Engaging Citizens for Good Governance in Cohesion Policy
Contact
REGIO-CITIZENS-CONFERENCE-2020@ec.europa.eu
Main Organisation
Department/Sector/Unit
REGIO.E1
Description
Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy is organising a conference on engaging citizens and civil society in Cohesion Policy. The conference will focus on how to ensure closer cooperation with citizens and civil society in the governance and implementation of Cohesion Policy and management of dedicated EU funds. Through a more active citizens’ engagement, institutions will become even more transparent and accountable, while investments will bring more and bigger results on the ground.
Some key questions to address through the conference are:
- How can citizens and civil society contribute to good governance in EU Cohesion Policy?
- How do we bring Cohesion Policy closer to citizens?
- What are the experiences from cooperation between authorities and citizens across Europe?
Participation Spectrum
When and Where
Start Year
2020
Policy Context
Policy Stage
Context of activity
Management of ESI fund
Science or Policy Field
Specific Topic
The Partnership Principle is deeply entrenched in Cohesion Policy.
Participants
Participants
500
Who was involved
Communities or representatives involved
The topics of the agenda, and most of the speakers, are the result of consultations with CSOs at a workshop in June 2019, and consultations with colleagues in DG REGIO, JUST, EMPL and JRC.
How were the Participants selected?
Through what means citizens knew about the call for participation?
Dedicated web page and social account
Methodologies
Events
1
Methodologies used
Methodology description
Dialogue with stake-holders (i.e. framing the issue, define a common basis, building relations), identify priorities for good governance of Cohesion policy.
Tools Used
Spaces Used
Impact
Output
Main Outcomes and Lasting Achievement
The conference is a step along the way rather than an end point in itself, and expect it to feed into our thinking on future policies and actions.
How were the outcome taken up within the process they were carried out?
Too early to say
Feedback provided
Were the methodologies used elsewhere?
Too early to say, work is on-going
Assessment
Main Challenges
Reason for such challenges and solutions
The topics of the agenda, and most of the speakers, are the result of consultations with CSOs at a workshop in June 2019, and consultations with colleagues in DG REGIO, JUST, EMPL and JRC.
Lessons Learn
Too early to say
Recommendation
Too early to say