𝐨𝐮, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 & 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐬 𝐊𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬, 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐋 𝐂𝐘 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦, 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 & 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧) [𝟏𝟖.𝟓𝟎 – 𝟏𝟗.𝟎𝟓]

Priorities and type of projects funded

Who can apply: an overview of the procedure

𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟑: 𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐓 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬’ 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 (𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐓 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫) [𝟏𝟗.𝟎𝟓 – 𝟏𝟗.𝟐𝟎]

Bringing the Cohesion Funds closer to citizens
European citizenship through participatory democracy

𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟒: 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜: 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 [𝟏𝟗.𝟐𝟎 – 𝟏𝟗.𝟓𝟎]

Identifying Local Challenges Related to the Cohesion Policy Priority through citizens’ experience
Idea Generation for Addressing Local Challenges: Solutions and Project Ideas
Evaluation of Feasibility and Impact of Ideas

𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟒: 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜:

dentifying Local Challenges Related to the Cohesion Policy Priority through citizens’ experience
Idea Generation for Addressing Local Challenges: Solutions and Project Ideas
Evaluation of Feasibility and Impact of Ideas

𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟓: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 [𝟏𝟗.𝟓𝟎 – 𝟐𝟎.𝟎𝟎] 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 [𝟏𝟗.𝟐𝟎 – 𝟏𝟗.𝟓𝟎]

Closing Remarks and Thank You
Next Steps: Upcoming project activities and events
Closing

𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬: 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬

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