Comments on: Europe needs new Community Initiatives as LEADER, URBAN, EQUAL http://challengeforeurope.blogactiv.eu/2009/06/19/europe-needs-new-community-initiatives-as-leader-urban-equal/ On 7th June, Europeans will vote. There are only a few days left to demand more Europe, but not any Europe. Every day, in the meantime, we will publish 2 concrete proposals suggesting a new Europe for tomorrow. They will be written by actors from the European and worldwide civil society. Because social society a key stakeholder in the discussion with our leaders for a more social, and sustainable Europe. A Europe who can also show solidarity. These are the objectives set by the three associations who have launched "Challenge for Europe". 3-2-1, grab your pen. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:12:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Laurent ZIBELL http://challengeforeurope.blogactiv.eu/2009/06/19/europe-needs-new-community-initiatives-as-leader-urban-equal/#comment-79 Laurent ZIBELL Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:59:48 +0000 http://challengeforeurope.blogactiv.eu/?p=536#comment-79 Congratulations! Your advocacy for these (past?) programmes is very convincing. Would you have any references of / links to concrete examples that could support and illustrate the very positive effects that you report? It would reinforce your claims, and make your article even stronger. Congratulations! Your advocacy for these (past?) programmes is very convincing. Would you have any references of / links to concrete examples that could support and illustrate the very positive effects that you report? It would reinforce your claims, and make your article even stronger.

]]> By: AriRusila http://challengeforeurope.blogactiv.eu/2009/06/19/europe-needs-new-community-initiatives-as-leader-urban-equal/#comment-69 AriRusila Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:29:45 +0000 http://challengeforeurope.blogactiv.eu/?p=536#comment-69 I full agree with initiative made by "Challenge for Europe". I personally have been enjoying about the real progress on the ground while managing many international "bottom up" projects financed by EU. I also agree that real effect can best be achieved through participatory planning methods and commitment of local stakeholders is the key element for successful project implementation. As side effect I don’t expect only EU citizens feel EU closer but also that people outside member-states could see EU as practical partner instead of colonialist administrator or mastermind. For me the topic is so interesting that I just wrote a wider article about it in my own BalkanBlog so one may read more in http://arirusila.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/eus-community-initiatives-would-bring-europe-closer-to-its-people/ I full agree with initiative made by “Challenge for Europe”. I personally have been enjoying about the real progress on the ground while managing many international “bottom up” projects financed by EU. I also agree that real effect can best be achieved through participatory planning methods and commitment of local stakeholders is the key element for successful project implementation. As side effect I don’t expect only EU citizens feel EU closer but also that people outside member-states could see EU as practical partner instead of colonialist administrator or mastermind.

For me the topic is so interesting that I just wrote a wider article about it in my own BalkanBlog so one may read more in http://arirusila.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/eus-community-initiatives-would-bring-europe-closer-to-its-people/

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