Politica
May 2011
A Vita Europe selection of civil society events around Europe.
Listed events (for further descriptions of events and links scroll down):
3 May 2011, Brussels, Belgium, Towards a European agenda for social housing
4 May 2011, Brussels, Belgium, How innovative is your region?
6 May 2011, London, UK
Speak Up! Conference on Freedom of Expression and Media in the Western Balkans and Turkey
6 May 2011, Milan, Italy
AIESEC National Event: Youth Driven Sustainable Change
6-15 May 2011, Europe, Transeuropa Festival
10 May 2011, Brussels, Belgium, Social innovation: European vision, local action
12-13 May, Brussels, Belgium, Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities
13 May 2011, Rome, Italy, Start-up Conference – The European Social Innovation Index Project
19 May 2011, Berlin, Germany, Cultural Entrepreneurship – Ethics, Finance and Politics
19-20 May 2011, Bucharest, Romania, Social and Economic Innovation in the Black Sea and Danube Region
23 May 2011, Brussels, Belgium, Food for Everyone
23-25 May, London, UK, Investment and Innovation in Microfinance Europe 2011
24 May 2011, Brussels, Belgium
Foster Care Under the Lens-Protecting the rights of children in alternative care – Final conference
24-25 May 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Co-creating Democracy: Citizen Passion in the 21st Century
24-27 May 2011, Brussels, Belgium, and around Europe, Green Week 2011
31 May 2011, Brussels, Belgium, Cities and regions – joining forces for the inclusion of Roma populations
3 May 2011, Brussels, Belgium
Towards a European agenda for social housing
Social housing is at the intersection of social, environmental and economic concerns. For this reason it is affected by the various policies developed by the EU in these areas.
The EU now has a medium-term political strategy: the Europe 2020 Strategy. Consequently, economic, social and environmental policies and their impact on social housing must be seen in relation to this new framework, whose targets and flagship initiatives are intended to channel the efforts of Member States and the Commission into reaching its objectives.
To read more:www.eurocalendar.eu
4 May 2011, Brussels, Belgium
How innovative is your region?
Why are some regions more successful in promoting innovation than others? How do EU regions perform vis-à-vis their OECD counterparts? How to design innovation strategies which are tailored to the regional context? What role can EU support play in supporting regional innovation? The OECD and the Regional Policy DG of the European Commission will present a new report, which answers these questions and provides guidance on the design and management of regional innovation strategies.
To read more:http://ec.europa.eu
6 May 2011, London, UK
Speak Up! Conference on Freedom of Expression and Media in the Western Balkans and Turkey
The European Commission’s latest annual strategy on EU enlargement, highlighted in particular freedom of expression and media as one of the most important remaining challenges facing enlargement countries. In the past few months, freedom of expression has become all the more topical, with several new incidents reported. The European Commission invites journalists, media analysts, authorities and experts from international, regional and national freedom of expression organisations to debate the situation, look for solutions and promote best practices.
To read more:www.euclidnetwork.eu
6 May 2011, Milan, Italy
AIESEC National Event: Youth Driven Sustainable Change
A day to exchange experiences, an opportunity for students and enterprises to speak together and to interact. It is the biggest event of Employer Branding and Talent Attraction that AIESEC Italy offers to enterprises.
6-15 May 2011, Europe
Transeuropa Festival
Transeuropa is at once a cultural festival and a political event. It is the first transnational Festival happening in 12 cities simultaneously promoting democracy, equality and culture beyond the nation.
To read more: www.euroalter.com/festival
10 May 2011, Brussels, Belgium
Social innovation: European vision, local action
The ambition of EU 2020 is to guarantee a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth for Europe in the next decade. It is in this context that social innovation is expected to cross-fertilise two main Flagship Initiatives of the Europe 2020 strategy: Creating an innovative union and building up a platform against poverty.
To read more: http://www.cor.europa.eu
12-13 May, Brussels, Belgium
Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities
This workshop is organized by the Madariaga – College of Europe Foundation (MCF) and the Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA). The event is part of the programme “Building coherence, skills and synergies in conflict prevention”, organized jointly by MCF and FBA to reinforce cooperation and to evolve a closer interaction between representatives of the international community towards more concrete dialogue on conflict prevention. The workshop is organised with the support of the Hungarian Presidency of the European Union.
To read more: www.madariaga.org
13 May 2011, Rome, Italy
Start-up Conference – The European Social Innovation Index Project
The European Social Innovation Index project will be focusing on Big society as a framework for change: patterns, best practices and scale-up mechanisms. Francesco Grillo (Vision) and Asheem Singh (ResPublica) will present the project, which will be followed by the round table discussion ‘UK, US and Italy, different paths towards “Big Society”’, chaired by Bill Emmott (writer and former editor of ‘The Economist’). Speakers will include Jessica Asato (Vice-Chair of the Fabian Society and former Acting Director of Progress) and Linda Lanzillotta (Member of Italian Parliament and former Minister for Devolution).
19 May 2011, Berlin, Germany
Cultural Entrepreneurship – Ethics, Finance and Politics
This event offers women and men from the world of economics and politics a platform to explore and debate the links between ethics, finance and politics. The aim is to build bridges between philosophers, entrepreneurs and the general public, paving new roads to success for all concerned. A prize will be awarded for the best ethical business idea.
To read more:www.cultural-entrepreneurship.de
19-20 May 2011, Bucharest, Romania
Social and Economic Innovation in the Black Sea and Danube Region
Under the Romanian Presidency the BSEC (Black Sea Economic Cooperation) is organising an event on social and economic innovation in the Black Sea region. More information on the event will be available on the website soon.
To read more:www.euclidnetwork.eu
23 May 2011, Brussels, Belgium
Food for Everyone
This conference has a vision :?Food for everyone – towards a global deal. With this conference, we start from the premise that securing food for everyone is a global challenge. Another premise is that food security is a fundamental human right as food is essential for human life.
To read more: www.eesc.europa.eu
23-25 May, London, UK
Investment and Innovation in Microfinance Europe 2011
This Summit will give direct access not only to industry gurus who are central to many of the current debates, but will provide participants with a toolkit to fight current challenges in the industry.
To read more: http://microfinance-europe.com
24 May 2011, Brussels, Belgium
Foster Care Under the Lens-Protecting the rights of children in alternative care – Final conference
Eurochild and Italian member Amici dei Bambini (AiBi) will launch the results of a project granted by the European Commission during this final conference.
To read more:www.eurocalendar.eu
24-25 May 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Co-creating Democracy: Citizen Passion in the 21st Century
This spring school will discuss the advantages and pitfalls of cocreation between citizens and organisations in this new technology-mediated world. A global community including professionals from public agencies, NGOs, global firms and universities will join with technology experts, policymakers, and service users.
www.socialinnovationexchange.org
24-27 May 2011, Brussels, Belgium, and around Europe
Green Week 2011
Green Week, the biggest annual conference on European environment policy, is at its 11th edition. This year’s theme is “Resource Efficiency – Using less, living better”.
To read more: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/greenweek
31 May 2011, Brussels, Belgium
Cities and regions – joining forces for the inclusion of Roma populations
This seminar will look at the new Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies from the perspective of local and regional authorities, and identify potentials and obstacles of its implementation on the ground.
To read more: www.eurocalendar.eu
