A number of BCSDN member organizations (CNVOS, VESTA, and CRVNO) and BCSDN itself have partnered up with the Association for the Promotion of Human Rights and Media Freedoms (Cenzura Plus) and the European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) from Belgium to implement the project “Learn about your benefits from active European citizenship”. The project aims at fostering and improving the sense of European citizenship in an already member country of the EU (Slovenia), in a new EU member country (Croatia), in candidate countries (Macedonia and Montenegro), and in a potential candidate country (BiH). The activities of the program will be directed towards increasing awareness about the EU, the rights and opportunities for citizens as defined by different EU policies, and citizens’ participation in political processes and especially decision making processes on all levels (including the EU level) as well as increasing the capacity of the civil society sector as one of the leading agents in the above democratic processes. The project will be implemented from the 1st of August, 2013 to the 31st of January, 2015 and will implement a variety of activities including: TV and radio broadcasts; public conferences, workshops, presentations, and debates; a number of informative publications; and the establishment of a regional web portal.
