The project aims at countering euroscepticism through the construction of a new strategy of communication able to promote a correct understanding of the EU, its values, and its benefits and at empowering citizens to widen their civic participation and to tackle disinformation. To achieve this, the project will focus on the analysis of the EU general perception in each participating country, and on the promotion of targeted information in those policy areas that represent a priority in the EU agenda, but which are also more susceptible to disinformation, and on the creation of new communication tools able to respond to the needs of the European community.
FIDU and its partners in Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Portugal, Ireland, and Sweden intend to implement a total of 11 events (both local and international) shaped on the basis of the results of a survey conducted with the aim to get a better and broader understanding of the disinformation phenomenon in the EU and to better respond to the actual needs of European citizens. Upon analysis of such results, local thematic, informative, educational, and interactive trainings addressed to students and young professionals of different backgrounds will be conducted in order to fill the information gaps and to facilitate civil and democratic participation in European policymaking. Such training are preparatory to the final phase of the project: two creative labs where a selected group of training participants, led by young creative professionals selected on a voluntary basis, are asked to shape the ideas developed during the interactive sessions, into new ways of communicating Europe. The final media outputs will be presented to the public during the final event and then distributed through all available channels for a considerable multiplier effect in order to be used by anyone at every level to communicate Europe effectively. The whole project is expected to engage directly with around 1.700 participants.
Project partners:
Federazione Italiana Diritti Umanicomitato Italiano Helsinki Ente Delterzo Settore (Lead Partner, Italy)
Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Culture and Education (Bulgaria)
Lunds Universitet (Sweden)
European Centre for Economic and Policy Analysis and Affairs (Belgium)
Astiki Mi Kerdoskopiki Etaireia Kentro Neon Ipeirou (Greece)
Associação Social Recreativa e Cultural bem Fazer vai Avante (Portugal)
Research and Organisation Services Limited (Ireland)
Project duration: 01/04/2021 – 30/09/2022
The project is funded by the European Commission under the Europe for Citizens Program (Strand 2. Democratic engagement and civic participation). Reference number: 625226-CITIZ-1-2020-1-IT-CITIZ-CIV