eiropas pilsoņu gads idejas un aktivitātes, teorija un prakse

Eiropas Pilsoņu gads idejas un aktivitātes, teorija un prakse

Andris GobiņšEiropas Kustības Latvijā prezidents

Eiropas Ekonomikas un sociālo lietu komitejas (EESK) loceklis

Rīga, 15.10.2013

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"Civil society is one of the ways in which our human nature can be exercised in its entirety."

• Václav Havel

"Every citizen shall have the right to participate in the democratic life of the Union. Decisions shall be taken as openly and as closely as possible to the citizen"

• TEU Article 10

"For months now the Union has been stumbling from one crisis summit to another. Decisions which affect us all are being taken by heads of government

behind closed doors," • Martin Schulz

wider EU context

•People go on the streets and ask for more democracy, transparency and participation (not only in Arab countries). •43% say they know what it means to be a European citizen •43% voted in EP elections•30% believe that they can influence the EU process•37% – dialogue improvement as main priority for ensuring greater respect for citizens' rights by EU institutions

ES realitātes saviedrības acīs LVLatvijai kā valstij šobrīd būtu labāk, ja tā būtu NVS, nevis Eiropas Savienības valsts 36%; 48%; 16% (LV 28%; 66%; 16%; RUS 49%; 37%; 14%)

Es pozitīvi vērtēju to, ka PSRS sabruka 47%; 34%; 19% (LV 60%; 24%; 16%; RUS 29% 49% 22%)

Man labāk patiktu, ja mūsu valstī pie varas būtu viens līderis ar plašām pilnvarām 54%; 30%; 16% (LV 50%; 34%; 16%; RUS 58%; 25%; 17%)

SKDS 2011. g. nov.

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Kas atbildīgs par nabadzības mazināšanu?

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NVO var ietekmēt vietējos lēmumus

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NVO var ietekmēt valsts lēmumus

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NVO var ietekmēt ES

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Brīvprātīgais darbs LV un ES

EY history -short

• NGOs: European Year of active citizenship• EP: European Year of Citizenship• EESC Draft: European Year of active and participatory

citizenship• EC: European Year of citizens

Amount of hits on words in the EC text: 54 movement/mobility, 8 (+7), participate/participation, 7 democratic/democracy, 0 transparency

EU Year at the EESC, Aim: Active and Participatory CitizenshipObjectives:1.Organisational aspects of the Year2.Sustainable results of the Year 3.Digg deaper / Research & input4.Education and values•The EESC=THE House for civil society

Key partners: EYC Alliance, EP, EC etc.EYC Working groups: 1. Active and participatory Citizenship, 2. Cultural, social, economic dimensions of citizenship, 3. Citizens rights

Events - examples– Open space event lounch of the year and input

possibility and partnership building– Eurobarometer – Open days, Civil society day...– Going Local on e-participation, – conflict resolution, diaspora– Visitors, guests lectures etc.– European Integration Forum

TOP6 issues of the event• 1. EU citizenship – education in school• 2. Is 'my' Europe 'your' Europe?• 3. Financial sustainability of civil society organisations• 4. How to reduce youth unemployment in the EU?• 5. The cost of non -Europe• 6. Inscrire le traité de Lisbonne dans une architecture

constitutionelle efficiente

It is worth to participate! MEP Ms Papadopoulou analyses received comments: 21 ideas taken

Paldies par uzmanību un līdzdalību!Andris Gobiņš

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