Events
WP1 – Project Kick-off & Coordination Meeting
The opening meeting brings together all partners to align on CIRENA’s objectives, participatory approach, and implementation roadmap. It establishes a shared understanding of the project’s civic mission, coordination mechanisms, and quality standards, ensuring coherence across activities from the outset.
WP2 – Local Civic Consultations: Voices from Migration-Affected and Inland Regions
These consultations create structured spaces for citizens to share experiences, concerns, and perspectives on Europe’s future. Grounded in local realities, the events gather grassroots input and initiate dialogue that feeds into the project’s broader participatory process.
WP3 – Solidarity Dialogues & Citizen Roundtables
WP3 deepens civic exchange through facilitated roundtables that encourage discussion on democratic values, inclusion, and social cohesion. The format supports mutual listening, reflection, and the comparison of perspectives across regions.
WP4 – Transnational Civic Exchange Forums
These forums connect local discussions across countries, allowing citizens and stakeholders to compare experiences and identify shared challenges. The events strengthen cross-border understanding and reinforce the European dimension of civic participation.
These forums connect local discussions across countries, allowing citizens and stakeholders to compare experiences and identify shared challenges. The events strengthen cross-border understanding and reinforce the European dimension of civic participation.
WP5 – Digital Storytelling & Awareness Campaigns
WP5 uses digital formats to amplify citizens’ voices and increase public awareness of the project’s themes. Storytelling activities translate personal experiences into accessible narratives that support engagement beyond physical events.
These forums connect local discussions across countries, allowing citizens and stakeholders to compare experiences and identify shared challenges. The events strengthen cross-border understanding and reinforce the European dimension of civic participation.
WP6 – Civic Learning Workshops: Understanding EU Policies & Democratic Rights
These workshops focus on strengthening citizens’ knowledge of EU institutions, democratic processes, and participation opportunities. The sessions are designed as interactive learning spaces that support informed engagement.
WP7 – Advocacy & Policy Skills Training
WP7 equips participants with practical tools for advocacy and policy thinking. Through guided sessions, citizens learn how to structure ideas, formulate proposals, and connect lived experience with policy-oriented language.
WP8 – Media Literacy & Public Communication Events
These events focus on media literacy, disinformation awareness, and responsible civic communication. They support participants in navigating the media landscape and engaging critically in public debate.
WP9 - Inclusive Civic Participation Forums
WP9 delivers inclusive civic forums that emphasise intercultural dialogue and participation across different social and cultural contexts. The events foster mutual respect, dialogue, and shared civic responsibility.
WP10 – Policy Co-creation Labs
In these labs, citizens work collectively to transform discussions and insights into structured policy-oriented outputs. The focus is on collaboration, synthesis, and collective authorship.
WP11 – Validation & Endorsement Sessions
These sessions provide space for reflection, feedback, and collective validation of the project’s outcomes. Participants review, refine, and endorse shared conclusions emerging from the participatory process.
WP12 – Final Conference & Dissemination Event
The closing event brings together partners, participants, and stakeholders to present the project’s results, reflect on lessons learned, and explore opportunities for continuation and wider dissemination at European level.