Prosperity through diversity – Following the motto of the EU Danube Strategy, we aim at strengthening trust between public authorities and civil society for better cooperation for the well-being of people living in the Danube Region.
Hence, we established the Participation Days. The Participation Days bring together representatives of local, regional and national public administrations, civil society organisations, the EU and Danube Strategy governance representatives and further interested stakeholders of the Danube Strategy. In doing so, the Participation Days promote cross-sectoral cooperation, exchange know-how and experience and facilitate better coordination between the Danube Strategy and initiatives in the Danube Region. Thereby, the Participation Days offer a unique opportunity to learn from initiatives that strengthen participatory governance and co-designing policies.
The objective of Participation Days is to strengthen trust between public and private stakeholders for participatory governance and to co-create sustainable solutions for regional development in the Danube Region.
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The 9th Danube Participation Day will address the motto "Resilience through Diversity". This year, we will focus on good practices for civil society involvement for a more resilient and prosperous future in the Danube Region and
multi-sector stakeholder cooperation for a sustainable reconstruction in post-war Ukraine.
multi-sector stakeholder cooperation for a sustainable reconstruction in post-war Ukraine.
Danube Participation Day
The Danube Participation Days are the annual platform for stakeholders in the Danube Region for participatory governance in the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR).
The conference – that is held back to back with the EUSDR Annual Forum – offers the opportunity to exchange, network and to further develop ideas and projects on participatory governance in the Danube Region. The coordination team of Priority Area 10 “Institutional Capacity and Cooperation” in Vienna is organising the Danube Participation Day in cooperation with the Danube Civil Society Forum, local partners and with support from the EUSDR Presidency.
The conference – that is held back to back with the EUSDR Annual Forum – offers the opportunity to exchange, network and to further develop ideas and projects on participatory governance in the Danube Region. The coordination team of Priority Area 10 “Institutional Capacity and Cooperation” in Vienna is organising the Danube Participation Day in cooperation with the Danube Civil Society Forum, local partners and with support from the EUSDR Presidency.
National Participation Day
In the EUSDR Action Plan, all 14 partner countries of the Danube Region commit to foster cooperation built on mutual trust. National and regional Participation Days – or National Hearings – aim at providing a platform to reconcile strategic objectives with concrete ways of cooperation. Since the regular dialogue facilitates mutual understanding and building trust, the National Participation Day provide a great opportunity to strengthen cooperation.Thereby, EUSDR representatives, public authorities and civil society organisations get the opportunity to develop the next steps to create more positive impact for development in the Danube Region.
