The European Movement International plays a crucial role at the national level by supporting our National Councils in their endeavours to bring Europe closer to its citizens. EMI work closely with its National council to celebrate Europe’s positive achievements together with citizens at the local and national level and to inform them of the issues at stake.
In addition, the European Movement International support its National Councils in establishing pan-European cooperation. For instance, we suggest initiatives and provide assistance with grant applications and implementation. Whenever possible, we also encourage the exchange of best practices.
Finally, we assist National Councils that are under undue pressure and struggle to receive national support and funding.
Our Projects
Europe Day Campaigns
For many years, the European Movement International network has celebrated Europe Day around the 9th of May with many activities, campaigns and political debates. These successful cooperative actions represent a great opportunity for EM National Councils (NC) to celebrate Europe’s positive achievements together with citizens at the local and national levels and inform them of the issues at stake and bring the EU closer to the citizens. Over the past few years, efforts have been made to harmonise the activities and label them with shared visual elements. This new strategy has been intended to give the EM National Council’s celebrations more visibility and coherence as a united network.
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Together for Europe
In 2023 the EMI launched the re-granting mechanism for our National Councils (NCs) through our Europe Day project, which will enable them to enhance citizens’ awareness and engagement in the policies and decisions that will shape the Union’s future. Moreover, the instrument will build the capacity of our National Councils to achieve a lasting impact in their communities on the issues related to the EU. This new and elaborate process is mandated by the Commission as a new feature introduced by the novel CERV programme, where the funding used to support Europe Day activities emanate from and is subject to additional requirements as described in this document.
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EuropeanChats
The series of online discussions entitled EuropeanChats launched in 2020 gather members of our network from across Europe for informal discussions on different issues surrounding the EU’s response to the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the debate on the future of Europe. In 2022, discussions featured the European Movement offices in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Netherlands and Lithuania, alongside other international organisations.
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