Citizen participation

POUR LA SOLIDARITÉ-PLS leads a variety of initiatives to strengthen :

  • participatory democracy
  • citizen participation in political life
  • integration of immigrants or people of immigrant origin
  • the fight against discrimination.

As a common thread, the think & do tank opts for activities that, directly or indirectly, motivate habitant⸱e⸱sof every European state to become actors in this European citizenship in order to establish a broader dialogue between public authorities, civil society and business and thus build an inclusive European Union by 2020.

News

Training in Italy to boost employability and active citizenship among young adults

45 young adults from Hungary, Italy and Belgium met in the village of Sant’Anna di Valdieri, in the Italian region...

A video festival to boost employability and active citizenship among young adults

Running from January 2024 to December 2025, the BE UNIT project will get young adults from Belgium, Italy and Hungary,...

Just Transition, a call from 21 European networks and organizations

The letter appeals to the Environment Ministers of EU member states as they embark on discussions and take decisions on...

Embark the ecological transition of associations with the TEDDA guide

Many associations see their actions as part of a drive to move towards a more responsible society, one that is...

Inspiration for the ecological transition of associations

The TEDDA project partners present the inspiring environmental practices of 15 associations from 8 European countries in its online portrait...

Ideas for developing and sustaining third places

The meeting in Palma was organised to exchange experiences and ideas on the creation, organisation and dynamisation of third type...

Publications

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Involvement of companies in the fight against gender-based violence in Belgium

In 2015, PLS conducted a qualitative field research project with a sample constituted of about 25 different stakeholders, comprising different...

Participatory Democracy, Civil and Social dialogues

“Relations between civil society organizations and European institutions under the Belgian Presidency”

The study, “Civil Society organized Belgian relations with European institutions on the basis of the Belgian Presidency of the EU”...

Civil dialogue between European discourse and reality

The present working paper aims to cast some light on the concept of civil dialogue and its applications at the...

Set up an eCampaign for the European elections: the solution?

This working paper focuses on a quite fashionable concept since Barack Obama has been elected US president: the eCampaign. But...

Participation in European Parliament elections

This working paper focuses first on the evolution of the EU political system and more specifically its democratic dimension as...

Projects

BE UNIT: Improving the employability of young people in the audiovisual sector and their active citizenship

Context At the root of this project, the partners identified two challenges facing young adults in Italy, Hungary and Belgium:...

AKA Active Citizens

The AKA Activ project (Awareness Knowledge and Action for Active Citizens) strives to empower the youth involved through Awareness and...

EUROVIP: Valuing volunteering commitment

EuroVIP aims to facilitate access to the labor market for young people through the enhancement of knowledge acquired in formal, non-formal and...

FESSUD – Financialisation, Economy, Society and Sustainable Development

The FESSUD project targets a wide public going from policy makers to representatives of the business sector, through civil society,...

CID Project: Intercultural Citizenship

On May 27, civil society organizations from five European Union member states will gather for the closing seminar of the...

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